diff --git a/lib/base/array.cpp b/lib/base/array.cpp
index 581284aa9..916b49795 100644
--- a/lib/base/array.cpp
+++ b/lib/base/array.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ void Array::Add(Value&& value)
 {
 	ObjectLock olock(this);
 
-	m_Data.push_back(value);
+	m_Data.push_back(std::move(value));
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/base/string.hpp b/lib/base/string.hpp
index 38d94974c..159fbdc1b 100644
--- a/lib/base/string.hpp
+++ b/lib/base/string.hpp
@@ -77,13 +77,8 @@ public:
 		: m_Data(n, c)
 	{ }
 
-	inline String(const String& other)
-		: m_Data(other.m_Data)
-	{ }
-
-	inline String(String&& other)
-		: m_Data(other)
-	{ }
+	String(const String& other) = default;
+	String(String&& other) = default;
 
 	inline ~String(void)
 	{ }
@@ -93,11 +88,8 @@ public:
 		: m_Data(begin, end)
 	{ }
 
-	inline String& operator=(const String& rhs)
-	{
-		m_Data = rhs.m_Data;
-		return *this;
-	}
+	String& operator=(const String& rhs) = default;
+	String& operator=(String&& rhs) = default;
 
 	inline String& operator=(const std::string& rhs)
 	{
diff --git a/lib/base/value-operators.cpp b/lib/base/value-operators.cpp
index 432b1603c..7adcbe207 100644
--- a/lib/base/value-operators.cpp
+++ b/lib/base/value-operators.cpp
@@ -94,12 +94,6 @@ std::istream& icinga::operator>>(std::istream& stream, Value& value)
 	return stream;
 }
 
-Value& Value::operator=(const Value& other)
-{
-	m_Value = other.m_Value;
-	return *this;
-}
-
 bool Value::operator==(bool rhs) const
 {
 	return *this == Value(rhs);
diff --git a/lib/base/value.hpp b/lib/base/value.hpp
index 1d265a5af..68a2250cd 100644
--- a/lib/base/value.hpp
+++ b/lib/base/value.hpp
@@ -99,13 +99,8 @@ public:
 		: m_Value(String(value))
 	{ }
 
-	inline Value(const Value& other)
-		: m_Value(other.m_Value)
-	{ }
-
-	inline Value(Value&& other)
-		: m_Value(other.m_Value)
-	{ }
+	Value(const Value& other) = default;
+	Value(Value&& other) = default;
 
 	inline Value(Object *value)
 	{
@@ -129,7 +124,8 @@ public:
 	operator double(void) const;
 	operator String(void) const;
 
-	Value& operator=(const Value& other);
+	Value& operator=(const Value& other) = default;
+	Value& operator=(Value&& other) = default;
 
 	bool operator==(bool rhs) const;
 	bool operator!=(bool rhs) const;