diff --git a/include/boost/regex/icu.hpp b/include/boost/regex/icu.hpp
index a8c52814..37fec2ac 100644
--- a/include/boost/regex/icu.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/regex/icu.hpp
@@ -887,9 +887,6 @@ inline OutputIterator u32regex_replace(OutputIterator out,
                          match_flag_type flags = match_default)
 {
    return re_detail::extract_output_base
-#if BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, <= 1300)
-   <OutputIterator>
-#endif
     (
       re_detail::do_regex_replace(
          re_detail::make_utf32_out(out, static_cast<mpl::int_<sizeof(*first)> const*>(0)),
@@ -909,9 +906,6 @@ inline OutputIterator u32regex_replace(OutputIterator out,
                          match_flag_type flags = match_default)
 {
    return re_detail::extract_output_base
-#if BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, <= 1300)
-   <OutputIterator>
-#endif
     (
       re_detail::do_regex_replace(
          re_detail::make_utf32_out(out, static_cast<mpl::int_<sizeof(*first)> const*>(0)),
@@ -931,9 +925,6 @@ inline OutputIterator u32regex_replace(OutputIterator out,
                          match_flag_type flags = match_default)
 {
    return re_detail::extract_output_base
-#if BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, <= 1300)
-   <OutputIterator>
-#endif
    (
       re_detail::do_regex_replace(
          re_detail::make_utf32_out(out, static_cast<mpl::int_<sizeof(*first)> const*>(0)),
diff --git a/include/boost/regex/v4/basic_regex_creator.hpp b/include/boost/regex/v4/basic_regex_creator.hpp
index c99d320d..30682099 100644
--- a/include/boost/regex/v4/basic_regex_creator.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/regex/v4/basic_regex_creator.hpp
@@ -47,9 +47,7 @@ struct digraph : public std::pair<charT, charT>
    digraph(charT c1) : std::pair<charT, charT>(c1, 0){}
    digraph(charT c1, charT c2) : std::pair<charT, charT>(c1, c2)
    {}
-#if !BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, < 1300)
    digraph(const digraph<charT>& d) : std::pair<charT, charT>(d.first, d.second){}
-#endif
    template <class Seq>
    digraph(const Seq& s) : std::pair<charT, charT>()
    {
diff --git a/include/boost/regex/v4/cpp_regex_traits.hpp b/include/boost/regex/v4/cpp_regex_traits.hpp
index f5df82de..53f56da8 100644
--- a/include/boost/regex/v4/cpp_regex_traits.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/regex/v4/cpp_regex_traits.hpp
@@ -624,7 +624,6 @@ typename cpp_regex_traits_implementation<charT>::string_type
          return pos->second;
    }
 #if !defined(BOOST_NO_TEMPLATED_ITERATOR_CONSTRUCTORS)\
-               && !BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, < 1300)\
                && !BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, <= 0x0551)
    std::string name(p1, p2);
 #else
@@ -635,7 +634,6 @@ typename cpp_regex_traits_implementation<charT>::string_type
 #endif
    name = lookup_default_collate_name(name);
 #if !defined(BOOST_NO_TEMPLATED_ITERATOR_CONSTRUCTORS)\
-               && !BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, < 1300)\
                && !BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, <= 0x0551)
    if(name.size())
       return string_type(name.begin(), name.end());
diff --git a/include/boost/regex/v4/instances.hpp b/include/boost/regex/v4/instances.hpp
index 6807b2f0..6fa811d2 100644
--- a/include/boost/regex/v4/instances.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/regex/v4/instances.hpp
@@ -92,9 +92,7 @@ template class BOOST_REGEX_DECL ::boost::re_detail::perl_matcher<BOOST_REGEX_CHA
 
 template class BOOST_REGEX_TEMPLATE_DECL basic_regex< BOOST_REGEX_CHAR_T BOOST_REGEX_TRAITS_T >;
 
-#if !BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, < 1300)
 template class BOOST_REGEX_TEMPLATE_DECL match_results< const BOOST_REGEX_CHAR_T* >;
-#endif
 #ifndef BOOST_NO_STD_ALLOCATOR
 template class BOOST_REGEX_TEMPLATE_DECL ::boost::re_detail::perl_matcher<BOOST_REGEX_CHAR_T const *, match_results< const BOOST_REGEX_CHAR_T* >::allocator_type BOOST_REGEX_TRAITS_T >;
 #endif
@@ -102,9 +100,7 @@ template class BOOST_REGEX_TEMPLATE_DECL ::boost::re_detail::perl_matcher<BOOST_
    && !(defined(BOOST_INTEL_CXX_VERSION) && (BOOST_INTEL_CXX_VERSION <= 800))\
    && !(defined(__SGI_STL_PORT) || defined(_STLPORT_VERSION))\
    && !defined(BOOST_REGEX_ICU_INSTANCES)
-#if !BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, < 1300)
 template class BOOST_REGEX_TEMPLATE_DECL match_results< std::basic_string<BOOST_REGEX_CHAR_T>::const_iterator >;
-#endif
 #ifndef BOOST_NO_STD_ALLOCATOR
 template class BOOST_REGEX_TEMPLATE_DECL ::boost::re_detail::perl_matcher< std::basic_string<BOOST_REGEX_CHAR_T>::const_iterator, match_results< std::basic_string<BOOST_REGEX_CHAR_T>::const_iterator >::allocator_type, boost::regex_traits<BOOST_REGEX_CHAR_T > >;
 #endif
diff --git a/include/boost/regex/v4/match_flags.hpp b/include/boost/regex/v4/match_flags.hpp
index 26bde9a5..e21de6cf 100644
--- a/include/boost/regex/v4/match_flags.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/regex/v4/match_flags.hpp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ typedef enum _match_flags
 
 } match_flags;
 
-#if (defined(_MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER < 1300)) || defined(__BORLANDC__)
+#if defined(__BORLANDC__)
 typedef unsigned long match_flag_type;
 #else
 typedef match_flags match_flag_type;
diff --git a/include/boost/regex/v4/perl_matcher.hpp b/include/boost/regex/v4/perl_matcher.hpp
index ddaafbd7..0a37a84a 100644
--- a/include/boost/regex/v4/perl_matcher.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/regex/v4/perl_matcher.hpp
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ inline bool can_start(unsigned int c, const unsigned char* map, unsigned char ma
 // which succeeds when it should not.
 //
 #ifndef _RWSTD_VER
-#if !BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, < 1310)
 template <class C, class T, class A>
 inline int string_compare(const std::basic_string<C,T,A>& s, const C* p)
 { 
@@ -97,9 +96,7 @@ inline int string_compare(const std::basic_string<C,T,A>& s, const C* p)
    }
    return s.compare(p); 
 }
-#endif
 #else
-#if !BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, < 1310)
 template <class C, class T, class A>
 inline int string_compare(const std::basic_string<C,T,A>& s, const C* p)
 { 
@@ -110,7 +107,6 @@ inline int string_compare(const std::basic_string<C,T,A>& s, const C* p)
    }
    return s.compare(p); 
 }
-#endif
 inline int string_compare(const std::string& s, const char* p)
 { return std::strcmp(s.c_str(), p); }
 # ifndef BOOST_NO_WREGEX
diff --git a/include/boost/regex/v4/regex_token_iterator.hpp b/include/boost/regex/v4/regex_token_iterator.hpp
index 4e8bc36f..dbb08037 100644
--- a/include/boost/regex/v4/regex_token_iterator.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/regex/v4/regex_token_iterator.hpp
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
 #include <boost/detail/workaround.hpp>
 #if (BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, >= 0x560) && BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, BOOST_TESTED_AT(0x570)))\
-      || BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, < 1300) \
       || BOOST_WORKAROUND(__MWERKS__, BOOST_TESTED_AT(0x3003))
 //
 // Borland C++ Builder 6, and Visual C++ 6,
@@ -45,10 +44,8 @@ namespace boost{
 #endif
 #ifdef BOOST_MSVC
 #pragma warning(pop)
-#endif
-#if BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, > 1300)
-#  pragma warning(push)
-#  pragma warning(disable:4700)
+#pragma warning(push)
+#pragma warning(disable:4700)
 #endif
 
 template <class BidirectionalIterator,
@@ -75,7 +72,6 @@ public:
       : end(last), re(*p), flags(f), subs(v){}
 #if !BOOST_WORKAROUND(__HP_aCC, < 60700)
 #if (BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, >= 0x560) && BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, BOOST_TESTED_AT(0x570)))\
-      || BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, < 1300) \
       || BOOST_WORKAROUND(__MWERKS__, BOOST_TESTED_AT(0x3003)) \
       || BOOST_WORKAROUND(__HP_aCC, < 60700)
    template <class T>
@@ -209,7 +205,6 @@ public:
    }
 #if !BOOST_WORKAROUND(__HP_aCC, < 60700)
 #if (BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, >= 0x560) && BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, BOOST_TESTED_AT(0x570)))\
-      || BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, < 1300) \
       || BOOST_WORKAROUND(__MWERKS__, BOOST_TESTED_AT(0x3003)) \
       || BOOST_WORKAROUND(__HP_aCC, < 60700)
    template <class T>
@@ -296,7 +291,6 @@ inline regex_token_iterator<typename std::basic_string<charT, ST, SA>::const_ite
 {
    return regex_token_iterator<typename std::basic_string<charT, ST, SA>::const_iterator, charT, traits>(p.begin(), p.end(), e, submatch, m);
 }
-#if !BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, < 1300)
 template <class charT, class traits, std::size_t N>
 inline regex_token_iterator<const charT*, charT, traits> make_regex_token_iterator(const charT* p, const basic_regex<charT, traits>& e, const int (&submatch)[N], regex_constants::match_flag_type m = regex_constants::match_default)
 {
@@ -307,7 +301,6 @@ inline regex_token_iterator<typename std::basic_string<charT, ST, SA>::const_ite
 {
    return regex_token_iterator<typename std::basic_string<charT, ST, SA>::const_iterator, charT, traits>(p.begin(), p.end(), e, submatch, m);
 }
-#endif
 template <class charT, class traits>
 inline regex_token_iterator<const charT*, charT, traits> make_regex_token_iterator(const charT* p, const basic_regex<charT, traits>& e, const std::vector<int>& submatch, regex_constants::match_flag_type m = regex_constants::match_default)
 {
@@ -319,10 +312,8 @@ inline regex_token_iterator<typename std::basic_string<charT, ST, SA>::const_ite
    return regex_token_iterator<typename std::basic_string<charT, ST, SA>::const_iterator, charT, traits>(p.begin(), p.end(), e, submatch, m);
 }
 
-#if BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, > 1300)
-#  pragma warning(pop)
-#endif
 #ifdef BOOST_MSVC
+#pragma warning(pop)
 #pragma warning(push)
 #pragma warning(disable: 4103)
 #endif
diff --git a/include/boost/regex/v4/sub_match.hpp b/include/boost/regex/v4/sub_match.hpp
index 34a86840..3214b37c 100644
--- a/include/boost/regex/v4/sub_match.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/regex/v4/sub_match.hpp
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ struct sub_match : public std::pair<BidiIterator, BidiIterator>
    sub_match() : std::pair<BidiIterator, BidiIterator>(), matched(false) {}
    sub_match(BidiIterator i) : std::pair<BidiIterator, BidiIterator>(i, i), matched(false) {}
 #if !defined(BOOST_NO_TEMPLATED_ITERATOR_CONSTRUCTORS)\
-               && !BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, < 1310)\
                && !BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, <= 0x0551)\
                && !BOOST_WORKAROUND(__DECCXX_VER, BOOST_TESTED_AT(60590042))
    template <class T, class A>
diff --git a/include/boost/regex/v4/u32regex_token_iterator.hpp b/include/boost/regex/v4/u32regex_token_iterator.hpp
index de167716..e8649f32 100644
--- a/include/boost/regex/v4/u32regex_token_iterator.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/regex/v4/u32regex_token_iterator.hpp
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #define BOOST_REGEX_V4_U32REGEX_TOKEN_ITERATOR_HPP
 
 #if (BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, >= 0x560) && BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, BOOST_TESTED_AT(0x570)))\
-      || BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, < 1300) \
       || BOOST_WORKAROUND(__MWERKS__, BOOST_TESTED_AT(0x3003))
 //
 // Borland C++ Builder 6, and Visual C++ 6,
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ namespace boost{
 #ifdef BOOST_HAS_ABI_HEADERS
 #  include BOOST_ABI_PREFIX
 #endif
-#if BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, > 1300)
+#ifdef BOOST_MSVC
 #  pragma warning(push)
 #  pragma warning(disable:4700)
 #endif
@@ -62,10 +61,7 @@ public:
       : end(last), re(*p), flags(f){ subs.push_back(sub); }
    u32regex_token_iterator_implementation(const regex_type* p, BidirectionalIterator last, const std::vector<int>& v, match_flag_type f)
       : end(last), re(*p), flags(f), subs(v){}
-#if BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, < 1300)
-      // can't reliably get this to work....
-#elif (BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, >= 0x560) && BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, BOOST_TESTED_AT(0x570)))\
-      || BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, < 1300) \
+#if (BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, >= 0x560) && BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, BOOST_TESTED_AT(0x570)))\
       || BOOST_WORKAROUND(__MWERKS__, BOOST_TESTED_AT(0x3003)) \
       || BOOST_WORKAROUND(__HP_aCC, < 60700)
    template <class T>
@@ -195,10 +191,7 @@ public:
       if(!pdata->init(a))
          pdata.reset();
    }
-#if BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, < 1300)
-      // can't reliably get this to work....
-#elif (BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, >= 0x560) && BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, BOOST_TESTED_AT(0x570)))\
-      || BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, < 1300) \
+#if (BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, >= 0x560) && BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, BOOST_TESTED_AT(0x570)))\
       || BOOST_WORKAROUND(__MWERKS__, BOOST_TESTED_AT(0x3003)) \
       || BOOST_WORKAROUND(__HP_aCC, < 60700)
    template <class T>
@@ -299,7 +292,6 @@ inline u32regex_token_iterator<const UChar*> make_u32regex_token_iterator(const
    return u32regex_token_iterator<const UChar*>(s.getBuffer(), s.getBuffer() + s.length(), e, submatch, m);
 }
 
-#if !BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, < 1300)
 // construction from a reference to an array:
 template <std::size_t N>
 inline u32regex_token_iterator<const char*> make_u32regex_token_iterator(const char* p, const u32regex& e, const int (&submatch)[N], regex_constants::match_flag_type m = regex_constants::match_default)
@@ -331,7 +323,6 @@ inline u32regex_token_iterator<const UChar*> make_u32regex_token_iterator(const
 {
    return u32regex_token_iterator<const UChar*>(s.getBuffer(), s.getBuffer() + s.length(), e, submatch, m);
 }
-#endif // BOOST_MSVC < 1300
 
 // construction from a vector of sub_match state_id's:
 inline u32regex_token_iterator<const char*> make_u32regex_token_iterator(const char* p, const u32regex& e, const std::vector<int>& submatch, regex_constants::match_flag_type m = regex_constants::match_default)
@@ -361,7 +352,7 @@ inline u32regex_token_iterator<const UChar*> make_u32regex_token_iterator(const
    return u32regex_token_iterator<const UChar*>(s.getBuffer(), s.getBuffer() + s.length(), e, submatch, m);
 }
 
-#if BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, > 1300)
+#ifdef BOOST_MSVC
 #  pragma warning(pop)
 #endif
 #ifdef BOOST_HAS_ABI_HEADERS
diff --git a/include/boost/regex/v4/w32_regex_traits.hpp b/include/boost/regex/v4/w32_regex_traits.hpp
index 0228ac9c..ef934b75 100644
--- a/include/boost/regex/v4/w32_regex_traits.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/regex/v4/w32_regex_traits.hpp
@@ -399,7 +399,6 @@ typename w32_regex_traits_implementation<charT>::string_type
          return pos->second;
    }
 #if !defined(BOOST_NO_TEMPLATED_ITERATOR_CONSTRUCTORS)\
-               && !BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, < 1300)\
                && !BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, <= 0x0551)
    std::string name(p1, p2);
 #else
@@ -410,7 +409,6 @@ typename w32_regex_traits_implementation<charT>::string_type
 #endif
    name = lookup_default_collate_name(name);
 #if !defined(BOOST_NO_TEMPLATED_ITERATOR_CONSTRUCTORS)\
-               && !BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, < 1300)\
                && !BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, <= 0x0551)
    if(name.size())
       return string_type(name.begin(), name.end());