diff --git a/include/boost/unordered/detail/allocate.hpp b/include/boost/unordered/detail/allocate.hpp
index 5574c158..83e650ed 100644
--- a/include/boost/unordered/detail/allocate.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/unordered/detail/allocate.hpp
@@ -1104,76 +1104,6 @@ namespace boost { namespace unordered { namespace detail {
 
 namespace boost { namespace unordered { namespace detail {
 
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    //
-    // construct_node/destroy_node
-    //
-    // Construct a node using the best available method.
-
-#if BOOST_UNORDERED_DETAIL_FULL_CONSTRUCT
-
-    template <typename Alloc, typename T, BOOST_UNORDERED_EMPLACE_TEMPLATE>
-    inline void construct_node(Alloc& a, T* p, BOOST_UNORDERED_EMPLACE_ARGS)
-    {
-        boost::unordered::detail::allocator_traits<Alloc>::construct(
-            a, p, BOOST_UNORDERED_EMPLACE_FORWARD);
-    }
-
-    template <typename Alloc, typename T>
-    inline void destroy_node(Alloc& a, T* p)
-    {
-        boost::unordered::detail::allocator_traits<Alloc>::destroy(a, p);
-    }
-
-#else
-
-    template <typename AllocTraits, typename T>
-    struct value_construct
-    {
-        typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME AllocTraits::allocator_type allocator;
-
-        allocator& alloc;
-        T* ptr;
-
-        value_construct(allocator& a, T* p) : alloc(a), ptr(p)
-        {
-            AllocTraits::construct(alloc, ptr, T());
-        }
-
-        void release()
-        {
-            ptr = 0;
-        }
-
-        ~value_construct()
-        {
-            if (ptr) AllocTraits::destroy(alloc, ptr);
-        }
-
-    private:
-        value_construct(value_construct const&);
-        value_construct& operator=(value_construct const&);
-    };
-
-    template <typename Alloc, typename T, BOOST_UNORDERED_EMPLACE_TEMPLATE>
-    inline void construct_node(Alloc& a, T* p, BOOST_UNORDERED_EMPLACE_ARGS)
-    {
-        value_construct<boost::unordered::detail::allocator_traits<Alloc>, T>
-            construct_guard(a, p);
-        boost::unordered::detail::construct_impl(
-            p->value_ptr(), BOOST_UNORDERED_EMPLACE_FORWARD);
-        construct_guard.release();
-    }
-
-    template <typename Alloc, typename T>
-    inline void destroy_node(Alloc& a, T* p)
-    {
-        boost::unordered::detail::destroy(p->value_ptr());
-        boost::unordered::detail::allocator_traits<Alloc>::destroy(a, p);
-    }
-
-#endif
-
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     //
     // array_constructor
diff --git a/include/boost/unordered/detail/buckets.hpp b/include/boost/unordered/detail/buckets.hpp
index 85681a68..78ee0a56 100644
--- a/include/boost/unordered/detail/buckets.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/unordered/detail/buckets.hpp
@@ -53,14 +53,16 @@ namespace boost { namespace unordered { namespace detail {
 
         node_allocator& alloc_;
         node_pointer node_;
-        bool constructed_;
+        bool node_constructed_;
+        bool value_constructed_;
 
     public:
 
         node_constructor(node_allocator& n) :
             alloc_(n),
             node_(),
-            constructed_(false)
+            node_constructed_(false),
+            value_constructed_(false)
         {
         }
 
@@ -71,36 +73,27 @@ namespace boost { namespace unordered { namespace detail {
         template <BOOST_UNORDERED_EMPLACE_TEMPLATE>
         void construct_value(BOOST_UNORDERED_EMPLACE_ARGS)
         {
-            BOOST_ASSERT(node_ && !constructed_);
-            boost::unordered::detail::construct_node(alloc_,
-                boost::addressof(*node_), BOOST_UNORDERED_EMPLACE_FORWARD);
-            node_->init(static_cast<typename node::link_pointer>(node_));
-            constructed_ = true;
+            BOOST_ASSERT(node_ && node_constructed_ && !value_constructed_);
+            boost::unordered::detail::construct_impl(
+                node_->value_ptr(), BOOST_UNORDERED_EMPLACE_FORWARD);
+            value_constructed_ = true;
         }
 
         template <typename A0>
         void construct_value2(BOOST_FWD_REF(A0) a0)
         {
-            BOOST_ASSERT(node_ && !constructed_);
-
-            boost::unordered::detail::construct_node(alloc_,
-                boost::addressof(*node_),
+            BOOST_ASSERT(node_ && node_constructed_ && !value_constructed_);
+            boost::unordered::detail::construct_impl(
+                node_->value_ptr(),
                 BOOST_UNORDERED_EMPLACE_ARGS1(boost::forward<A0>(a0)));
-
-            constructed_ = true;
-            node_->init(static_cast<typename node::link_pointer>(node_));
+            value_constructed_ = true;
         }
 
         value_type const& value() const {
-            BOOST_ASSERT(node_ && constructed_);
+            BOOST_ASSERT(node_ && node_constructed_ && value_constructed_);
             return node_->value();
         }
 
-        node_pointer get()
-        {
-            return node_;
-        }
-
         // no throw
         node_pointer release()
         {
@@ -118,8 +111,12 @@ namespace boost { namespace unordered { namespace detail {
     node_constructor<Alloc>::~node_constructor()
     {
         if (node_) {
-            if (constructed_) {
-                boost::unordered::detail::destroy_node(alloc_,
+            if (value_constructed_) {
+                boost::unordered::detail::destroy(node_->value_ptr());
+            }
+
+            if (node_constructed_) {
+                node_allocator_traits::destroy(alloc_,
                     boost::addressof(*node_));
             }
 
@@ -131,13 +128,24 @@ namespace boost { namespace unordered { namespace detail {
     void node_constructor<Alloc>::construct_node()
     {
         if(!node_) {
-            constructed_ = false;
+            node_constructed_ = false;
+            value_constructed_ = false;
+
             node_ = node_allocator_traits::allocate(alloc_, 1);
+
+            node_allocator_traits::construct(alloc_,
+                boost::addressof(*node_), node());
+            node_->init(static_cast<typename node::link_pointer>(node_));
+            node_constructed_ = true;
         }
-        else if (constructed_) {
-            boost::unordered::detail::destroy_node(alloc_,
-                boost::addressof(*node_));
-            constructed_ = false;
+        else {
+            BOOST_ASSERT(node_constructed_);
+
+            if (value_constructed_)
+            {
+                boost::unordered::detail::destroy(node_->value_ptr());
+                value_constructed_ = false;
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -175,16 +183,6 @@ namespace boost { namespace unordered { namespace detail {
 
         enum { extra_node = false };
     };
-
-    template <typename LinkPointer>
-    struct node_base
-    {
-        typedef LinkPointer link_pointer;
-        link_pointer next_;
-
-        node_base() : next_() {}
-    };
-
 }}}
 
 namespace boost { namespace unordered { namespace iterator_detail {
@@ -720,14 +718,6 @@ namespace boost { namespace unordered { namespace detail {
                 node_constructor a(this->node_alloc());
                 a.construct_node();
 
-                // Since this node is just to mark the beginning it doesn't
-                // contain a value, so just construct node::node_base
-                // which containers the pointer to the next element.
-                node_allocator_traits::construct(node_alloc(),
-                    static_cast<typename node::node_base*>(
-                        boost::addressof(*a.get())),
-                    typename node::node_base());
-
                 (constructor.get() +
                     static_cast<std::ptrdiff_t>(this->bucket_count_))->next_ =
                         a.release();
@@ -772,8 +762,9 @@ namespace boost { namespace unordered { namespace detail {
 
         inline void delete_node(c_iterator n)
         {
-            boost::unordered::detail::destroy_node(
-                node_alloc(), boost::addressof(*n.node_));
+            boost::unordered::detail::destroy(n.node_->value_ptr());
+            node_allocator_traits::destroy(node_alloc(),
+                    boost::addressof(*n.node_));
             node_allocator_traits::deallocate(node_alloc(), n.node_, 1);
             --size_;
         }
@@ -795,8 +786,7 @@ namespace boost { namespace unordered { namespace detail {
         inline void delete_extra_node(bucket_pointer) {}
 
         inline void delete_extra_node(node_pointer n) {
-            node_allocator_traits::destroy(node_alloc(),
-                static_cast<typename node::node_base*>(boost::addressof(*n)));
+            node_allocator_traits::destroy(node_alloc(), boost::addressof(*n));
             node_allocator_traits::deallocate(node_alloc(), n, 1);
         }
 
diff --git a/include/boost/unordered/detail/equivalent.hpp b/include/boost/unordered/detail/equivalent.hpp
index 5cbf6a7c..54ace45f 100644
--- a/include/boost/unordered/detail/equivalent.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/unordered/detail/equivalent.hpp
@@ -22,44 +22,20 @@ namespace boost { namespace unordered { namespace detail {
 
     template <typename A, typename T>
     struct grouped_node :
-        boost::unordered::detail::node_base<
-            typename ::boost::unordered::detail::rebind_wrap<
-                A, grouped_node<A, T> >::type::pointer
-        >,
         boost::unordered::detail::value_base<T>
     {
         typedef typename ::boost::unordered::detail::rebind_wrap<
             A, grouped_node<A, T> >::type::pointer link_pointer;
-        typedef boost::unordered::detail::node_base<link_pointer> node_base;
 
+        link_pointer next_;
         link_pointer group_prev_;
         std::size_t hash_;
 
-#if BOOST_UNORDERED_DETAIL_FULL_CONSTRUCT
-        template <BOOST_UNORDERED_EMPLACE_TEMPLATE>
-        explicit grouped_node(BOOST_UNORDERED_EMPLACE_ARGS) :
-            node_base(),
-            group_prev_(),
-            hash_(0)
-        {
-            boost::unordered::detail::construct_impl(
-                this->value_ptr(), BOOST_UNORDERED_EMPLACE_FORWARD);
-        }
-
-        ~grouped_node() {
-            boost::unordered::detail::destroy(this->value_ptr());
-        }
-
-        grouped_node(grouped_node const&) {
-            assert(false);
-        }
-#else
         grouped_node() :
-            node_base(),
+            next_(),
             group_prev_(),
             hash_(0)
         {}
-#endif
 
         void init(link_pointer self)
         {
@@ -76,37 +52,16 @@ namespace boost { namespace unordered { namespace detail {
         boost::unordered::detail::ptr_bucket
     {
         typedef boost::unordered::detail::ptr_bucket bucket_base;
-        typedef bucket_base node_base;
         typedef ptr_bucket* link_pointer;
 
         link_pointer group_prev_;
         std::size_t hash_;
 
-#if BOOST_UNORDERED_DETAIL_FULL_CONSTRUCT
-        template <BOOST_UNORDERED_EMPLACE_TEMPLATE>
-        explicit grouped_ptr_node(BOOST_UNORDERED_EMPLACE_ARGS) :
-            bucket_base(),
-            group_prev_(0),
-            hash_(0)
-        {
-            boost::unordered::detail::construct_impl(
-                this->value_ptr(), BOOST_UNORDERED_EMPLACE_FORWARD);
-        }
-
-        ~grouped_ptr_node() {
-            boost::unordered::detail::destroy(this->value_ptr());
-        }
-
-        grouped_ptr_node(grouped_ptr_node const&) {
-            assert(false);
-        }
-#else
         grouped_ptr_node() :
             bucket_base(),
             group_prev_(0),
             hash_(0)
         {}
-#endif
 
         void init(link_pointer self)
         {
diff --git a/include/boost/unordered/detail/unique.hpp b/include/boost/unordered/detail/unique.hpp
index 10db58fa..34cfea25 100644
--- a/include/boost/unordered/detail/unique.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/unordered/detail/unique.hpp
@@ -24,41 +24,18 @@ namespace boost { namespace unordered { namespace detail {
 
     template <typename A, typename T>
     struct unique_node :
-        boost::unordered::detail::node_base<
-            typename ::boost::unordered::detail::rebind_wrap<
-                A, unique_node<A, T> >::type::pointer
-        >,
         boost::unordered::detail::value_base<T>
     {
         typedef typename ::boost::unordered::detail::rebind_wrap<
             A, unique_node<A, T> >::type::pointer link_pointer;
-        typedef boost::unordered::detail::node_base<link_pointer> node_base;
 
+        link_pointer next_;
         std::size_t hash_;
 
-#if BOOST_UNORDERED_DETAIL_FULL_CONSTRUCT
-        template <BOOST_UNORDERED_EMPLACE_TEMPLATE>
-        explicit unique_node(BOOST_UNORDERED_EMPLACE_ARGS) :
-            node_base(),
-            hash_(0)
-        {
-            boost::unordered::detail::construct_impl(
-                this->value_ptr(), BOOST_UNORDERED_EMPLACE_FORWARD);
-        }
-
-        ~unique_node() {
-            boost::unordered::detail::destroy(this->value_ptr());
-        }
-
-        unique_node(unique_node const&) {
-            BOOST_ASSERT(false);
-        }
-#else
         unique_node() :
-            node_base(),
+            next_(),
             hash_(0)
         {}
-#endif
 
         void init(link_pointer)
         {
@@ -74,34 +51,14 @@ namespace boost { namespace unordered { namespace detail {
         boost::unordered::detail::ptr_bucket
     {
         typedef boost::unordered::detail::ptr_bucket bucket_base;
-        typedef bucket_base node_base;
         typedef ptr_bucket* link_pointer;
 
         std::size_t hash_;
 
-#if BOOST_UNORDERED_DETAIL_FULL_CONSTRUCT
-        template <BOOST_UNORDERED_EMPLACE_TEMPLATE>
-        explicit ptr_node(BOOST_UNORDERED_EMPLACE_ARGS) :
-            bucket_base(),
-            hash_(0)
-        {
-            boost::unordered::detail::construct_impl(
-                this->value_ptr(), BOOST_UNORDERED_EMPLACE_FORWARD);
-        }
-
-        ~ptr_node() {
-            boost::unordered::detail::destroy(this->value_ptr());
-        }
-
-        ptr_node(ptr_node const&) {
-            BOOST_ASSERT(false);
-        }
-#else
         ptr_node() :
             bucket_base(),
             hash_(0)
         {}
-#endif
 
         void init(link_pointer)
         {