diff --git a/src/node_base.h b/src/node_base.h
index 68b9960db78a2d6604fb075ba8e9c4148b7d2efe..bedc866122037c8be8a1d8cee8db2dd009d28f88 100644
--- a/src/node_base.h
+++ b/src/node_base.h
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ class NodeBase
 
         NodeBase(const std::string& _category, const std::string& _type = "Undefined", const std::string& _name = "");
         virtual ~NodeBase() = default;
-        virtual void remove(){};
 
         unsigned int nodeId()  const;
         std::string getCategory() const;