diff --git a/include/internal/catch_console_colour_impl.hpp b/include/internal/catch_console_colour_impl.hpp
index f776952b..4ee4e6e8 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_console_colour_impl.hpp
+++ b/include/internal/catch_console_colour_impl.hpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ namespace Catch {
 
         struct IColourImpl {
             virtual ~IColourImpl() {}
-            virtual void use( Colour::Code _colourCode ) = 0;
+            virtual void use( Colour::Code _colourCode ) {};
         };
 
         struct NoColourImpl : IColourImpl {
diff --git a/single_include/catch.hpp b/single_include/catch.hpp
index 2e6fe8d3..cbd5579c 100644
--- a/single_include/catch.hpp
+++ b/single_include/catch.hpp
@@ -7028,7 +7028,7 @@ namespace Catch {
 
         struct IColourImpl {
             virtual ~IColourImpl() {}
-            virtual void use( Colour::Code _colourCode ) = 0;
+            virtual void use( Colour::Code _colourCode ) {};
         };
 
         struct NoColourImpl : IColourImpl {