diff --git a/src/rttr/detail/library/library_win.cpp b/src/rttr/detail/library/library_win.cpp
index 5baded65..397ac761 100644
--- a/src/rttr/detail/library/library_win.cpp
+++ b/src/rttr/detail/library/library_win.cpp
@@ -201,8 +201,6 @@ bool library_private::load_native()
 {
     std::wstring wfile_name = convert_utf8_to_utf16(m_file_name);
 
-    std::vector<std::wstring> paths_to_try;
-
     std::vector<std::wstring> prefix_list = {L"lib"};
     std::vector<std::wstring> suffix_list = {L".dll"};
 
diff --git a/src/rttr/detail/metadata/metadata.h b/src/rttr/detail/metadata/metadata.h
index 3cf67ab6..dacbbcff 100644
--- a/src/rttr/detail/metadata/metadata.h
+++ b/src/rttr/detail/metadata/metadata.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ namespace detail
 class RTTR_API metadata
 {
     public:
-        metadata() { }
+        metadata() = default;
         metadata(variant key, variant value) : m_key(std::move(key)), m_value(std::move(value)) { }
         metadata(const metadata& other) : m_key(other.m_key), m_value(other.m_value) {}
         metadata(metadata&& other) : m_key(std::move(other.m_key)), m_value(std::move(other.m_value)) {}
diff --git a/src/rttr/detail/registration/registration_executer.cpp b/src/rttr/detail/registration/registration_executer.cpp
index 1f8418b1..fde70985 100644
--- a/src/rttr/detail/registration/registration_executer.cpp
+++ b/src/rttr/detail/registration/registration_executer.cpp
@@ -36,9 +36,7 @@ namespace detail
 
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-registration_executer::registration_executer()
-{
-}
+registration_executer::registration_executer() = default;
 
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
diff --git a/src/rttr/detail/type/type_register.cpp b/src/rttr/detail/type/type_register.cpp
index 25181117..4b486ee6 100644
--- a/src/rttr/detail/type/type_register.cpp
+++ b/src/rttr/detail/type/type_register.cpp
@@ -644,8 +644,8 @@ std::string type_register_private::derive_template_instance_name(type_data* info
     if (has_custom_name)
         return info->name;
 
-    const auto start_pos = info->name.find("<");
-    const auto end_pos = info->name.rfind(">");
+    const auto start_pos = info->name.find('<');
+    const auto end_pos = info->name.rfind('>');
 
     if (start_pos == std::string::npos || end_pos == std::string::npos)
         return info->name;
diff --git a/src/rttr/detail/variant_sequential_view/variant_sequential_view_private.h b/src/rttr/detail/variant_sequential_view/variant_sequential_view_private.h
index a13aeffc..44a7ef9c 100644
--- a/src/rttr/detail/variant_sequential_view/variant_sequential_view_private.h
+++ b/src/rttr/detail/variant_sequential_view/variant_sequential_view_private.h
@@ -97,10 +97,7 @@ class RTTR_LOCAL variant_sequential_view_private
 
         RTTR_INLINE variant_sequential_view_private(const variant_sequential_view_private& other) = default;
 
-        RTTR_INLINE ~variant_sequential_view_private()
-        {
-
-        }
+        RTTR_INLINE ~variant_sequential_view_private() = default;
 
         RTTR_INLINE type get_type() const RTTR_NOEXCEPT
         {
diff --git a/src/rttr/library.cpp b/src/rttr/library.cpp
index 55b70ffa..4e84e924 100644
--- a/src/rttr/library.cpp
+++ b/src/rttr/library.cpp
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class library_manager
         }
 
     private:
-        library_manager() {}
+        library_manager() = default;
 
         static library_manager& get_instance()
         {
diff --git a/src/rttr/registration.h b/src/rttr/registration.h
index 636973cd..fc06a405 100644
--- a/src/rttr/registration.h
+++ b/src/rttr/registration.h
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ class RTTR_API registration
     static const detail::private_access     private_access;
 
 private:
-    registration() {}
+    registration() = default;
     registration(const std::shared_ptr<detail::registration_executer>& reg_exec) : m_reg_exec(reg_exec) { }
     registration(const registration& other);
     registration& operator=(const registration& other);
diff --git a/src/rttr/variant_associative_view.cpp b/src/rttr/variant_associative_view.cpp
index ee2119cc..785f3685 100644
--- a/src/rttr/variant_associative_view.cpp
+++ b/src/rttr/variant_associative_view.cpp
@@ -38,9 +38,7 @@ namespace rttr
 
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-variant_associative_view::variant_associative_view()
-{
-}
+    variant_associative_view::variant_associative_view() = default;
 
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
@@ -52,9 +50,7 @@ variant_associative_view::variant_associative_view(const variant_associative_vie
 
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-variant_associative_view::~variant_associative_view() RTTR_NOEXCEPT
-{
-}
+variant_associative_view::~variant_associative_view() RTTR_NOEXCEPT = default;
 
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
diff --git a/src/rttr/variant_sequential_view.cpp b/src/rttr/variant_sequential_view.cpp
index 381e3e8f..de23bcf9 100644
--- a/src/rttr/variant_sequential_view.cpp
+++ b/src/rttr/variant_sequential_view.cpp
@@ -38,9 +38,7 @@ namespace rttr
 
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-variant_sequential_view::variant_sequential_view()
-{
-}
+variant_sequential_view::variant_sequential_view() = default;
 
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
@@ -52,9 +50,7 @@ variant_sequential_view::variant_sequential_view(const variant_sequential_view&
 
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-variant_sequential_view::~variant_sequential_view() RTTR_NOEXCEPT
-{
-}
+variant_sequential_view::~variant_sequential_view() RTTR_NOEXCEPT = default;
 
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
diff --git a/src/unit_tests/variant/variant_conv_to_string.cpp b/src/unit_tests/variant/variant_conv_to_string.cpp
index 99177bcf..d1c47163 100644
--- a/src/unit_tests/variant/variant_conv_to_string.cpp
+++ b/src/unit_tests/variant/variant_conv_to_string.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ TEST_CASE("variant::to_string() - from empty", "[variant]")
 {
     variant var;
     bool ok = false;
-    CHECK(var.to_string(&ok) == "");
+    CHECK(var.to_string(&ok).empty());
     CHECK(ok == false);
 }
 
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ TEST_CASE("variant::to_string() - from enum", "[variant]")
     {
         variant var = unregisterd_enum::VALUE_1;
         bool ok = false;
-        CHECK(var.to_string(&ok) == "");
+        CHECK(var.to_string(&ok).empty());
         CHECK(ok == false);
         CHECK(var.convert(type::get<std::string>()) == false);
     }
diff --git a/src/unit_tests/visitor/visitor_test_class.cpp b/src/unit_tests/visitor/visitor_test_class.cpp
index 428e7205..7b8da17f 100644
--- a/src/unit_tests/visitor/visitor_test_class.cpp
+++ b/src/unit_tests/visitor/visitor_test_class.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ static bool get_prop_as_function() { return true; }
 
 static std::string g_text;
 
-static void set_global_value(std::string text) { g_text = text; }
+static void set_global_value(const std::string& text) { g_text = std::move(text); }
 static std::string get_global_value() { return g_text; }
 
 using namespace rttr;