diff --git a/elfio/elfio_section.hpp b/elfio/elfio_section.hpp
index 6eed58b..ea828c8 100644
--- a/elfio/elfio_section.hpp
+++ b/elfio/elfio_section.hpp
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@ class section
     virtual void        set_data( const std::string& data )             = 0;
     virtual void        append_data( const char* pData, Elf_Word size ) = 0;
     virtual void        append_data( const std::string& data )          = 0;
-    virtual size_t      get_stream_size() const                         = 0;
-    virtual void        set_stream_size( size_t value )                 = 0;
 
   protected:
     ELFIO_SET_ACCESS_DECL( Elf64_Off, offset );
@@ -258,10 +256,10 @@ template <class T> class section_impl : public section
     }
 
     //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    size_t get_stream_size() const override { return stream_size; }
+    size_t get_stream_size() const { return stream_size; }
 
     //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    void set_stream_size( size_t value ) override { stream_size = value; }
+    void set_stream_size( size_t value ) { stream_size = value; }
 
     //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   private:
diff --git a/elfio/elfio_segment.hpp b/elfio/elfio_segment.hpp
index aff4030..7dbadb2 100644
--- a/elfio/elfio_segment.hpp
+++ b/elfio/elfio_segment.hpp
@@ -96,12 +96,6 @@ template <class T> class segment_impl : public segment
     ELFIO_GET_ACCESS( Elf64_Off, offset, ph.p_offset );
     size_t stream_size;
 
-    //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    size_t get_stream_size() const { return stream_size; }
-
-    //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    void set_stream_size( size_t value ) { stream_size = value; }
-
     //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Elf_Half get_index() const override { return index; }
 
@@ -210,6 +204,12 @@ template <class T> class segment_impl : public segment
         stream.write( reinterpret_cast<const char*>( &ph ), sizeof( ph ) );
     }
 
+    //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    size_t get_stream_size() const { return stream_size; }
+
+    //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    void set_stream_size( size_t value ) { stream_size = value; }
+
     //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   private:
     T                          ph;