diff --git a/src/scheme/NodeByCellData.hpp b/src/scheme/NodeByCellData.hpp
index fd99cdcff3a039223160490f9ae28f8987d873fa..313858f881b51354938bc8c61a3767fa8225b3b0 100644
--- a/src/scheme/NodeByCellData.hpp
+++ b/src/scheme/NodeByCellData.hpp
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ class NodeByCellData
     return SubViewConst(m_values, cell_begin, cell_end);
   }
 
+  NodeByCellData() = default;
   NodeByCellData(const ConnectivityMatrix& node_id_per_cell_matrix)
       : m_node_id_per_cell_matrix(node_id_per_cell_matrix),
         m_values("values", m_node_id_per_cell_matrix.entries.extent(0))