diff --git a/planning/robot_model_loader/include/moveit/robot_model_loader/robot_model_loader.h b/planning/robot_model_loader/include/moveit/robot_model_loader/robot_model_loader.h
index 14d3b7d8c4..a6084f8d04 100644
--- a/planning/robot_model_loader/include/moveit/robot_model_loader/robot_model_loader.h
+++ b/planning/robot_model_loader/include/moveit/robot_model_loader/robot_model_loader.h
@@ -97,8 +97,6 @@ class RobotModelLoader
 
   RobotModelLoader(const std::string &robot_description, bool load_kinematics_solvers = true);
 
-  ~RobotModelLoader();
-
   /** @brief Get the constructed planning_models::RobotModel */
   const robot_model::RobotModelPtr& getModel() const
   {
diff --git a/planning/robot_model_loader/src/robot_model_loader.cpp b/planning/robot_model_loader/src/robot_model_loader.cpp
index f7dddc7348..b4ee5bac20 100644
--- a/planning/robot_model_loader/src/robot_model_loader.cpp
+++ b/planning/robot_model_loader/src/robot_model_loader.cpp
@@ -51,13 +51,6 @@ robot_model_loader::RobotModelLoader::RobotModelLoader(const Options &opt)
   configure(opt);
 }
 
-robot_model_loader::RobotModelLoader::~RobotModelLoader()
-{
-  model_.reset();
-  rdf_loader_.reset();
-  kinematics_loader_.reset();
-}
-
 namespace
 {