diff --git a/simgear/structure/SGBinding.cxx b/simgear/structure/SGBinding.cxx
index 320e13a1..1f87ca95 100644
--- a/simgear/structure/SGBinding.cxx
+++ b/simgear/structure/SGBinding.cxx
@@ -41,12 +41,6 @@ SGBinding::SGBinding(const SGPropertyNode* node, SGPropertyNode* root)
   read(node, root);
 }
 
-SGBinding::~SGBinding()
-{
-  if(_arg && _arg->getParent())
-    _arg->getParent()->removeChild(_arg->getName(), _arg->getIndex());
-}
-
 void
 SGBinding::clear()
 {
diff --git a/simgear/structure/SGBinding.hxx b/simgear/structure/SGBinding.hxx
index 3574a524..ed3a951c 100644
--- a/simgear/structure/SGBinding.hxx
+++ b/simgear/structure/SGBinding.hxx
@@ -58,13 +58,14 @@ public:
   /**
    * Destructor.
    */
-  virtual ~SGBinding ();
+  virtual ~SGBinding () = default;
 
   
   /**
-   * clear internal state of the binding back to empty. This is useful
-   * if you don't want the 'remove on delete' behaviour of the 
-   * destructor.
+   * Clear internal state of the binding back to empty.
+   *
+   * This was particularly useful when SGBinding's destructor had its 'remove
+   * on delete' behaviour, however this is not the case anymore.
    */
   void clear();