diff --git a/src/basics/basics/utilities/UbFileInput.h b/src/basics/basics/utilities/UbFileInput.h
index a15d656bc5284b8b77406fabb39d83c9d95f1ec0..006c0b98781f3fa0d738bc2f41ee242a9d7daa33 100644
--- a/src/basics/basics/utilities/UbFileInput.h
+++ b/src/basics/basics/utilities/UbFileInput.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public:
 
 public:
    UbFileInput() : filename("") { }
-   virtual ~UbFileInput() { infile.close(); }
+   virtual ~UbFileInput() = default;
 
    virtual bool        operator!() { return !(infile); }
    virtual bool        isOpen()    { return !(!(infile)); }