diff --git a/include/boost/function/function_base.hpp b/include/boost/function/function_base.hpp
index cd3a579..c297847 100644
--- a/include/boost/function/function_base.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/function/function_base.hpp
@@ -674,29 +674,6 @@ public:
       }
     }
 
-#if defined(__GNUC__) && __GNUC__ == 3 && __GNUC_MINOR__ <= 3
-  // GCC 3.3 and newer cannot copy with the global operator==, due to
-  // problems with instantiation of function return types before it
-  // has been verified that the argument types match up.
-  template<typename Functor>
-    BOOST_FUNCTION_ENABLE_IF_NOT_INTEGRAL(Functor, bool)
-    operator==(Functor g) const
-    {
-      if (const Functor* fp = target<Functor>())
-        return function_equal(*fp, g);
-      else return false;
-    }
-
-  template<typename Functor>
-    BOOST_FUNCTION_ENABLE_IF_NOT_INTEGRAL(Functor, bool)
-    operator!=(Functor g) const
-    {
-      if (const Functor* fp = target<Functor>())
-        return !function_equal(*fp, g);
-      else return true;
-    }
-#endif
-
 public: // should be protected, but GCC 2.95.3 will fail to allow access
   detail::function::vtable_base* get_vtable() const {
     return reinterpret_cast<detail::function::vtable_base*>(
@@ -785,10 +762,9 @@ template<typename Functor>
   }
 #else
 
-#  if !(defined(__GNUC__) && __GNUC__ == 3 && __GNUC_MINOR__ <= 3)
 // Comparisons between boost::function objects and arbitrary function
-// objects. GCC 3.3 and before has an obnoxious bug that prevents this
-// from working.
+// objects.
+
 template<typename Functor>
   BOOST_FUNCTION_ENABLE_IF_NOT_INTEGRAL(Functor, bool)
   operator==(const function_base& f, Functor g)
@@ -824,7 +800,6 @@ template<typename Functor>
       return !function_equal(g, *fp);
     else return true;
   }
-#  endif
 
 template<typename Functor>
   BOOST_FUNCTION_ENABLE_IF_NOT_INTEGRAL(Functor, bool)
diff --git a/test/contains_test.cpp b/test/contains_test.cpp
index 91e10ab..f317364 100644
--- a/test/contains_test.cpp
+++ b/test/contains_test.cpp
@@ -108,10 +108,8 @@ static void equal_test()
   f = &forty_two;
   BOOST_CHECK(f == &forty_two);
   BOOST_CHECK(f != ReturnInt(17));
-#if !(defined(__GNUC__) && __GNUC__ == 3 && __GNUC_MINOR__ <= 3)
   BOOST_CHECK(&forty_two == f);
   BOOST_CHECK(ReturnInt(17) != f);
-#endif
 
   BOOST_CHECK(f.contains(&forty_two));
 
@@ -119,11 +117,9 @@ static void equal_test()
   BOOST_CHECK(f != &forty_two);
   BOOST_CHECK(f == ReturnInt(17));
   BOOST_CHECK(f != ReturnInt(16));
-#if !(defined(__GNUC__) && __GNUC__ == 3 && __GNUC_MINOR__ <= 3)
   BOOST_CHECK(&forty_two != f);
   BOOST_CHECK(ReturnInt(17) == f);
   BOOST_CHECK(ReturnInt(16) != f);
-#endif
 
   BOOST_CHECK(f.contains(ReturnInt(17)));
 
@@ -131,11 +127,9 @@ static void equal_test()
   BOOST_CHECK(f != &forty_two);
   BOOST_CHECK(f == contain_test::ReturnIntFE(17));
   BOOST_CHECK(f != contain_test::ReturnIntFE(16));
-#if !(defined(__GNUC__) && __GNUC__ == 3 && __GNUC_MINOR__ <= 3)
   BOOST_CHECK(&forty_two != f);
   BOOST_CHECK(contain_test::ReturnIntFE(17) == f);
   BOOST_CHECK(contain_test::ReturnIntFE(16) != f);
-#endif
 
   BOOST_CHECK(f.contains(contain_test::ReturnIntFE(17)));
 
@@ -145,20 +139,16 @@ static void equal_test()
   g = &forty_two;
   BOOST_CHECK(g == &forty_two);
   BOOST_CHECK(g != ReturnInt(17));
-#  if !(defined(__GNUC__) && __GNUC__ == 3 && __GNUC_MINOR__ <= 3)
   BOOST_CHECK(&forty_two == g);
   BOOST_CHECK(ReturnInt(17) != g);
-#  endif
 
   g = ReturnInt(17);
   BOOST_CHECK(g != &forty_two);
   BOOST_CHECK(g == ReturnInt(17));
   BOOST_CHECK(g != ReturnInt(16));
-#  if !(defined(__GNUC__) && __GNUC__ == 3 && __GNUC_MINOR__ <= 3)
   BOOST_CHECK(&forty_two != g);
   BOOST_CHECK(ReturnInt(17) == g);
   BOOST_CHECK(ReturnInt(16) != g);
-#  endif
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -175,10 +165,8 @@ static void ref_equal_test()
     BOOST_CHECK(!(f != boost::ref(ri)));
     BOOST_CHECK(!(f != ri));
     BOOST_CHECK(!(boost::ref(ri) != f));
-#if !(defined(__GNUC__) && __GNUC__ == 3 && __GNUC_MINOR__ <= 3)
     BOOST_CHECK(ri == f);
     BOOST_CHECK(!(ri != f));
-#endif
 
     // Values equal, references inequal
     ReturnInt ri2(17);
@@ -188,10 +176,8 @@ static void ref_equal_test()
     BOOST_CHECK(!(f != ri2));
     BOOST_CHECK(!(f == boost::ref(ri2)));
     BOOST_CHECK(!(boost::ref(ri2) == f));
-#if !(defined(__GNUC__) && __GNUC__ == 3 && __GNUC_MINOR__ <= 3)
     BOOST_CHECK(ri2 == f);
     BOOST_CHECK(!(ri2 != f));
-#endif 
   }
 
 #if !defined(BOOST_FUNCTION_NO_FUNCTION_TYPE_SYNTAX)
@@ -206,10 +192,8 @@ static void ref_equal_test()
     BOOST_CHECK(!(f != boost::ref(ri)));
     BOOST_CHECK(!(f != ri));
     BOOST_CHECK(!(boost::ref(ri) != f));
-#  if !(defined(__GNUC__) && __GNUC__ == 3 && __GNUC_MINOR__ <= 3)
     BOOST_CHECK(ri == f);
     BOOST_CHECK(!(ri != f));
-#  endif
 
     // Values equal, references inequal
     ReturnInt ri2(17);
@@ -219,10 +203,8 @@ static void ref_equal_test()
     BOOST_CHECK(!(f != ri2));
     BOOST_CHECK(!(f == boost::ref(ri2)));
     BOOST_CHECK(!(boost::ref(ri2) == f));
-#  if !(defined(__GNUC__) && __GNUC__ == 3 && __GNUC_MINOR__ <= 3)
     BOOST_CHECK(ri2 == f);
     BOOST_CHECK(!(ri2 != f));
-#  endif
   }
 #endif
 }