diff --git a/test/allocator_test.cpp b/test/allocator_test.cpp
index e0721de..71dddcc 100644
--- a/test/allocator_test.cpp
+++ b/test/allocator_test.cpp
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ test_main(int, char*[])
   fv = &do_nothing;
   fv.clear();
 
+#ifndef BOOST_NO_TEMPLATE_PARTIAL_SPECIALIZATION
   typedef int Ftype(int, int);
   function<Ftype, empty_function_policy, empty_function_mixin,
            counting_allocator<int> > f2;
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ test_main(int, char*[])
   f2.clear();
   BOOST_TEST(alloc_count == 1);
   BOOST_TEST(dealloc_count == 1);
+#endif
 
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/test/function_test.cpp b/test/function_test.cpp
index fef691c..d7211a7 100644
--- a/test/function_test.cpp
+++ b/test/function_test.cpp
@@ -635,6 +635,7 @@ test_ref()
 static void
 test_new_syntax()
 {
+#ifndef BOOST_NO_TEMPLATE_PARTIAL_SPECIALIZATION
   write_five_obj five;
   function<void()> v2;
 
@@ -654,6 +655,7 @@ test_new_syntax()
   typedef int Fsum(short lhs, short rhs);
   function<Fsum> sum(&sum_ints);
   BOOST_TEST(sum(2, 3) == 5);
+#endif
 }
 
 int test_main(int, char* [])