diff --git a/include/boost/smart_ptr/intrusive_ptr.hpp b/include/boost/smart_ptr/intrusive_ptr.hpp
index 733be39..a0a325e 100644
--- a/include/boost/smart_ptr/intrusive_ptr.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/smart_ptr/intrusive_ptr.hpp
@@ -247,17 +247,6 @@ template<class T, class U> inline bool operator!=(T * a, intrusive_ptr<U> const
     return a != b.get();
 }
 
-#if defined(__GNUC__) && __GNUC__ == 2 && __GNUC_MINOR__ <= 96
-
-// Resolve the ambiguity between our op!= and the one in rel_ops
-
-template<class T> inline bool operator!=(intrusive_ptr<T> const & a, intrusive_ptr<T> const & b) BOOST_SP_NOEXCEPT
-{
-    return a.get() != b.get();
-}
-
-#endif
-
 #if !defined( BOOST_NO_CXX11_NULLPTR )
 
 template<class T> inline bool operator==( intrusive_ptr<T> const & p, boost::detail::sp_nullptr_t ) BOOST_SP_NOEXCEPT
diff --git a/include/boost/smart_ptr/shared_ptr.hpp b/include/boost/smart_ptr/shared_ptr.hpp
index e5993aa..efd06bc 100644
--- a/include/boost/smart_ptr/shared_ptr.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/smart_ptr/shared_ptr.hpp
@@ -895,17 +895,6 @@ template<class T, class U> inline bool operator!=(shared_ptr<T> const & a, share
     return a.get() != b.get();
 }
 
-#if __GNUC__ == 2 && __GNUC_MINOR__ <= 96
-
-// Resolve the ambiguity between our op!= and the one in rel_ops
-
-template<class T> inline bool operator!=(shared_ptr<T> const & a, shared_ptr<T> const & b) BOOST_SP_NOEXCEPT
-{
-    return a.get() != b.get();
-}
-
-#endif
-
 #if !defined( BOOST_NO_CXX11_NULLPTR )
 
 template<class T> inline bool operator==( shared_ptr<T> const & p, boost::detail::sp_nullptr_t ) BOOST_SP_NOEXCEPT