diff --git a/include/boost/intrusive/detail/transform_iterator.hpp b/include/boost/intrusive/detail/transform_iterator.hpp
index 89ec973..5e3b1a7 100644
--- a/include/boost/intrusive/detail/transform_iterator.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/intrusive/detail/transform_iterator.hpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 #include <boost/intrusive/detail/config_begin.hpp>
 #include <boost/intrusive/detail/mpl.hpp>
+#include <boost/intrusive/detail/iterator.hpp>
 
 namespace boost {
 namespace intrusive {
@@ -58,14 +59,14 @@ struct operator_arrow_proxy<T&>
 
 template <class Iterator, class UnaryFunction>
 class transform_iterator
-   : public boost::intrusive::iterator
-      < typename Iterator::iterator_category
-      , typename detail::remove_reference<typename UnaryFunction::result_type>::type
-      , typename Iterator::difference_type
-      , operator_arrow_proxy<typename UnaryFunction::result_type>
-      , typename UnaryFunction::result_type>
 {
    public:
+   typedef typename Iterator::iterator_category                                           iterator_category;
+   typedef typename detail::remove_reference<typename UnaryFunction::result_type>::type   value_type;
+   typedef typename Iterator::difference_type                                             difference_type;
+   typedef operator_arrow_proxy<typename UnaryFunction::result_type>                      pointer;
+   typedef typename UnaryFunction::result_type                                            reference;
+   
    explicit transform_iterator(const Iterator &it, const UnaryFunction &f = UnaryFunction())
       :  members_(it, f)
    {}