diff --git a/OpenRA.Editor/Surface.cs b/OpenRA.Editor/Surface.cs
index 710e49d604..793d84145a 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Editor/Surface.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Editor/Surface.cs
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Editor
 		public Dictionary<int2, Bitmap> Chunks = new Dictionary<int2, Bitmap>();
 
 		public Surface()
-			: base()
 		{
 			BackColor = Color.Black;
 
diff --git a/OpenRA.FileFormats/Primitives/ObservableCollection.cs b/OpenRA.FileFormats/Primitives/ObservableCollection.cs
index 610cb28762..810623d232 100644
--- a/OpenRA.FileFormats/Primitives/ObservableCollection.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.FileFormats/Primitives/ObservableCollection.cs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.FileFormats.Primitives
 		public event Action<object, object> OnSet = (o, n) => { };
 		public event Action OnRefresh = () => { };
 
-		public ObservableCollection() : base() { }
+		public ObservableCollection() { }
 		public ObservableCollection(IList<T> list) : base(list) { }
 
 		protected override void SetItem(int index, T item)
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/BackgroundWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/BackgroundWidget.cs
index d7e9589437..7bb94f2ee4 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/BackgroundWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/BackgroundWidget.cs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 			WidgetUtils.DrawPanel(Background, RenderBounds);
 		}
 
-		public BackgroundWidget() : base() { }
+		public BackgroundWidget() { }
 
 		bool moving;
 		int2? prevMouseLocation;
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/ButtonWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/ButtonWidget.cs
index a14d548487..d02e7c8bae 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/ButtonWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/ButtonWidget.cs
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 		public Action<KeyInput> OnKeyPress = _ => {};
 
 		public ButtonWidget()
-			: base()
 		{
 			GetText = () => { return Text; };
 			OnMouseUp = _ => OnClick();
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/ChatDisplayWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/ChatDisplayWidget.cs
index 04e140ea73..131400386f 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/ChatDisplayWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/ChatDisplayWidget.cs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 		internal List<ChatLine> recentLines = new List<ChatLine>();
 
 		public ChatDisplayWidget()
-			: base() { }
+		{ }
 
 		public override Rectangle EventBounds { get { return Rectangle.Empty; } }
 
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/CheckboxWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/CheckboxWidget.cs
index e2378a2a7d..124c24678b 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/CheckboxWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/CheckboxWidget.cs
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 		public bool HasPressedState = ChromeMetrics.Get<bool>("CheckboxPressedState");
 
 		public CheckboxWidget()
-			: base()
 		{
 			GetCheckType = () => CheckType;
 		}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/ClientTooltipRegionWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/ClientTooltipRegionWidget.cs
index d487ea51ae..b515e75bf9 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/ClientTooltipRegionWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/ClientTooltipRegionWidget.cs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 		OrderManager orderManager;
 		int clientIndex;
 
-		public ClientTooltipRegionWidget() : base()
+		public ClientTooltipRegionWidget()
 		{
 			tooltipContainer = Lazy.New(() => Ui.Root.Get<TooltipContainerWidget>(TooltipContainer));
 		}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/ColorBlockWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/ColorBlockWidget.cs
index 4a1c64e2f2..c27f19f6bf 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/ColorBlockWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/ColorBlockWidget.cs
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 		public Func<Color> GetColor;
 
 		public ColorBlockWidget()
-			: base()
 		{
 			GetColor = () => Color.White;
 		}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/DropDownButtonWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/DropDownButtonWidget.cs
index 96a5e35cc4..ca3ae8aba0 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/DropDownButtonWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/DropDownButtonWidget.cs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 		Widget panel;
 		MaskWidget fullscreenMask;
 
-		public DropDownButtonWidget() : base() { }
+		public DropDownButtonWidget() { }
 
 		protected DropDownButtonWidget(DropDownButtonWidget widget)	: base(widget) { }
 
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 	public class MaskWidget : Widget
 	{
 		public event Action<MouseInput> OnMouseDown = _ => {};
-		public MaskWidget() : base() { }
+		public MaskWidget() { }
 		public MaskWidget(MaskWidget other)
 			: base(other)
 		{
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/HotkeyEntryWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/HotkeyEntryWidget.cs
index bbb693f226..2e416165e7 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/HotkeyEntryWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/HotkeyEntryWidget.cs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 		public Color DisabledColor = Color.Gray;
 		public string Font = "Regular";
 
-		public HotkeyEntryWidget() : base() {}
+		public HotkeyEntryWidget() {}
 		protected HotkeyEntryWidget(HotkeyEntryWidget widget)
 			: base(widget)
 		{
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/ImageWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/ImageWidget.cs
index f9f323b3de..5c5eeadce0 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/ImageWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/ImageWidget.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 		public Func<string> GetImageCollection;
 
 		public ImageWidget()
-			: base()
 		{
 			GetImageName = () => ImageName;
 			GetImageCollection = () => ImageCollection;
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/LabelWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/LabelWidget.cs
index 230f0ed955..d4546a9890 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/LabelWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/LabelWidget.cs
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 		public Func<Color> GetContrastColor;
 
 		public LabelWidget()
-			: base()
 		{
 			GetText = () => Text;
 			GetColor = () => Color;
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/LineGraphWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/LineGraphWidget.cs
index 50351b81b4..6e3a19b527 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/LineGraphWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/LineGraphWidget.cs
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 		public string AxisFont;
 
 		public LineGraphWidget()
-			: base()
 		{
 			GetValueFormat = () => ValueFormat;
 			GetXAxisValueFormat = () => XAxisValueFormat;
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/MapPreviewWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/MapPreviewWidget.cs
index 9d98e38244..d386f359fc 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/MapPreviewWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/MapPreviewWidget.cs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 		Lazy<TooltipContainerWidget> tooltipContainer;
 		public int TooltipSpawnIndex = -1;
 
-		public MapPreviewWidget() : base()
+		public MapPreviewWidget()
 		{
 			tooltipContainer = Lazy.New(() => Ui.Root.Get<TooltipContainerWidget>(TooltipContainer));
 		}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/PasswordFieldWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/PasswordFieldWidget.cs
index 1e180945dc..72c6c878ce 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/PasswordFieldWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/PasswordFieldWidget.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 {
 	public class PasswordFieldWidget : TextFieldWidget
 	{
-		public PasswordFieldWidget() : base() { }
+		public PasswordFieldWidget() { }
 		protected PasswordFieldWidget(PasswordFieldWidget widget) : base(widget) { }
 
 		protected override string GetApparentText() { return new string('*', Text.Length); }
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/PerfGraphWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/PerfGraphWidget.cs
index e72fe4c5e0..018113de60 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/PerfGraphWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/PerfGraphWidget.cs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 {
 	public class PerfGraphWidget : Widget
 	{
-		public PerfGraphWidget() : base() { }
+		public PerfGraphWidget() { }
 
 		public override void Draw()
 		{
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/ProgressBarWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/ProgressBarWidget.cs
index 8114476131..3d56e353ef 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/ProgressBarWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/ProgressBarWidget.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 		float offset = 0f;
 		float tickStep = 0.04f;
 
-		public ProgressBarWidget() : base() {}
+		public ProgressBarWidget() {}
 		protected ProgressBarWidget(ProgressBarWidget widget)
 			: base(widget)
 		{
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/ScrollItemWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/ScrollItemWidget.cs
index 717db47cb6..7f597f5ae8 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/ScrollItemWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/ScrollItemWidget.cs
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 		public string BaseName = "scrollitem";
 
 		public ScrollItemWidget()
-			: base()
 		{
 			IsVisible = () => false;
 			VisualHeight = 0;
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/ScrollPanelWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/ScrollPanelWidget.cs
index 878402c79a..dcc2d3c8d5 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/ScrollPanelWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/ScrollPanelWidget.cs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 		protected Rectangle scrollbarRect;
 		protected Rectangle thumbRect;
 
-		public ScrollPanelWidget() : base() { Layout = new ListLayout(this); }
+		public ScrollPanelWidget() { Layout = new ListLayout(this); }
 
 		public override void RemoveChildren()
 		{
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/ShpImageWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/ShpImageWidget.cs
index f7842aa5fa..4c8cb912a7 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/ShpImageWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/ShpImageWidget.cs
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 
 		[ObjectCreator.UseCtor]
 		public ShpImageWidget(WorldRenderer worldRenderer)
-			: base()
 		{
 			GetImage = () => { return Image; };
 			GetFrame = () => { return Frame; };
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/SliderWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/SliderWidget.cs
index 8b9a05680f..b080386c5a 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/SliderWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/SliderWidget.cs
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 		protected bool isMoving = false;
 
 		public SliderWidget()
-			: base()
 		{
 			GetValue = () => Value;
 		}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/TextFieldWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/TextFieldWidget.cs
index b9dc51cd05..50f881fb47 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/TextFieldWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/TextFieldWidget.cs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 		public Color DisabledColor = Color.Gray;
 		public string Font = "Regular";
 
-		public TextFieldWidget() : base() {}
+		public TextFieldWidget() {}
 		protected TextFieldWidget(TextFieldWidget widget)
 			: base(widget)
 		{
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/ViewportControllerWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/ViewportControllerWidget.cs
index 65d4fafaf1..06b63e7da0 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/ViewportControllerWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/ViewportControllerWidget.cs
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 
 		[ObjectCreator.UseCtor]
 		public ViewportControllerWidget(World world, WorldRenderer worldRenderer)
-			: base()
 		{
 			this.world = world;
 			this.worldRenderer = worldRenderer;
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/Widget.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/Widget.cs
index 2d662087f0..b66990fb39 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/Widget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/Widget.cs
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 
 	public class ContainerWidget : Widget
 	{
-		public ContainerWidget() : base() { IgnoreMouseOver = true; }
+		public ContainerWidget() { IgnoreMouseOver = true; }
 		public ContainerWidget(ContainerWidget other)
 			: base(other) { IgnoreMouseOver = true; }
 
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 
 	public class WidgetArgs : Dictionary<string, object>
 	{
-		public WidgetArgs() : base() { }
+		public WidgetArgs() { }
 		public WidgetArgs(Dictionary<string, object> args) : base(args) { }
 		public void Add(string key, Action val) { base.Add(key, val); }
 	}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/Widgets/ProductionTypeButtonWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/Widgets/ProductionTypeButtonWidget.cs
index 6cb77cfeee..1b44e6ef7e 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/Widgets/ProductionTypeButtonWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/Widgets/ProductionTypeButtonWidget.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Cnc.Widgets
 	{
 		public readonly string ProductionGroup;
 
-		public ProductionTypeButtonWidget() : base() { }
+		public ProductionTypeButtonWidget() { }
 		protected ProductionTypeButtonWidget(ProductionTypeButtonWidget other)
 			: base(other)
 		{
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/AI/RushFuzzy.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/AI/RushFuzzy.cs
index afe43e8624..2f68a619f7 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/AI/RushFuzzy.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/AI/RushFuzzy.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.AI
 {
 	class RushFuzzy : AttackOrFleeFuzzy
 	{
-		public RushFuzzy() : base() { }
+		public RushFuzzy() { }
 
 		protected override void AddingRulesForNormalOwnHealth()
 		{
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/ColorMixerWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/ColorMixerWidget.cs
index fe42bd1399..fe4cd45743 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/ColorMixerWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/ColorMixerWidget.cs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Widgets
 		Thread workerThread;
 		bool workerAlive;
 
-		public ColorMixerWidget() : base() {}
+		public ColorMixerWidget() {}
 		public ColorMixerWidget(ColorMixerWidget other)
 			: base(other)
 		{
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/ColorPreviewManagerWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/ColorPreviewManagerWidget.cs
index d1c26ddd1e..fdf3b8592b 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/ColorPreviewManagerWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/ColorPreviewManagerWidget.cs
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Widgets
 
 		[ObjectCreator.UseCtor]
 		public ColorPreviewManagerWidget(WorldRenderer worldRenderer)
-			: base()
 		{
 			this.worldRenderer = worldRenderer;
 		}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/HueSliderWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/HueSliderWidget.cs
index 18b7b878d6..2a43d7695e 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/HueSliderWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/HueSliderWidget.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Widgets
 		Bitmap hueBitmap;
 		Sprite hueSprite;
 
-		public HueSliderWidget() : base() {}
+		public HueSliderWidget() {}
 		public HueSliderWidget(HueSliderWidget other) : base(other) {}
 
 		public override void Initialize(WidgetArgs args)
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/ObserverProductionIconsWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/ObserverProductionIconsWidget.cs
index 7981f81040..af7ff43802 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/ObserverProductionIconsWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/ObserverProductionIconsWidget.cs
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Widgets
 
 		[ObjectCreator.UseCtor]
 		public ObserverProductionIconsWidget(World world, WorldRenderer worldRenderer)
-			: base()
 		{
 			this.world = world;
 			this.worldRenderer = worldRenderer;
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/ObserverSupportPowerIconsWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/ObserverSupportPowerIconsWidget.cs
index ea2b607338..e192e162c1 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/ObserverSupportPowerIconsWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/ObserverSupportPowerIconsWidget.cs
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Widgets
 
 		[ObjectCreator.UseCtor]
 		public ObserverSupportPowerIconsWidget(World world, WorldRenderer worldRenderer)
-			: base()
 		{
 
 			this.world = world;
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/SlidingContainerWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/SlidingContainerWidget.cs
index 134a91014a..538eae178e 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/SlidingContainerWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/SlidingContainerWidget.cs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Widgets
 		int2 offset;
 		int frame;
 
-		public SlidingContainerWidget() : base() { }
+		public SlidingContainerWidget() { }
 		public override void Initialize(WidgetArgs args)
 		{
 			base.Initialize(args);