diff --git a/src/DetachedSong.cxx b/src/DetachedSong.cxx
index 4774cfd23..da5d0f629 100644
--- a/src/DetachedSong.cxx
+++ b/src/DetachedSong.cxx
@@ -31,11 +31,6 @@ DetachedSong::DetachedSong(const LightSong &other)
 	 start_time(other.start_time),
 	 end_time(other.end_time) {}
 
-DetachedSong::~DetachedSong()
-{
-	/* this destructor exists here just so it won't  inlined */
-}
-
 bool
 DetachedSong::IsRemote() const
 {
diff --git a/src/DetachedSong.hxx b/src/DetachedSong.hxx
index 5840cd696..2197d0d43 100644
--- a/src/DetachedSong.hxx
+++ b/src/DetachedSong.hxx
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ public:
 	 */
 	explicit DetachedSong(const LightSong &other);
 
-	~DetachedSong();
+	gcc_noinline
+	~DetachedSong() = default;
 
 	/* these are declared because the user-defined destructor
 	   above prevents them from being generated implicitly */