diff --git a/include/ibm/locks.hpp b/include/ibm/locks.hpp
index 162abee..e986f32 100644
--- a/include/ibm/locks.hpp
+++ b/include/ibm/locks.hpp
@@ -188,8 +188,7 @@
         return lockObject;
     }
 
-    virtual ~Lock()
-    {}
+    virtual ~Lock() = default;
 };
 
 inline bool Lock::createPersistentLockFilePath()
@@ -293,7 +292,7 @@
 
                     // Push the whole lock record into a vector for returning
                     // the json
-                    lockList.push_back(std::make_pair(it->first, it->second));
+                    lockList.emplace_back(it->first, it->second);
                 }
                 // Go to next entry in map
                 it++;