diff --git a/GUI/coregui/Models/InstrumentItems.h b/GUI/coregui/Models/InstrumentItems.h
index d425f43e3b841cbb91a428963e9e6a61a8ed4e9d..23d91eaf4554c680d2837dfaf0494bde9201bdc9 100644
--- a/GUI/coregui/Models/InstrumentItems.h
+++ b/GUI/coregui/Models/InstrumentItems.h
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ public:
     static const QString P_BACKGROUND;
 
 public:
+    InstrumentItem() = delete;
+
     QStringList translateList(const QStringList& list) const override;
 
     QString id() const;