diff --git a/include/boost/config/compiler/visualc.hpp b/include/boost/config/compiler/visualc.hpp
index 748d1407..c533c50d 100644
--- a/include/boost/config/compiler/visualc.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/config/compiler/visualc.hpp
@@ -346,6 +346,9 @@
 #  if defined(BOOST_ASSERT_CONFIG)
 #     error "Boost.Config is older than your current compiler version."
 #  elif !defined(BOOST_CONFIG_SUPPRESS_OUTDATED_MESSAGE)
-      BOOST_PRAGMA_MESSAGE("Info: Boost.Config is older than your compiler version - probably nothing bad will happen - but you may wish to look for an updated Boost version. Define BOOST_CONFIG_SUPPRESS_OUTDATED_MESSAGE to suppress this message.")
+      //
+      // Disabled as of March 2018 - the pace of VS releases is hard to keep up with
+      // and in any case, we have relatively few defect macros defined now.
+      // BOOST_PRAGMA_MESSAGE("Info: Boost.Config is older than your compiler version - probably nothing bad will happen - but you may wish to look for an updated Boost version. Define BOOST_CONFIG_SUPPRESS_OUTDATED_MESSAGE to suppress this message.")
 #  endif
 #endif