diff --git a/include/SFML/System/Exception.hpp b/include/SFML/System/Exception.hpp
index 2f3b2f28f..a72e7e7a9 100644
--- a/include/SFML/System/Exception.hpp
+++ b/include/SFML/System/Exception.hpp
@@ -41,12 +41,6 @@ namespace sf
 class SFML_SYSTEM_API Exception : public std::runtime_error
 {
 public:
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    /// \brief Construct with message
-    ///
-    /// \param message Exception message
-    ///
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    explicit Exception(const std::string& message);
+    using std::runtime_error::runtime_error;
 };
 } // namespace sf
diff --git a/src/SFML/System/CMakeLists.txt b/src/SFML/System/CMakeLists.txt
index 0681000b2..3f313f6aa 100644
--- a/src/SFML/System/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/SFML/System/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ set(SRC
     ${SRCROOT}/EnumArray.hpp
     ${SRCROOT}/Err.cpp
     ${INCROOT}/Err.hpp
-    ${SRCROOT}/Exception.cpp
     ${INCROOT}/Exception.hpp
     ${INCROOT}/Export.hpp
     ${INCROOT}/InputStream.hpp
diff --git a/src/SFML/System/Exception.cpp b/src/SFML/System/Exception.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 45d16ac24..000000000
--- a/src/SFML/System/Exception.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-//
-// SFML - Simple and Fast Multimedia Library
-// Copyright (C) 2007-2024 Laurent Gomila (laurent@sfml-dev.org)
-//
-// This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied warranty.
-// In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages arising from the use of this software.
-//
-// Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose,
-// including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it freely,
-// subject to the following restrictions:
-//
-// 1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented;
-//    you must not claim that you wrote the original software.
-//    If you use this software in a product, an acknowledgment
-//    in the product documentation would be appreciated but is not required.
-//
-// 2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such,
-//    and must not be misrepresented as being the original software.
-//
-// 3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution.
-//
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-// Headers
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-#include <SFML/System/Exception.hpp>
-
-
-namespace sf
-{
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-Exception::Exception(const std::string& message) : std::runtime_error(message)
-{
-}
-
-} // namespace sf