diff --git a/googletest/test/googletest-port-test.cc b/googletest/test/googletest-port-test.cc
index 60d637c3..da3a5a53 100644
--- a/googletest/test/googletest-port-test.cc
+++ b/googletest/test/googletest-port-test.cc
@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@ TEST(IsXDigitTest, ReturnsFalseForWideNonAscii) {
 
 class Base {
  public:
-  // Copy constructor and assignment operator do exactly what we need, so we
-  // use them.
   Base() : member_(0) {}
+  Base(const Base&) = default;
+  Base& operator=(const Base&) = default;
   explicit Base(int n) : member_(n) {}
   virtual ~Base() {}
   int member() { return member_; }