diff --git a/sc/inc/colcontainer.hxx b/sc/inc/colcontainer.hxx
index 13455b5e2c14..896ce5d27959 100644
--- a/sc/inc/colcontainer.hxx
+++ b/sc/inc/colcontainer.hxx
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public:
     typedef std::vector<std::unique_ptr<ScColumn, o3tl::default_delete<ScColumn>>> ScColumnVector;
 
     ScColContainer( ScSheetLimits const &, const size_t nSize );
-    ~ScColContainer() COVERITY_NOEXCEPT_FALSE;
+    ~ScColContainer();
 
     const ScColumn& operator[] ( const size_t nIndex ) const
     {
diff --git a/sc/inc/externalrefmgr.hxx b/sc/inc/externalrefmgr.hxx
index 5716d15adcc1..815ee77e158d 100644
--- a/sc/inc/externalrefmgr.hxx
+++ b/sc/inc/externalrefmgr.hxx
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ public:
     {
     public:
         LinkListener();
-        virtual ~LinkListener() COVERITY_NOEXCEPT_FALSE = 0;
+        virtual ~LinkListener() = 0;
         virtual void notify(sal_uInt16 nFileId, LinkUpdateType eType) = 0;
     };
 
diff --git a/sc/qa/unit/helper/sorthelper.hxx b/sc/qa/unit/helper/sorthelper.hxx
index dc337953fb97..dcf8fcfe4099 100644
--- a/sc/qa/unit/helper/sorthelper.hxx
+++ b/sc/qa/unit/helper/sorthelper.hxx
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public:
         mod->SetInputOptions(aInputOptions);
         return bRet;
     }
-    virtual ~SortTypeSetter() COVERITY_NOEXCEPT_FALSE
+    virtual ~SortTypeSetter()
     {
         changeTo(mbSortRefUpdate);
     }
diff --git a/sc/source/core/data/colcontainer.cxx b/sc/source/core/data/colcontainer.cxx
index a0a9d845772f..6a160c778b39 100644
--- a/sc/source/core/data/colcontainer.cxx
+++ b/sc/source/core/data/colcontainer.cxx
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ ScColContainer::ScColContainer( ScSheetLimits const & rSheetLimits, const size_t
         aCols[nCol].reset( new ScColumn(rSheetLimits) );
 }
 
-ScColContainer::~ScColContainer() COVERITY_NOEXCEPT_FALSE
+ScColContainer::~ScColContainer()
 {
     Clear();
 }
diff --git a/sd/source/ui/inc/tools/SdGlobalResourceContainer.hxx b/sd/source/ui/inc/tools/SdGlobalResourceContainer.hxx
index a582ffa72e55..f613328b4e93 100644
--- a/sd/source/ui/inc/tools/SdGlobalResourceContainer.hxx
+++ b/sd/source/ui/inc/tools/SdGlobalResourceContainer.hxx
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ namespace sd
 class SdGlobalResource
 {
 public:
-    virtual ~SdGlobalResource() COVERITY_NOEXCEPT_FALSE{};
+    virtual ~SdGlobalResource() {}
 };
 
 /** The purpose of this container is to hold references to resources that
diff --git a/sw/inc/calbck.hxx b/sw/inc/calbck.hxx
index a86911f34e9b..c242811da496 100644
--- a/sw/inc/calbck.hxx
+++ b/sw/inc/calbck.hxx
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ namespace sw
             WriterListener()
                 : m_pLeft(nullptr), m_pRight(nullptr)
             {}
-            virtual ~WriterListener() COVERITY_NOEXCEPT_FALSE {}
+            virtual ~WriterListener() {}
             virtual void SwClientNotify( const SwModify&, const SfxHint& rHint) =0;
         public:
             bool IsLast() const { return !m_pLeft && !m_pRight; }