diff --git a/doc/changes.qbk b/doc/changes.qbk
index ecabe158..a884b2bc 100644
--- a/doc/changes.qbk
+++ b/doc/changes.qbk
@@ -272,5 +272,6 @@ C++11 support has resulted in some breaking changes:
 [h2 Boost 1.62.0]
 
 * Remove use of deprecated `boost::iterator`.
+* Remove `BOOST_NO_STD_DISTANCE` workaround.
 
 [endsect]
diff --git a/include/boost/unordered/detail/equivalent.hpp b/include/boost/unordered/detail/equivalent.hpp
index 58478f99..a62a3571 100644
--- a/include/boost/unordered/detail/equivalent.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/unordered/detail/equivalent.hpp
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ namespace boost { namespace unordered { namespace detail {
         {
             if(i == j) return;
 
-            std::size_t distance = boost::unordered::detail::distance(i, j);
+            std::size_t distance = std::distance(i, j);
             if(distance == 1) {
                 node_constructor a(this->node_alloc());
                 a.construct_with_value2(*i);
diff --git a/include/boost/unordered/detail/util.hpp b/include/boost/unordered/detail/util.hpp
index 3428ed7a..14dcfd84 100644
--- a/include/boost/unordered/detail/util.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/unordered/detail/util.hpp
@@ -124,21 +124,6 @@ namespace boost { namespace unordered { namespace detail {
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     // insert_size/initial_size
 
-#if !defined(BOOST_NO_STD_DISTANCE)
-
-    using ::std::distance;
-
-#else
-
-    template <class ForwardIterator>
-    inline std::size_t distance(ForwardIterator i, ForwardIterator j) {
-        std::size_t x;
-        std::distance(i, j, x);
-        return x;
-    }
-
-#endif
-
     template <class I>
     inline typename
         boost::unordered::detail::enable_if_forward<I, std::size_t>::type