diff --git a/wpilibc/src/main/native/cpp/MotorSafety.cpp b/wpilibc/src/main/native/cpp/MotorSafety.cpp
index 7bb1662e43..f9488ddc70 100644
--- a/wpilibc/src/main/native/cpp/MotorSafety.cpp
+++ b/wpilibc/src/main/native/cpp/MotorSafety.cpp
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 
 using namespace frc;
 
-MotorSafety::MotorSafety() { m_watchdog.SuppressTimeoutMessage(true); }
-
 MotorSafety::MotorSafety(MotorSafety&& rhs)
     : ErrorBase(std::move(rhs)), m_enabled(std::move(rhs.m_enabled)) {
   m_watchdog = Watchdog(rhs.m_watchdog.GetTimeout(), [this] { TimeoutFunc(); });
diff --git a/wpilibc/src/main/native/include/frc/MotorSafety.h b/wpilibc/src/main/native/include/frc/MotorSafety.h
index b86e28a39d..513af392f5 100644
--- a/wpilibc/src/main/native/include/frc/MotorSafety.h
+++ b/wpilibc/src/main/native/include/frc/MotorSafety.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ namespace frc {
  */
 class MotorSafety : public ErrorBase {
  public:
-  MotorSafety();
+  MotorSafety() = default;
   virtual ~MotorSafety() = default;
 
   MotorSafety(MotorSafety&& rhs);