diff --git a/src/THcDriftChamber.cxx b/src/THcDriftChamber.cxx
index 38fd7533970e33b27ddfc56a41dbbd98d1315bd7..e7d6a894f35287094b3af401064d7b52cf1cb098 100644
--- a/src/THcDriftChamber.cxx
+++ b/src/THcDriftChamber.cxx
@@ -57,15 +57,6 @@ void THcDriftChamber::Setup(const char* name, const char* description)
 
 }
 
-//_____________________________________________________________________________
-THcDriftChamber::THcDriftChamber( ) :
-  THaSubDetector()
-{
-  // Constructor
-  //  fPlanes.clear();
-  fTrackProj = NULL;
-  fSpacePoints = NULL;
-}
 //_____________________________________________________________________________
 Int_t THcDriftChamber::Decode( const THaEvData& evdata )
 {
diff --git a/src/THcDriftChamber.h b/src/THcDriftChamber.h
index 0fc61167e08ec365f7103a7c9ccd1a3c795f0a49..7cb2f5e66fac030ec7a28f13780034970caa5c48 100644
--- a/src/THcDriftChamber.h
+++ b/src/THcDriftChamber.h
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ public:
   //  friend class THaScCalib;
   void SetHMSStyleFlag(Int_t flag) {fHMSStyleChambers = flag;}
 
-  THcDriftChamber();  // for ROOT I/O // Why do we need this?
 protected:
   Int_t f;