diff --git a/include/boost/container/throw_exception.hpp b/include/boost/container/throw_exception.hpp
index 59eaba6..e2a0f6a 100644
--- a/include/boost/container/throw_exception.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/container/throw_exception.hpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 #include <boost/container/detail/config_begin.hpp>
 #include <boost/container/detail/workaround.hpp>
+#include <boost/core/ignore_unused.hpp>
 
 #ifndef BOOST_NO_EXCEPTIONS
    #include <stdexcept> //for std exception types
@@ -51,41 +52,35 @@ namespace container {
 
    BOOST_NORETURN inline void throw_bad_alloc()
    {
-      const char msg[] = "boost::container bad_alloc thrown";
-      (void)msg;
-      BOOST_ASSERT(!msg);
+      BOOST_ASSERT(!"boost::container bad_alloc thrown");
       std::abort();
    }
 
    BOOST_NORETURN inline void throw_out_of_range(const char* str)
    {
-      const char msg[] = "boost::container out_of_range thrown";
-      (void)msg; (void)str;
-      BOOST_ASSERT_MSG(!msg, str);
+      boost::ignore_unused(str);
+      BOOST_ASSERT_MSG(!"boost::container out_of_range thrown", str);
       std::abort();
    }
 
    BOOST_NORETURN inline void throw_length_error(const char* str)
    {
-      const char msg[] = "boost::container length_error thrown";
-      (void)msg; (void)str;
-      BOOST_ASSERT_MSG(!msg, str);
+      boost::ignore_unused(str);
+      BOOST_ASSERT_MSG(!"boost::container length_error thrown", str);
       std::abort();
    }
 
    BOOST_NORETURN inline void throw_logic_error(const char* str)
    {
-      const char msg[] = "boost::container logic_error thrown";
-      (void)msg; (void)str;
-      BOOST_ASSERT_MSG(!msg, str);
+      boost::ignore_unused(str);
+      BOOST_ASSERT_MSG(!"boost::container logic_error thrown", str);
       std::abort();
    }
 
    BOOST_NORETURN inline void throw_runtime_error(const char* str)
    {
-      const char msg[] = "boost::container runtime_error thrown";
-      (void)msg; (void)str;
-      BOOST_ASSERT_MSG(!msg, str);
+      boost::ignore_unused(str);
+      BOOST_ASSERT_MSG(!"boost::container runtime_error thrown", str);
       std::abort();
    }