diff --git a/components/lazutils/lazutf8classes.pas b/components/lazutils/lazutf8classes.pas
index 0190cf1d41..88a07c1300 100644
--- a/components/lazutils/lazutf8classes.pas
+++ b/components/lazutils/lazutf8classes.pas
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ type
   public
     constructor Create(const AFileName: string; Mode: Word);
     constructor Create(const AFileName: string; Mode: Word; Rights: Cardinal);
-    destructor Destroy; override;
     property FileName: string Read FFilename;
   end;
 
@@ -143,11 +142,6 @@ begin
     THandleStream(Self).Create(lHandle);
 end;
 
-destructor TFileStreamUTF8.Destroy;
-begin
-  FileClose(Handle);
-end;
-
 function TStringListUTF8.DoCompareText(const s1, s2: string): PtrInt;
 begin
   if CaseSensitive then