diff --git a/benchmarks/linear_programming/cuopt/initial_problem_check.hpp b/benchmarks/linear_programming/cuopt/initial_problem_check.hpp
index a90a6f2bc6..44071229e6 100644
--- a/benchmarks/linear_programming/cuopt/initial_problem_check.hpp
+++ b/benchmarks/linear_programming/cuopt/initial_problem_check.hpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ double combine_finite_abs_bounds(f_t lower, f_t upper)
 
 template <typename f_t>
 struct violation {
-  violation() {}
+  violation() = default;
   violation(f_t* _scalar) {}
   __device__ __host__ f_t operator()(f_t value, f_t lower, f_t upper)
   {
diff --git a/cpp/include/cuopt/mathematical_optimization/utilities/internals.hpp b/cpp/include/cuopt/mathematical_optimization/utilities/internals.hpp
index aaec8ef842..25f3f34f7b 100644
--- a/cpp/include/cuopt/mathematical_optimization/utilities/internals.hpp
+++ b/cpp/include/cuopt/mathematical_optimization/utilities/internals.hpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ namespace internals {
 
 class Callback {
  public:
-  virtual ~Callback() {}
+  virtual ~Callback() = default;
 };
 
 enum class base_solution_callback_type { GET_SOLUTION, SET_SOLUTION };
diff --git a/cpp/src/branch_and_bound/branch_and_bound.cpp b/cpp/src/branch_and_bound/branch_and_bound.cpp
index 0e39fe4a50..4dc6bc67a8 100644
--- a/cpp/src/branch_and_bound/branch_and_bound.cpp
+++ b/cpp/src/branch_and_bound/branch_and_bound.cpp
@@ -1117,7 +1117,8 @@ struct nondeterministic_policy_t : tree_update_policy_t<i_t, f_t> {
     tree.graphviz_node(log, node, label, value);
   }
 
-  void on_node_completed(mip_node_t<i_t, f_t>*, node_status_t, branch_direction_t) override {}
+  void on_node_completed(mip_node_t<i_t, f_t>*, node_status_t, branch_direction_t) override
+  { /* no-op */ }
 };
 
 template <typename i_t, typename f_t, typename WorkerT>
@@ -1145,8 +1146,9 @@ struct deterministic_policy_base_t : tree_update_policy_t<i_t, f_t> {
     }
   }
 
-  void on_numerical_issue(mip_node_t<i_t, f_t>*) override {}
-  void graphviz(search_tree_t<i_t, f_t>&, mip_node_t<i_t, f_t>*, const char*, f_t) override {}
+  void on_numerical_issue(mip_node_t<i_t, f_t>*) override { /* no-op */ }
+  void graphviz(search_tree_t<i_t, f_t>&, mip_node_t<i_t, f_t>*, const char*, f_t) override
+  { /* no-op */ }
 };
 
 template <typename i_t, typename f_t>
@@ -1290,7 +1292,7 @@ struct deterministic_diving_policy_t
   void update_objective_estimate(mip_node_t<i_t, f_t>* node,
                                  const std::vector<i_t>& fractional,
                                  const std::vector<f_t>& x) override
-  {
+  { /* no-op */
   }
 
   void on_node_completed(mip_node_t<i_t, f_t>* node,
diff --git a/cpp/src/branch_and_bound/deterministic_workers.hpp b/cpp/src/branch_and_bound/deterministic_workers.hpp
index 2ac7afcc04..4de3086e61 100644
--- a/cpp/src/branch_and_bound/deterministic_workers.hpp
+++ b/cpp/src/branch_and_bound/deterministic_workers.hpp
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ class deterministic_diving_worker_pool_t
   }
 
   void collect_worker_events(deterministic_diving_worker_t<i_t, f_t>&, bb_event_batch_t<i_t, f_t>&)
-  {
+  { /* no-op */
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/cpp/src/cuts/cuts.hpp b/cpp/src/cuts/cuts.hpp
index a302be2f3b..78091c85f6 100644
--- a/cpp/src/cuts/cuts.hpp
+++ b/cpp/src/cuts/cuts.hpp
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ class scratch_pad_t {
 template <typename i_t, typename f_t>
 class mixed_integer_gomory_cut_t {
  public:
-  mixed_integer_gomory_cut_t() {}
+  mixed_integer_gomory_cut_t() = default;
 };
 
 template <typename i_t, typename f_t>
diff --git a/cpp/tests/distance_engine/waypoint_matrix_test.cpp b/cpp/tests/distance_engine/waypoint_matrix_test.cpp
index 2db3953c2f..88d4c53229 100644
--- a/cpp/tests/distance_engine/waypoint_matrix_test.cpp
+++ b/cpp/tests/distance_engine/waypoint_matrix_test.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class waypoint_matrix_waypoints_sequence_test_t
     public ::testing::TestWithParam<
       waypoint_matrix_params_t<waypoint_sequence_params_t<i_t, f_t>, i_t, f_t>> {
  public:
-  waypoint_matrix_waypoints_sequence_test_t() {}
+  waypoint_matrix_waypoints_sequence_test_t() = default;
 
   void SetUp() override
   {
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class waypoint_matrix_waypoints_sequence_test_t
     this->expected_sequence_offsets = param.sequence_offsets;
   }
 
-  void TearDown() override {}
+  void TearDown() override { /* no-op */ }
 
   void test_compute_waypoint_sequence()
   {
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class waypoint_matrix_shortest_path_cost_t
     public ::testing::TestWithParam<
       waypoint_matrix_params_t<shortest_path_cost_params_t<f_t>, i_t, f_t>> {
  public:
-  waypoint_matrix_shortest_path_cost_t() {}
+  waypoint_matrix_shortest_path_cost_t() = default;
 
   void SetUp() override
   {
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ class waypoint_matrix_shortest_path_cost_t
                                                         this->weights.data());
   }
 
-  void TearDown() override {}
+  void TearDown() override { /* no-op */ }
 
   void test_compute_shortest_path_costs()
   {
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ class waypoint_matrix_cost_matrix_test_t
   : public base_test_t<i_t, f_t>,
     public ::testing::TestWithParam<waypoint_matrix_params_t<cost_matrix_params_t<f_t>, i_t, f_t>> {
  public:
-  waypoint_matrix_cost_matrix_test_t() {}
+  waypoint_matrix_cost_matrix_test_t() = default;
 
   void SetUp() override
   {
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ class waypoint_matrix_cost_matrix_test_t
                                                         this->weights.data());
   }
 
-  void TearDown() override {}
+  void TearDown() override { /* no-op */ }
 
   void test_compute_cost_matrix()
   {
diff --git a/cpp/tests/linear_programming/grpc/grpc_client_test.cpp b/cpp/tests/linear_programming/grpc/grpc_client_test.cpp
index 0d3b7301cc..77fa158893 100644
--- a/cpp/tests/linear_programming/grpc/grpc_client_test.cpp
+++ b/cpp/tests/linear_programming/grpc/grpc_client_test.cpp
@@ -1460,7 +1460,7 @@ class MockLogStream : public grpc::ClientReaderInterface<cuopt::remote::LogMessa
     *sz = messages_[idx_].ByteSizeLong();
     return true;
   }
-  void WaitForInitialMetadata() override {}
+  void WaitForInitialMetadata() override { /* no-op */ }
 
  private:
   std::vector<cuopt::remote::LogMessage> messages_;