diff --git a/simgear/misc/sg_path.cxx b/simgear/misc/sg_path.cxx
index 05af794f..31f84bc7 100644
--- a/simgear/misc/sg_path.cxx
+++ b/simgear/misc/sg_path.cxx
@@ -240,44 +240,6 @@ SGPath SGPath::fromUtf8(const std::string& bytes, PermissionChecker p)
     return SGPath(bytes, p);
 }
 
-
-SGPath::SGPath(const SGPath& p) :
-  path(p.path),
-  _permission_checker(p._permission_checker),
-  _cached(p._cached),
-  _rwCached(p._rwCached),
-  _cacheEnabled(p._cacheEnabled),
-  _canRead(p._canRead),
-  _canWrite(p._canWrite),
-  _exists(p._exists),
-  _isDir(p._isDir),
-  _isFile(p._isFile),
-  _modTime(p._modTime),
-  _size(p._size)
-{
-}
-
-SGPath& SGPath::operator=(const SGPath& p)
-{
-  path = p.path;
-  _permission_checker = p._permission_checker,
-  _cached = p._cached;
-  _rwCached = p._rwCached;
-  _cacheEnabled = p._cacheEnabled;
-  _canRead = p._canRead;
-  _canWrite = p._canWrite;
-  _exists = p._exists;
-  _isDir = p._isDir;
-  _isFile = p._isFile;
-  _modTime = p._modTime;
-  _size = p._size;
-  return *this;
-}
-
-// destructor
-SGPath::~SGPath() {
-}
-
 // set path
 void SGPath::set( const string& p ) {
     path = p;
diff --git a/simgear/misc/sg_path.hxx b/simgear/misc/sg_path.hxx
index 38b391a6..75129164 100644
--- a/simgear/misc/sg_path.hxx
+++ b/simgear/misc/sg_path.hxx
@@ -65,11 +65,6 @@ public:
     /** Default constructor */
     explicit SGPath(PermissionChecker validator = NULL);
 
-    /** Copy contructor */
-    SGPath(const SGPath& p);
-    
-    SGPath& operator=(const SGPath& p);
-
     /**
      * Construct a path based on the starting path provided.
      * @param p initial path
@@ -87,9 +82,6 @@ public:
             const std::string& r,
             PermissionChecker validator = NULL );
 
-    /** Destructor */
-    ~SGPath();
-
     /**
      * Set path to a new value
      * @param p new path