diff --git a/include/boost/function/function_typeof.hpp b/include/boost/function/function_typeof.hpp
index 246dc15..3bef270 100644
--- a/include/boost/function/function_typeof.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/function/function_typeof.hpp
@@ -9,37 +9,7 @@
 #ifndef BOOST_FUNCTION_TYPEOF_HPP
 #define BOOST_FUNCTION_TYPEOF_HPP
 #include <boost/function/function_fwd.hpp>
-#include <boost/typeof/typeof.hpp>
 
-#include BOOST_TYPEOF_INCREMENT_REGISTRATION_GROUP()
+// This header is no longer necessary and is only retained for compatibility
 
-BOOST_TYPEOF_REGISTER_TYPE(boost::bad_function_call)
-
-#if !defined(BOOST_FUNCTION_NO_FUNCTION_TYPE_SYNTAX)
-BOOST_TYPEOF_REGISTER_TEMPLATE(boost::function, (typename))
-#endif
-
-BOOST_TYPEOF_REGISTER_TEMPLATE(boost::function0, (typename))
-BOOST_TYPEOF_REGISTER_TEMPLATE(boost::function1, (typename)(typename))
-BOOST_TYPEOF_REGISTER_TEMPLATE(boost::function2, (typename)(typename)(typename))
-BOOST_TYPEOF_REGISTER_TEMPLATE(boost::function3, 
-  (typename)(typename)(typename)(typename))
-BOOST_TYPEOF_REGISTER_TEMPLATE(boost::function4, 
-  (typename)(typename)(typename)(typename)(typename))
-BOOST_TYPEOF_REGISTER_TEMPLATE(boost::function5, 
-  (typename)(typename)(typename)(typename)(typename)(typename))
-BOOST_TYPEOF_REGISTER_TEMPLATE(boost::function6, 
-  (typename)(typename)(typename)(typename)(typename)(typename)(typename))
-BOOST_TYPEOF_REGISTER_TEMPLATE(boost::function7, 
-  (typename)(typename)(typename)(typename)(typename)(typename)(typename)
-  (typename))
-BOOST_TYPEOF_REGISTER_TEMPLATE(boost::function8, 
-  (typename)(typename)(typename)(typename)(typename)(typename)(typename)
-  (typename)(typename))
-BOOST_TYPEOF_REGISTER_TEMPLATE(boost::function9, 
-  (typename)(typename)(typename)(typename)(typename)(typename)(typename)
-  (typename)(typename)(typename))
-BOOST_TYPEOF_REGISTER_TEMPLATE(boost::function10, 
-  (typename)(typename)(typename)(typename)(typename)(typename)(typename)
-  (typename)(typename)(typename)(typename))
 #endif