diff --git a/cql3/column_specification.hh b/cql3/column_specification.hh
index 5de6e66bb0..4a7849ae55 100644
--- a/cql3/column_specification.hh
+++ b/cql3/column_specification.hh
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 namespace cql3 {
 
-class column_specification final {
+class column_specification {
 public:
     const sstring ks_name;
     const sstring cf_name;