diff --git a/source/backend/CarlaEngine.hpp b/source/backend/CarlaEngine.hpp
index f12a08590..2d8084b62 100644
--- a/source/backend/CarlaEngine.hpp
+++ b/source/backend/CarlaEngine.hpp
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ public:
      * The decontructor.
      * The engine must have been closed before this happens.
      */
-    virtual ~CarlaEngine() noexcept;
+    virtual ~CarlaEngine();
 
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Static calls
diff --git a/source/backend/engine/CarlaEngine.cpp b/source/backend/engine/CarlaEngine.cpp
index 4f34f65e7..c65c007a4 100644
--- a/source/backend/engine/CarlaEngine.cpp
+++ b/source/backend/engine/CarlaEngine.cpp
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ CarlaEngine::CarlaEngine()
     carla_debug("CarlaEngine::CarlaEngine()");
 }
 
-CarlaEngine::~CarlaEngine() noexcept
+CarlaEngine::~CarlaEngine()
 {
     carla_debug("CarlaEngine::~CarlaEngine()");