diff --git a/test/Jamfile b/test/Jamfile
index 048691f2..e8d17be0 100644
--- a/test/Jamfile
+++ b/test/Jamfile
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #==============================================================================
 # bring in rules for testing
 import testing ;
+import ../../config/checks/config : requires ;
 
 project
     : requirements
@@ -71,7 +72,8 @@ project
     [ run sequence/convert_deque.cpp ]
     [ run sequence/convert_list.cpp ]
     [ run sequence/convert_std_pair.cpp ]
-    [ run sequence/convert_std_tuple.cpp ]
+    [ run sequence/convert_std_tuple.cpp : :
+        : [ requires cxx11_variadic_templates cxx11_hdr_tuple ] ]
     [ run sequence/convert_vector.cpp ]
     [ run sequence/filter_view.cpp ]
     [ run sequence/hash.cpp ]
@@ -123,7 +125,8 @@ project
     [ run sequence/std_pair.cpp ]
     [ run sequence/boost_array.cpp ]
     [ run sequence/array.cpp ]
-    [ run sequence/std_array.cpp ]
+    [ run sequence/std_array.cpp : :
+        : [ requires cxx11_hdr_array ] ]
     [ run sequence/tuple_comparison.cpp ]
     [ run sequence/tuple_construction.cpp ]
     [ run sequence/tuple_conversion.cpp ]
@@ -210,8 +213,10 @@ project
     [ run sequence/define_assoc_tpl_struct.cpp ]
     [ run sequence/define_assoc_tpl_struct_empty.cpp ]
     [ run sequence/define_assoc_tpl_struct_move.cpp ]
-    [ run sequence/std_tuple.cpp ]
-    [ run sequence/std_tuple_iterator.cpp ]
+    [ run sequence/std_tuple.cpp : :
+        : [ requires cxx11_variadic_templates cxx11_hdr_tuple ] ]
+    [ run sequence/std_tuple_iterator.cpp : :
+        : [ requires cxx11_variadic_templates cxx11_hdr_tuple ] ]
     [ run sequence/ref_vector.cpp ]
     [ run sequence/flatten_view.cpp ]
 
diff --git a/test/sequence/convert_std_tuple.cpp b/test/sequence/convert_std_tuple.cpp
index 3e28276c..643f01cf 100644
--- a/test/sequence/convert_std_tuple.cpp
+++ b/test/sequence/convert_std_tuple.cpp
@@ -8,18 +8,13 @@
 
 #include <boost/config.hpp>
 
-#if !defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_VARIADIC_TEMPLATES)
+#if defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_HDR_TUPLE) || \
+    defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_VARIADIC_TEMPLATES)
+#   error "does not meet requirements"
+#endif
 
 #include <tuple>
 #include <boost/fusion/include/std_tuple.hpp>
 
 #define FUSION_SEQUENCE std::tuple
 #include "convert.hpp"
-
-#else
-
-int main()
-{
-}
-
-#endif
diff --git a/test/sequence/std_array.cpp b/test/sequence/std_array.cpp
index fdf761bf..902cbeca 100644
--- a/test/sequence/std_array.cpp
+++ b/test/sequence/std_array.cpp
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@
 // at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
 //
 #include <boost/config.hpp>
+
 #ifdef BOOST_NO_CXX11_HDR_ARRAY
-int main() {}
-#else
+#   error "does not meet requirements"
+#endif
 
 #ifdef BOOST_MSVC
 #pragma warning(disable:4180)
@@ -46,4 +47,3 @@ int main()
 
     return boost::report_errors();
 }
-#endif
diff --git a/test/sequence/std_tuple.cpp b/test/sequence/std_tuple.cpp
index 257fd850..3d711071 100644
--- a/test/sequence/std_tuple.cpp
+++ b/test/sequence/std_tuple.cpp
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@
 #include <boost/config.hpp>
 
 // adapted/std_tuple.hpp only supports implementations using variadic templates
-#if !defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_HDR_TUPLE) && \
-    !defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_VARIADIC_TEMPLATES)
+#if defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_HDR_TUPLE) || \
+    defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_VARIADIC_TEMPLATES)
+#   error "does not meet requirements"
+#endif
 
 #include <boost/detail/lightweight_test.hpp>
 #include <boost/fusion/adapted/std_tuple.hpp>
@@ -19,8 +21,7 @@
 #include <tuple>
 #include <string>
 
-int
-main()
+int main()
 {
     using namespace boost::fusion;
     using namespace boost;
@@ -34,13 +35,3 @@ main()
 
     return boost::report_errors();
 }
-
-#else
-
-int
-main()
-{
-    return 0;
-}
-
-#endif
diff --git a/test/sequence/std_tuple_iterator.cpp b/test/sequence/std_tuple_iterator.cpp
index e33db386..df283331 100644
--- a/test/sequence/std_tuple_iterator.cpp
+++ b/test/sequence/std_tuple_iterator.cpp
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@
 
 // The std_tuple_iterator adaptor only supports implementations
 // using variadic templates
-#if !defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_HDR_TUPLE) && \
-    !defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_VARIADIC_TEMPLATES)
+#if defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_HDR_TUPLE) || \
+    defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_VARIADIC_TEMPLATES)
+#   error "does not meet requirements"
+#endif
 
 #include <boost/fusion/adapted/std_tuple.hpp>
 
@@ -17,20 +19,8 @@
 #define FUSION_TRAVERSAL_TAG random_access_traversal_tag
 #include "./iterator.hpp"
 
-int
-main()
+int main()
 {
     test();
     return boost::report_errors();
 }
-
-#else
-
-int
-main()
-{
-    return 0;
-}
-
-#endif
-