diff --git a/include/boost/detail/lcast_precision.hpp b/include/boost/detail/lcast_precision.hpp
index f8a3231..c7b5824 100644
--- a/include/boost/detail/lcast_precision.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/detail/lcast_precision.hpp
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@
 #else
 #include <boost/static_assert.hpp>
 #endif
-#if BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, < 1300)
-# include <boost/type_traits/is_same.hpp>
-# include <boost/mpl/bool.hpp>
-#endif 
 
 namespace boost { namespace detail {
 
@@ -139,21 +135,13 @@ inline std::streamsize lcast_get_precision()
 }
 
 template<class T>
-inline void lcast_set_precision(std::ios_base& stream
-#if BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, < 1300)
-                                , short = 0
-#endif 
-)
+inline void lcast_set_precision(std::ios_base& stream, T* = 0)
 {
     stream.precision(lcast_get_precision<T>());
 }
 
 template<class Source, class Target>
-inline void lcast_set_precision(std::ios_base& stream
-#if BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, < 1300)
-                                , long = 0
-#endif 
-)
+inline void lcast_set_precision(std::ios_base& stream, Source* = 0, Target* = 0)
 {
     std::streamsize const s = lcast_get_precision<Source>();
     std::streamsize const t = lcast_get_precision<Target>();