diff --git a/src/statesync/user.h b/src/statesync/user.h
index 2b21a7f..49f26aa 100644
--- a/src/statesync/user.h
+++ b/src/statesync/user.h
@@ -60,14 +60,10 @@ namespace Network {
     UserEvent( const Parser::UserByte & s_userbyte ) : type( UserByteType ), userbyte( s_userbyte ), resize( -1, -1 ) {}
     UserEvent( const Parser::Resize & s_resize ) : type( ResizeType ), userbyte( 0 ), resize( s_resize ) {}
 
-    UserEvent() /* default constructor required by C++11 STL */
-      : type( UserByteType ),
-	userbyte( 0 ),
-	resize( -1, -1 )
-    {
-      assert( false );
-    }
+  private:
+    UserEvent();
 
+  public:
     bool operator==( const UserEvent &x ) const { return ( type == x.type ) && ( userbyte == x.userbyte ) && ( resize == x.resize ); }
   };
 
diff --git a/src/terminal/terminalframebuffer.cc b/src/terminal/terminalframebuffer.cc
index 03026f6..656fc37 100644
--- a/src/terminal/terminalframebuffer.cc
+++ b/src/terminal/terminalframebuffer.cc
@@ -45,15 +45,6 @@ Cell::Cell( color_type background_color )
     fallback( false ),
     wrap( false )
 {}
-Cell::Cell() /* default constructor required by C++11 STL */
-  : contents(),
-    renditions( 0 ),
-    wide( false ),
-    fallback( false ),
-    wrap( false )
-{
-  assert( false );
-}
 
 void Cell::reset( color_type background_color )
 {
@@ -358,12 +349,6 @@ Row::Row( const size_t s_width, const color_type background_color )
   : cells( s_width, Cell( background_color ) ), gen( get_gen() )
 {}
 
-Row::Row() /* default constructor required by C++11 STL */
-  : cells( 1, Cell() ), gen( get_gen() )
-{
-  assert( false );
-}
-
 uint64_t Row::get_gen() const
 {
   static uint64_t gen_counter = 0;
diff --git a/src/terminal/terminalframebuffer.h b/src/terminal/terminalframebuffer.h
index fa72bf5..f159aea 100644
--- a/src/terminal/terminalframebuffer.h
+++ b/src/terminal/terminalframebuffer.h
@@ -93,9 +93,10 @@ namespace Terminal {
     unsigned int fallback : 1; /* first character is combining character */
     unsigned int wrap : 1;
 
+  private:
+    Cell();
   public:
     Cell( color_type background_color );
-    Cell(); /* default constructor required by C++11 STL */
 
     void reset( color_type background_color );
 
@@ -208,8 +209,10 @@ namespace Terminal {
     // in scrolling.
     uint64_t gen;
 
+  private:
+    Row();
+  public:
     Row( const size_t s_width, const color_type background_color );
-    Row(); /* default constructor required by C++11 STL */
 
     void insert_cell( int col, color_type background_color );
     void delete_cell( int col, color_type background_color );