diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Tables/TableColumn.hpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Tables/TableColumn.hpp
index ee2e41778..a9214e88f 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Tables/TableColumn.hpp
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Tables/TableColumn.hpp
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ namespace Opm {
         TableColumn();
         explicit TableColumn( const ColumnSchema& schema );
 
+        TableColumn(const TableColumn& c2) { *this = c2; }
+
         static TableColumn serializeObject();
 
         size_t size( ) const;
diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Tables/TableManager.hpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Tables/TableManager.hpp
index bd4c32243..10321614d 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Tables/TableManager.hpp
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Tables/TableManager.hpp
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ namespace Opm {
         explicit TableManager( const Deck& deck );
         TableManager() = default;
 
+        TableManager(const TableManager& t2) { *this = t2; }
+
         static TableManager serializeObject();
 
         TableManager& operator=(const TableManager& data);