diff --git a/include/boost/config/compiler/visualc.hpp b/include/boost/config/compiler/visualc.hpp
index a99586dd..695fa943 100644
--- a/include/boost/config/compiler/visualc.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/config/compiler/visualc.hpp
@@ -178,14 +178,10 @@
 #  define BOOST_NO_CXX11_RAW_LITERALS
 #  define BOOST_NO_CXX11_TEMPLATE_ALIASES
 #  define BOOST_NO_CXX11_TRAILING_RESULT_TYPES
+#  define BOOST_NO_CXX11_VARIADIC_TEMPLATES
 #  define BOOST_NO_CXX11_UNIFIED_INITIALIZATION_SYNTAX
 #endif
 
-// variadic templates are supposed to be supported by VC++ 12
-// but VC++ 12 RC variadic support is causing boost regression
-// test failures for signals2 and several of its dependencies.
-#define BOOST_NO_CXX11_VARIADIC_TEMPLATES
-
 // C++11 features not supported by any versions
 #define BOOST_NO_CXX11_CHAR16_T
 #define BOOST_NO_CXX11_CHAR32_T