diff --git a/test/flat_tree_test.cpp b/test/flat_tree_test.cpp
index e65b73a..e0cbf75 100644
--- a/test/flat_tree_test.cpp
+++ b/test/flat_tree_test.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <boost/container/small_vector.hpp>
 #include <boost/container/stable_vector.hpp>
 #include <boost/container/static_vector.hpp>
+#include <boost/static_assert.hpp>
 
 #include <iostream>
 
@@ -132,12 +133,10 @@ int main ()
               std::less<int>, void> tree;
       typedef tree::container_type container_type;
       typedef tree::key_compare key_compare;
-      if (boost::has_trivial_destructor_after_move<tree>::value !=
+      BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT_MSG ((boost::has_trivial_destructor_after_move<tree>::value ==
           boost::has_trivial_destructor_after_move<container_type>::value &&
-          boost::has_trivial_destructor_after_move<key_compare>::value) {
-         std::cerr << "has_trivial_destructor_after_move(default allocator) test failed" << std::endl;
-         return 1;
-      }
+          boost::has_trivial_destructor_after_move<key_compare>::value)
+          , "has_trivial_destructor_after_move(default allocator) test failed");
    }
    // std::allocator
    {
@@ -145,12 +144,10 @@ int main ()
               std::less<int>, std::allocator<int> > tree;
       typedef tree::container_type container_type;
       typedef tree::key_compare key_compare;
-      if (boost::has_trivial_destructor_after_move<tree>::value !=
+      BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT_MSG( (boost::has_trivial_destructor_after_move<tree>::value ==
           boost::has_trivial_destructor_after_move<container_type>::value &&
-          boost::has_trivial_destructor_after_move<key_compare>::value) {
-         std::cerr << "has_trivial_destructor_after_move(std::allocator) test failed" << std::endl;
-         return 1;
-      }
+          boost::has_trivial_destructor_after_move<key_compare>::value)
+          , "has_trivial_destructor_after_move(std::allocator) test failed");
    }
 
    return 0;
diff --git a/test/tree_test.cpp b/test/tree_test.cpp
index e075596..16b6520 100644
--- a/test/tree_test.cpp
+++ b/test/tree_test.cpp
@@ -92,13 +92,10 @@ int main ()
       typedef tree::allocator_type allocator_type;
       typedef boost::container::allocator_traits<allocator_type>::pointer pointer;
       typedef tree::key_compare key_compare;
-      if (boost::has_trivial_destructor_after_move<tree>::value !=
+      BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT_MSG((boost::has_trivial_destructor_after_move<tree>::value ==
           boost::has_trivial_destructor_after_move<allocator_type>::value &&
           boost::has_trivial_destructor_after_move<pointer>::value &&
-          boost::has_trivial_destructor_after_move<key_compare>::value) {
-         std::cerr << "has_trivial_destructor_after_move(default allocator) test failed" << std::endl;
-         return 1;
-      }
+          boost::has_trivial_destructor_after_move<key_compare>::value), "has_trivial_destructor_after_move(default allocator) test failed");
    }
    // std::allocator
    {
@@ -106,13 +103,11 @@ int main ()
       typedef tree::allocator_type allocator_type;
       typedef boost::container::allocator_traits<allocator_type>::pointer pointer;
       typedef tree::key_compare key_compare;
-      if (boost::has_trivial_destructor_after_move<tree>::value !=
+      BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT_MSG ((boost::has_trivial_destructor_after_move<tree>::value ==
           boost::has_trivial_destructor_after_move<allocator_type>::value &&
           boost::has_trivial_destructor_after_move<pointer>::value &&
-          boost::has_trivial_destructor_after_move<key_compare>::value) {
-         std::cerr << "has_trivial_destructor_after_move(std::allocator) test failed" << std::endl;
-         return 1;
-      }
+          boost::has_trivial_destructor_after_move<key_compare>::value)
+         , "has_trivial_destructor_after_move(std::allocator) test failed");
    }
 
    return 0;