diff --git a/rtengine/EdgePreservingDecomposition.h b/rtengine/EdgePreservingDecomposition.h
index a369bdf4d..a9038355e 100644
--- a/rtengine/EdgePreservingDecomposition.h
+++ b/rtengine/EdgePreservingDecomposition.h
@@ -50,17 +50,19 @@ My email address is my screen name followed by @yahoo.com. I'm also known as ben
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <cstring>
+
 #include "opthelper.h"
+#include "noncopyable.h"
 
 //This is for solving big symmetric positive definite linear problems.
 float *SparseConjugateGradient(void Ax(float *Product, float *x, void *Pass), float *b, int n, bool OkToModify_b = true, float *x = NULL, float RMSResidual = 0.0f, void *Pass = NULL, int MaximumIterates = 0, void Preconditioner(float *Product, float *x, void *Pass) = NULL);
 
 //Storage and use class for symmetric matrices, the nonzero contents of which are confined to diagonals.
-class MultiDiagonalSymmetricMatrix
+class MultiDiagonalSymmetricMatrix :
+    public rtengine::NonCopyable
 {
 public:
     MultiDiagonalSymmetricMatrix(int Dimension, int NumberOfDiagonalsInLowerTriangle);
-    MultiDiagonalSymmetricMatrix(const MultiDiagonalSymmetricMatrix&) = delete;
     ~MultiDiagonalSymmetricMatrix();
 
     /* Storage of matrix data, and a function to create memory for Diagonals[index].
@@ -115,11 +117,11 @@ public:
 
 };
 
-class EdgePreservingDecomposition
+class EdgePreservingDecomposition :
+    public rtengine::NonCopyable
 {
 public:
     EdgePreservingDecomposition(int width, int height);
-    EdgePreservingDecomposition(const EdgePreservingDecomposition&) = delete;
     ~EdgePreservingDecomposition();
 
     //Create an edge preserving blur of Source. Will create and return, or fill into Blur if not NULL. In place not ok.
diff --git a/rtengine/LUT.h b/rtengine/LUT.h
index c570fe671..2d3d91ed5 100644
--- a/rtengine/LUT.h
+++ b/rtengine/LUT.h
@@ -61,13 +61,16 @@
 
 #include <cstring>
 #include <cstdint>
+#include <cassert>
+
 #ifndef NDEBUG
 #include <glibmm.h>
 #include <fstream>
 #endif
+
 #include "opthelper.h"
-#include <assert.h>
 #include "rt_math.h"
+#include "noncopyable.h"
 
 // Bit representations of flags
 enum {
@@ -85,7 +88,8 @@ using LUTd = LUT<double>;
 using LUTuc = LUT<uint8_t>;
 
 template<typename T>
-class LUT
+class LUT :
+    public rtengine::NonCopyable
 {
 protected:
     // list of variables ordered to improve cache speed
@@ -167,8 +171,6 @@ public:
         reset();
     }
 
-    LUT(const LUT&) = delete;
-
     ~LUT()
     {
         if (owner) {
diff --git a/rtengine/array2D.h b/rtengine/array2D.h
index 75d784cbc..db44fcfc8 100644
--- a/rtengine/array2D.h
+++ b/rtengine/array2D.h
@@ -66,8 +66,11 @@
 #include <cstring>
 #include <cstdio>
 
+#include "noncopyable.h"
+
 template<typename T>
-class array2D
+class array2D :
+    public rtengine::NonCopyable
 {
 
 private:
@@ -167,8 +170,6 @@ public:
         }
     }
 
-    array2D(const array2D&) = delete;
-
     // destructor
     ~array2D()
     {
diff --git a/rtengine/cieimage.h b/rtengine/cieimage.h
index d8cf45cf8..23b080ae3 100644
--- a/rtengine/cieimage.h
+++ b/rtengine/cieimage.h
@@ -20,11 +20,13 @@
 #define _CIEIMAGE_H_
 
 #include "image16.h"
+#include "noncopyable.h"
 
 namespace rtengine
 {
 
-class CieImage
+class CieImage :
+    public NonCopyable
 {
 private:
     bool fromImage;
@@ -41,8 +43,6 @@ public:
     float** h_p;
 
     CieImage (int w, int h);
-    CieImage (const CieImage&) = delete;
-
     ~CieImage ();
 
     //Copies image data in Img into this instance.
diff --git a/rtengine/clutstore.h b/rtengine/clutstore.h
index 7383b597f..5e4930fa1 100644
--- a/rtengine/clutstore.h
+++ b/rtengine/clutstore.h
@@ -7,16 +7,16 @@
 
 #include "cache.h"
 #include "alignedbuffer.h"
+#include "noncopyable.h"
 
 namespace rtengine
 {
 
-class HaldCLUT
+class HaldCLUT final :
+    public NonCopyable
 {
 public:
     HaldCLUT();
-    HaldCLUT(const HaldCLUT& other) = delete;
-    HaldCLUT& operator =(const HaldCLUT& other) = delete;
     ~HaldCLUT();
 
     bool load(const Glib::ustring& filename);
@@ -51,14 +51,12 @@ private:
     Glib::ustring clut_profile;
 };
 
-class CLUTStore
+class CLUTStore final :
+    public NonCopyable
 {
 public:
     static CLUTStore& getInstance();
 
-    CLUTStore(const CLUTStore& other) = delete;
-    CLUTStore& operator =(const CLUTStore& other) = delete;
-
     std::shared_ptr<HaldCLUT> getClut(const Glib::ustring& filename);
 
     void clearCache();
diff --git a/rtengine/cplx_wavelet_dec.h b/rtengine/cplx_wavelet_dec.h
index c5267897c..bc8b7bdd3 100644
--- a/rtengine/cplx_wavelet_dec.h
+++ b/rtengine/cplx_wavelet_dec.h
@@ -22,15 +22,17 @@
 #define CPLX_WAVELET_DEC_H_INCLUDED
 
 #include <cstddef>
-#include <math.h>
+#include <cmath>
 
 #include "cplx_wavelet_level.h"
 #include "cplx_wavelet_filter_coeffs.h"
+#include "noncopyable.h"
 
 namespace rtengine
 {
 
-class wavelet_decomposition
+class wavelet_decomposition :
+    public NonCopyable
 {
 public:
 
@@ -58,8 +60,6 @@ public:
     template<typename E>
     wavelet_decomposition(E * src, int width, int height, int maxlvl, int subsampling, int skipcrop = 1, int numThreads = 1, int Daub4Len = 6);
 
-    wavelet_decomposition(const wavelet_decomposition&) = delete;
-
     ~wavelet_decomposition();
 
     internal_type ** level_coeffs(int level) const
diff --git a/rtengine/dcp.h b/rtengine/dcp.h
index ffc1e33ce..8b781ce6b 100644
--- a/rtengine/dcp.h
+++ b/rtengine/dcp.h
@@ -26,11 +26,12 @@
 
 #include <glibmm.h>
 
+#include "../rtgui/threadutils.h"
+
 #include "imagefloat.h"
 #include "curves.h"
 #include "colortemp.h"
-
-#include "../rtgui/threadutils.h"
+#include "noncopyable.h"
 
 namespace rtengine
 {
@@ -145,14 +146,12 @@ private:
     AdobeToneCurve tone_curve;
 };
 
-class DCPStore final
+class DCPStore final :
+    public NonCopyable
 {
 public:
     static DCPStore* getInstance();
 
-    DCPStore(const DCPStore& other) = delete;
-    DCPStore& operator =(const DCPStore& other) = delete;
-
     void init(const Glib::ustring& rt_profile_dir);
 
     bool isValidDCPFileName(const Glib::ustring& filename) const;
diff --git a/rtengine/jaggedarray.h b/rtengine/jaggedarray.h
index 4d01747da..153ed2902 100644
--- a/rtengine/jaggedarray.h
+++ b/rtengine/jaggedarray.h
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@
  *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
  *  along with RawTherapee.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
-#ifndef JAGGEDARRAY_H
-#define JAGGEDARRAY_H
+#pragma once
+
+#include "noncopyable.h"
 
 namespace rtengine
 {
@@ -50,7 +51,8 @@ inline void freeJaggedArray (T** const a)
 }
 
 template<class T>
-class JaggedArray
+class JaggedArray :
+    public NonCopyable
 {
 public:
     JaggedArray (const int W, const int H, const bool initZero = false)
@@ -65,10 +67,6 @@ public:
         }
     }
 
-    JaggedArray (const JaggedArray&) = delete;
-    JaggedArray& operator= (const JaggedArray&) = delete;
-
-public:
     operator T** const () const
     {
         return a;
@@ -85,5 +83,3 @@ template<class T>
 void freeJaggedArray (JaggedArray<T>&);
 
 } // rtengine
-
-#endif // JAGGEDARRAY_H
diff --git a/rtengine/noncopyable.h b/rtengine/noncopyable.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d34c42441
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rtengine/noncopyable.h
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ *  This file is part of RawTherapee.
+ *
+ *  Copyright (c) 2016 Flössie <floessie.mail@gmail.com>
+ *
+ *  RawTherapee is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  RawTherapee is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with RawTherapee.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+namespace rtengine
+{
+
+class NonCopyable
+{
+public:
+    NonCopyable() = default;
+
+    explicit NonCopyable(const NonCopyable&) = delete;
+    NonCopyable& operator =(const NonCopyable&) = delete;
+};
+
+}
diff --git a/rtengine/procparams.h b/rtengine/procparams.h
index cf02b9f10..d51c032c0 100644
--- a/rtengine/procparams.h
+++ b/rtengine/procparams.h
@@ -19,11 +19,13 @@
 #ifndef _PROCPARAMS_H_
 #define _PROCPARAMS_H_
 
-#include <glibmm.h>
 #include <vector>
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <cmath>
+
+#include <glibmm.h>
 #include <lcms2.h>
+
 #include "LUT.h"
 #include "coord.h"
 
@@ -1363,7 +1365,7 @@ class PartialProfile
 public:
     rtengine::procparams::ProcParams* pparams;
     ParamsEdited* pedited;
-    PartialProfile& operator=(PartialProfile& rhs)
+    PartialProfile& operator =(const PartialProfile& rhs)
     {
         pparams = rhs.pparams;
         pedited = rhs.pedited;
diff --git a/rtengine/rawimage.h b/rtengine/rawimage.h
index 26ddbfd1b..45e67cbac 100644
--- a/rtengine/rawimage.h
+++ b/rtengine/rawimage.h
@@ -20,8 +20,10 @@
 #define __RAWIMAGE_H
 
 #include <ctime>
+
 #include "dcraw.h"
 #include "imageio.h"
+#include "noncopyable.h"
 
 namespace rtengine
 {
@@ -32,7 +34,8 @@ struct badPix {
     badPix( uint16_t xc, uint16_t yc ): x(xc), y(yc) {}
 };
 
-class PixelsMap
+class PixelsMap :
+    public NonCopyable
 {
     int w; // line width in base_t units
     int h; // height
@@ -49,8 +52,6 @@ public:
         memset(pm, 0, h * w * base_t_size );
     }
 
-    PixelsMap(const PixelsMap&) = delete;
-
     ~PixelsMap()
     {
         delete [] pm;
diff --git a/rtengine/shmap.h b/rtengine/shmap.h
index 990193378..9bb496b54 100644
--- a/rtengine/shmap.h
+++ b/rtengine/shmap.h
@@ -21,11 +21,13 @@
 
 #include "imagefloat.h"
 #include "image16.h"
+#include "noncopyable.h"
 
 namespace rtengine
 {
 
-class SHMap
+class SHMap :
+    public NonCopyable
 {
 
 public:
@@ -33,8 +35,6 @@ public:
     float   max_f, min_f, avg;
 
     SHMap (int w, int h, bool multiThread);
-    SHMap(const SHMap&) = delete;
-
     ~SHMap ();
 
     void update (Imagefloat* img, double radius, double lumi[3], bool hq, int skip);
diff --git a/rtexif/rtexif.h b/rtexif/rtexif.h
index ea57ada73..02d357a5d 100644
--- a/rtexif/rtexif.h
+++ b/rtexif/rtexif.h
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <cmath>
 #include <glibmm.h>
+
 #include "../rtengine/procparams.h"
+#include "../rtengine/noncopyable.h"
 
 class CacheImageData;
 
@@ -178,7 +180,8 @@ public:
 };
 
 // a class representing a single tag
-class Tag
+class Tag :
+    public rtengine::NonCopyable
 {
 
 protected:
@@ -202,7 +205,6 @@ public:
     Tag (TagDirectory* parent, const TagAttrib* attr, unsigned char *data, TagType t);
     Tag (TagDirectory* parent, const TagAttrib* attr, int data, TagType t);  // create a new tag from array (used
     Tag (TagDirectory* parent, const TagAttrib* attr, const char* data);  // create a new tag from array (used
-    Tag(const Tag&) = delete;
 
     ~Tag ();
     void initType       (unsigned char *data, TagType type);
diff --git a/rtgui/cachemanager.h b/rtgui/cachemanager.h
index 4460204cc..99c732e88 100644
--- a/rtgui/cachemanager.h
+++ b/rtgui/cachemanager.h
@@ -24,11 +24,14 @@
 
 #include <glibmm/ustring.h>
 
+#include "../rtengine/noncopyable.h"
+
 #include "threadutils.h"
 
 class Thumbnail;
 
-class CacheManager
+class CacheManager :
+    public rtengine::NonCopyable
 {
 private:
     using Entries = std::map<std::string, Thumbnail*>;
@@ -41,12 +44,7 @@ private:
 
     void applyCacheSizeLimitation () const;
 
-    CacheManager () = default;
-    CacheManager (const CacheManager&) = delete;
-    CacheManager& operator= (const CacheManager&) = delete;
-
 public:
-
     static CacheManager* getInstance ();
 
     void        init        ();
@@ -69,7 +67,6 @@ public:
                                        const Glib::ustring& fname,
                                        const Glib::ustring& fext,
                                        const Glib::ustring& md5) const;
-
 };
 
 #define cacheMgr CacheManager::getInstance()
diff --git a/rtgui/previewloader.cc b/rtgui/previewloader.cc
index e7b37cac6..c38fed49d 100644
--- a/rtgui/previewloader.cc
+++ b/rtgui/previewloader.cc
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@
 #define DEBUG(format,args...)
 //#define DEBUG(format,args...) printf("PreviewLoader::%s: " format "\n", __FUNCTION__, ## args)
 
-class PreviewLoader::Impl
+class PreviewLoader::Impl :
+    public rtengine::NonCopyable
 {
 public:
     struct Job {
@@ -81,8 +82,6 @@ public:
         threadPool_ = new Glib::ThreadPool(threadCount, 0);
     }
 
-    Impl(const Impl&) = delete;
-
     Glib::ThreadPool* threadPool_;
     MyMutex mutex_;
     JobSet jobs_;
diff --git a/rtgui/previewloader.h b/rtgui/previewloader.h
index 05669d399..d5207cd44 100644
--- a/rtgui/previewloader.h
+++ b/rtgui/previewloader.h
@@ -21,11 +21,17 @@
 
 #include <set>
 #include <glibmm.h>
+
+#include "../rtengine/noncopyable.h"
+
 #include "filebrowserentry.h"
 
 class PreviewLoaderListener
 {
 public:
+    virtual ~PreviewLoaderListener()
+    {
+    }
 
     /**
      * @brief a preview is ready
@@ -33,20 +39,22 @@ public:
      * @param dir_id directory ID this is for
      * @param fd entry
      */
-    virtual void previewReady (int dir_id, FileBrowserEntry* fd) {}
+    virtual void previewReady(int dir_id, FileBrowserEntry* fd)
+    {
+    }
 
     /**
      * @brief all previews have finished loading
      */
-    virtual void previewsFinished (int dir_id_) {}
+    virtual void previewsFinished(int dir_id_)
+    {
+    }
 };
 
-class PreviewLoader
+class PreviewLoader :
+    public rtengine::NonCopyable
 {
 public:
-
-    PreviewLoader(const PreviewLoader&) = delete;
-
     /**
      * @brief Singleton entry point.
      *
diff --git a/rtgui/profilestore.h b/rtgui/profilestore.h
index 0304db330..05a0a3797 100644
--- a/rtgui/profilestore.h
+++ b/rtgui/profilestore.h
@@ -21,11 +21,14 @@
 
 #include <map>
 #include <vector>
+#include <glibmm.h>
+
 #include "../rtengine/rtengine.h"
+#include "../rtengine/noncopyable.h"
+
 #include "threadutils.h"
 #include "paramsedited.h"
 #include "guiutils.h"
-#include <glibmm.h>
 
 
 /** @brief This will implement callback functions for the ProfileStore
@@ -118,7 +121,8 @@ public:
   * This store can be queried by the GUI to display a Tree of the profiles available
   * in the user's and system's profile directory and subdirectories.
   */
-class ProfileStore
+class ProfileStore :
+    public rtengine::NonCopyable
 {
 
     typedef enum {
@@ -176,9 +180,8 @@ private:
 public:
 
     ProfileStore();
-    ProfileStore (const ProfileStore&) = delete;
-
     ~ProfileStore();
+
     bool init ();
     void parseProfiles ();
     int findFolderId(const Glib::ustring &path);
diff --git a/rtgui/threadutils.h b/rtgui/threadutils.h
index 03203db82..1215d53a1 100644
--- a/rtgui/threadutils.h
+++ b/rtgui/threadutils.h
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 
 #include <glibmm/threads.h>
 
+#include "../rtengine/noncopyable.h"
+
 #if STRICT_MUTEX && NDEBUG
 using MyMutexBase = Glib::Threads::Mutex;
 #else
@@ -41,15 +43,13 @@ using MyMutexBase = Glib::Threads::RecMutex;
  * It will behave like Glib::Threads::RecMutex (STRICT_MUTEX=0) or Glib::Threads::Mutex (STRICT_MUTEX=1).
  * Debug builds with strict mutexes, will emit a message and crash immediately upon recursive locking.
  */
-class MyMutex : private MyMutexBase
+class MyMutex :
+    public rtengine::NonCopyable,
+    private MyMutexBase
 {
 public:
     class MyLock;
 
-    MyMutex () = default;
-    MyMutex (const MyMutex&) = delete;
-    MyMutex& operator= (const MyMutex&) = delete;
-
     void lock ();
     bool trylock ();
     void unlock ();
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ private:
 #endif
 };
 
-class MyMutex::MyLock
+class MyMutex::MyLock :
+    public rtengine::NonCopyable
 {
 public:
     explicit MyLock (MyMutex& mutex);
@@ -71,9 +72,6 @@ public:
 
     ~MyLock ();
 
-    MyLock (const MyLock&) = delete;
-    MyLock& operator= (const MyLock&) = delete;
-
     void acquire ();
     bool try_acquire ();
     void release ();
@@ -86,13 +84,10 @@ private:
 /**
  * @brief Custom implementation to replace Glib::Threads::RWLock
  */
-class MyRWMutex
+class MyRWMutex :
+    public rtengine::NonCopyable
 {
 public:
-    MyRWMutex () = default;
-    MyRWMutex (const MyRWMutex&) = delete;
-    MyRWMutex& operator= (const MyRWMutex&) = delete;
-
     friend class MyReaderLock;
     friend class MyWriterLock;
 
@@ -113,14 +108,12 @@ private:
 /**
  * @brief Custom implementation to replace Glib::Threads::RWLock::ReaderLock
  */
-class MyReaderLock
+class MyReaderLock :
+    public rtengine::NonCopyable
 {
 public:
     ~MyReaderLock ();
 
-    MyReaderLock (const MyReaderLock&) = delete;
-    MyReaderLock& operator= (const MyReaderLock&) = delete;
-
 #if !TRACE_MYRWMUTEX
     explicit MyReaderLock (MyRWMutex& mutex);
 
@@ -141,14 +134,12 @@ private:
 /**
  * @brief Custom implementation to replace Glib::Threads::RWLock::WriterLock
  */
-class MyWriterLock
+class MyWriterLock :
+    public rtengine::NonCopyable
 {
 public:
     ~MyWriterLock ();
 
-    MyWriterLock (const MyWriterLock&) = delete;
-    MyWriterLock& operator= (const MyWriterLock&) = delete;
-
 #if !TRACE_MYRWMUTEX
     explicit MyWriterLock (MyRWMutex& mutex);
 
diff --git a/rtgui/thumbimageupdater.cc b/rtgui/thumbimageupdater.cc
index a247af5f8..39711a5ae 100644
--- a/rtgui/thumbimageupdater.cc
+++ b/rtgui/thumbimageupdater.cc
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
 #define DEBUG(format,args...)
 //#define DEBUG(format,args...) printf("ThumbImageUpdate::%s: " format "\n", __FUNCTION__, ## args)
 
-class
-    ThumbImageUpdater::Impl
+class ThumbImageUpdater::Impl :
+    public rtengine::NonCopyable
 {
 public:
 
@@ -78,8 +78,6 @@ public:
         threadPool_ = new Glib::ThreadPool(threadCount, 0);
     }
 
-    Impl(const Impl&) = delete;
-
     Glib::ThreadPool* threadPool_;
 
     // Need to be a Glib::Threads::Mutex because used in a Glib::Threads::Cond object...
diff --git a/rtgui/thumbimageupdater.h b/rtgui/thumbimageupdater.h
index 8d1fc2cc5..3b34c9456 100644
--- a/rtgui/thumbimageupdater.h
+++ b/rtgui/thumbimageupdater.h
@@ -20,14 +20,19 @@
 #define _THUMBIMAGEUPDATER_
 
 #include <glibmm.h>
-#include "../rtengine/rtengine.h"
-#include "thumbbrowserentrybase.h"
 #include <glib.h>
 
+#include "../rtengine/rtengine.h"
+#include "../rtengine/noncopyable.h"
+
+#include "thumbbrowserentrybase.h"
+
 class ThumbImageUpdateListener
 {
-
 public:
+    virtual ~ThumbImageUpdateListener()
+    {
+    }
 
     /**
      * @brief Called when thumbnail image is update
@@ -38,16 +43,15 @@ public:
      *
      * @note no locks are held when called back
      */
-    virtual void updateImage (rtengine::IImage8* img, double scale, rtengine::procparams::CropParams cropParams) {}
+    virtual void updateImage(rtengine::IImage8* img, double scale, rtengine::procparams::CropParams cropParams)
+    {
+    }
 };
 
-class ThumbImageUpdater
+class ThumbImageUpdater :
+    public rtengine::NonCopyable
 {
-
 public:
-
-    ThumbImageUpdater(const ThumbImageUpdater&) = delete;
-
     /**
      * @brief Singleton entry point.
      *