diff --git a/sql/sql_type.h b/sql/sql_type.h
index c497e041ea0..adf0cb5c233 100644
--- a/sql/sql_type.h
+++ b/sql/sql_type.h
@@ -476,6 +476,7 @@ public:
     DBUG_ASSERT(size == sizeof(MYSQL_TIME));
     return ltime;
   }
+  static void operator delete(void *ptr, MYSQL_TIME *ltime) { }
 
   long fraction_remainder(uint dec) const
   {