diff --git a/include/boost/preprocessor/stringize.hpp b/include/boost/preprocessor/stringize.hpp
index 01f283e..64dd5fd 100644
--- a/include/boost/preprocessor/stringize.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/preprocessor/stringize.hpp
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@
 #
 # if BOOST_PP_CONFIG_FLAGS() & BOOST_PP_CONFIG_MSVC()
 #    define BOOST_PP_STRINGIZE(text) BOOST_PP_STRINGIZE_A((text))
-#    define BOOST_PP_STRINGIZE_A(arg) BOOST_PP_STRINGIZE_B ## (arg)
-#    define BOOST_PP_STRINGIZE_B(arg) BOOST_PP_STRINGIZE_I ## arg
+#    define BOOST_PP_STRINGIZE_A(arg) BOOST_PP_STRINGIZE_I arg
 # elif BOOST_PP_CONFIG_FLAGS() & BOOST_PP_CONFIG_MWCC()
 #    define BOOST_PP_STRINGIZE(text) BOOST_PP_STRINGIZE_OO((text))
 #    define BOOST_PP_STRINGIZE_OO(par) BOOST_PP_STRINGIZE_I ## par