diff --git a/include/etl/type_def.h b/include/etl/type_def.h
index c124aa7e..cdd916e7 100644
--- a/include/etl/type_def.h
+++ b/include/etl/type_def.h
@@ -58,10 +58,9 @@ namespace etl
     typedef TIdType id_type;
 
     //*********************************************************************
-    ETL_CONSTEXPR type_def()
-      : value(TValue())
-    {
-    }
+#if ETL_USING_CPP11
+    ETL_CONSTEXPR type_def() = default;
+#endif
 
     //*********************************************************************
     ETL_CONSTEXPR type_def(TValue value_)
@@ -70,10 +69,9 @@ namespace etl
     }
 
     //*********************************************************************
-    ETL_CONSTEXPR type_def(const type_def& other)
-      : value(other.value)
-    {
-    }
+#if ETL_USING_CPP11
+    ETL_CONSTEXPR type_def(const type_def& other) = default;
+#endif
 
     //*********************************************************************
     ETL_CONSTEXPR operator TValue() const
@@ -245,11 +243,9 @@ namespace etl
     }
 
     //*********************************************************************
-    ETL_CONSTEXPR14 type_def& operator =(const type_def& rhs)
-    {
-      value = rhs.value;
-      return *this;
-    }
+#if ETL_USING_CPP11
+    ETL_CONSTEXPR14 type_def& operator =(const type_def& rhs) = default;
+#endif
 
     //*********************************************************************
     TValue& get()
diff --git a/test/test_type_def.cpp b/test/test_type_def.cpp
index b30278a9..f42b593b 100644
--- a/test/test_type_def.cpp
+++ b/test/test_type_def.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ namespace
       uint32_t i2 = t2.get();
 
       CHECK_EQUAL(i1, i2);
+      CHECK_TRUE(std::is_trivially_copyable<type1_t>::value);
     }
 
     //*************************************************************************