diff --git a/include/boost/ref.hpp b/include/boost/ref.hpp
index cd186f9..eae86f8 100644
--- a/include/boost/ref.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/ref.hpp
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ template<class T> BOOST_FORCEINLINE  reference_wrapper<T const> BOOST_REF_CONST
 
 # undef BOOST_REF_CONST
 
-# ifndef BOOST_NO_TEMPLATE_PARTIAL_SPECIALIZATION
 
 template<typename T>
 class is_reference_wrapper
@@ -104,66 +103,6 @@ AUX_REFERENCE_WRAPPER_METAFUNCTIONS_DEF(reference_wrapper<T> const volatile)
 
 #  undef AUX_REFERENCE_WRAPPER_METAFUNCTIONS_DEF
 
-# else // no partial specialization
-
-} // namespace boost
-
-#include <boost/type.hpp>
-
-namespace boost
-{
-
-namespace detail
-{
-  typedef char (&yes_reference_wrapper_t)[1];
-  typedef char (&no_reference_wrapper_t)[2];
-
-  no_reference_wrapper_t is_reference_wrapper_test(...);
-
-  template<typename T>
-  yes_reference_wrapper_t is_reference_wrapper_test(type< reference_wrapper<T> >);
-
-  template<bool wrapped>
-  struct reference_unwrapper
-  {
-      template <class T>
-      struct apply
-      {
-          typedef T type;
-      };
-  };
-
-  template<>
-  struct reference_unwrapper<true>
-  {
-      template <class T>
-      struct apply
-      {
-          typedef typename T::type type;
-      };
-  };
-}
-
-template<typename T>
-class is_reference_wrapper
-{
- public:
-    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(
-        bool, value = (
-             sizeof(detail::is_reference_wrapper_test(type<T>()))
-            == sizeof(detail::yes_reference_wrapper_t)));
-
-    typedef ::boost::mpl::bool_<value> type;
-};
-
-template <typename T>
-class unwrap_reference
-    : public detail::reference_unwrapper<
-        is_reference_wrapper<T>::value
-      >::template apply<T>
-{};
-
-# endif // BOOST_NO_TEMPLATE_PARTIAL_SPECIALIZATION
 
 template <class T> BOOST_FORCEINLINE  typename unwrap_reference<T>::type&
 unwrap_ref(T& t)