diff --git a/example/generic_stringize.cpp b/example/generic_stringize.cpp
index aef4ef5..d480ba5 100644
--- a/example/generic_stringize.cpp
+++ b/example/generic_stringize.cpp
@@ -17,9 +17,8 @@
 */
 
 #include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
-#include <boost/noncopyable.hpp>
 
-struct stringize_functor: boost::noncopyable {
+struct stringize_functor {
 private:
     std::string& result;