diff --git a/dev/cpp/virtual_destructor/virtual_destructor.cpp b/dev/cpp/virtual_destructor/virtual_destructor.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 680fc5f..0000000
--- a/dev/cpp/virtual_destructor/virtual_destructor.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-#include <iostream>
-
-using namespace std;
-
-class A1 {
-	public:
-		A1 () {
-			cout << "A1() called" << endl;
-		}
-
-		virtual ~A1 () { // won't be called if non-virtual
-			cout << "~A1() called" << endl;
-		}
-};
-
-class A2 : public A1 {
-	public:
-		A2 () {
-			cout << "A2() called" << endl;
-		}
-
-		~A2 () {
-			cout << "~A2() called" << endl;
-		}
-};
-
-int main (int argc, char *argv[])
-{
-	A1 *ap = new A2();
-	delete ap;
-}