diff --git a/include/boost/core/allocator_access.hpp b/include/boost/core/allocator_access.hpp
index 7717ba0..567b448 100644
--- a/include/boost/core/allocator_access.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/core/allocator_access.hpp
@@ -430,30 +430,15 @@ allocator_allocate(A& a, typename allocator_size_type<A>::type n,
 namespace detail {
 
 #if defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_ALLOCATOR)
-template<class T, T>
-struct alloc_no {
-    char x, y;
+template<class A, class = void>
+struct alloc_has_construct {
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTEXPR bool value = false;
 };
 
-template<class A, class T>
-class alloc_has_construct {
-    template<class O>
-    static alloc_no<void(O::*)(T*), &O::construct>
-    check(int);
-
-    template<class O>
-    static alloc_no<void(O::*)(T*) const, &O::construct>
-    check(int);
-
-    template<class O>
-    static alloc_no<void(*)(T*), &O::construct>
-    check(int);
-
-    template<class>
-    static char check(long);
-
-public:
-    static const bool value = sizeof(check<A>(0)) > 1;
+template<class A>
+struct alloc_has_construct<A,
+    typename alloc_void<typename A::_default_construct_destroy>::type> {
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTEXPR bool value = true;
 };
 #else
 template<class A, class T, class... Args>
@@ -483,16 +468,14 @@ struct alloc_if<true, T> {
 
 #if defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_ALLOCATOR)
 template<class A, class T>
-inline typename detail::alloc_if<detail::alloc_has_construct<A,
-    T>::value>::type
+inline typename detail::alloc_if<detail::alloc_has_construct<A>::value>::type
 allocator_construct(A& a, T* p)
 {
     a.construct(p);
 }
 
 template<class A, class T>
-inline typename detail::alloc_if<!detail::alloc_has_construct<A,
-    T>::value>::type
+inline typename detail::alloc_if<!detail::alloc_has_construct<A>::value>::type
 allocator_construct(A&, T* p)
 {
     ::new((void*)p) T();
@@ -550,25 +533,15 @@ allocator_construct(A&, T* p, Args&&... args)
 namespace detail {
 
 #if defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_ALLOCATOR)
+template<class A, class, class = void>
+struct alloc_has_destroy {
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTEXPR bool value = false;
+};
+
 template<class A, class T>
-class alloc_has_destroy {
-    template<class O>
-    static alloc_no<void(O::*)(T*), &O::destroy>
-    check(int);
-
-    template<class O>
-    static alloc_no<void(O::*)(T*) const, &O::destroy>
-    check(int);
-
-    template<class O>
-    static alloc_no<void(*)(T*), &O::destroy>
-    check(int);
-
-    template<class>
-    static char check(long);
-
-public:
-    static const bool value = sizeof(check<A>(0)) > 1;
+struct alloc_has_destroy<A, T,
+    typename alloc_void<typename A::_default_construct_destroy>::type> {
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTEXPR bool value = true;
 };
 #else
 template<class A, class T>
@@ -605,6 +578,11 @@ allocator_destroy(A&, T* p)
 namespace detail {
 
 #if defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_ALLOCATOR)
+template<class T, T>
+struct alloc_no {
+    char x, y;
+};
+
 template<class A>
 class alloc_has_max_size {
     template<class O>
diff --git a/include/boost/core/noinit_adaptor.hpp b/include/boost/core/noinit_adaptor.hpp
index 962b6e4..623e3ea 100644
--- a/include/boost/core/noinit_adaptor.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/core/noinit_adaptor.hpp
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ namespace boost {
 template<class A>
 struct noinit_adaptor
     : A {
+    typedef void _default_construct_destroy;
+
     template<class U>
     struct rebind {
         typedef noinit_adaptor<typename allocator_rebind<A, U>::type> other;
diff --git a/test/allocator_construct_test.cpp b/test/allocator_construct_test.cpp
index 30f2d0e..2bd1db2 100644
--- a/test/allocator_construct_test.cpp
+++ b/test/allocator_construct_test.cpp
@@ -26,16 +26,6 @@ struct A2 {
 };
 #endif
 
-template<class T>
-struct A3 {
-    typedef T value_type;
-    A3() { }
-    template<class U>
-    void construct(U* p) {
-        ::new((void*)p) U(1);
-    }
-};
-
 int main()
 {
     {
@@ -52,11 +42,5 @@ int main()
         BOOST_TEST_EQ(i, 6);
     }
 #endif
-    {
-        A3<int> a;
-        int i = 0;
-        boost::allocator_construct(a, &i);
-        BOOST_TEST_EQ(i, 1);
-    }
     return boost::report_errors();
 }
diff --git a/test/allocator_destroy_n_test.cpp b/test/allocator_destroy_n_test.cpp
index fc19469..381cd68 100644
--- a/test/allocator_destroy_n_test.cpp
+++ b/test/allocator_destroy_n_test.cpp
@@ -8,23 +8,59 @@ Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
 #include <boost/core/allocator_access.hpp>
 #include <boost/core/lightweight_test.hpp>
 
+struct S {
+    static int count;
+    S() {
+        ++count;
+    }
+    S(const S&) {
+        ++count;
+    }
+    ~S() {
+        --count;
+    }
+};
+
+int S::count = 0;
+
 template<class T>
-struct A {
+struct A1 {
     typedef T value_type;
-    A() { }
+    A1() { }
+};
+
+#if !defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_ALLOCATOR)
+template<class T>
+struct A2 {
+    typedef T value_type;
+    A2() { }
     template<class U>
     void destroy(U* p) {
         *p = U();
     }
 };
+#endif
 
 int main()
 {
-    A<int> a;
-    int i[3] = { 5, 5, 5 };
-    boost::allocator_destroy_n(a, &i[0], 3);
-    BOOST_TEST_EQ(i[0], 0);
-    BOOST_TEST_EQ(i[1], 0);
-    BOOST_TEST_EQ(i[2], 0);
+    {
+        A1<int> a;
+        S s[3];
+        boost::allocator_destroy_n(a, &s[0], 3);
+        BOOST_TEST_EQ(S::count, 0);
+        ::new((void*)&s[0]) S();
+        ::new((void*)&s[1]) S();
+        ::new((void*)&s[2]) S();
+    }
+#if !defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_ALLOCATOR)
+    {
+        A2<int> a;
+        int i[3] = { 5, 5, 5 };
+        boost::allocator_destroy_n(a, &i[0], 3);
+        BOOST_TEST_EQ(i[0], 0);
+        BOOST_TEST_EQ(i[1], 0);
+        BOOST_TEST_EQ(i[2], 0);
+    }
+#endif
     return boost::report_errors();
 }
diff --git a/test/allocator_destroy_test.cpp b/test/allocator_destroy_test.cpp
index 04d794e..0b5b64e 100644
--- a/test/allocator_destroy_test.cpp
+++ b/test/allocator_destroy_test.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ struct A1 {
     A1() { }
 };
 
+#if !defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_ALLOCATOR)
 template<class T>
 struct A2 {
     typedef T value_type;
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ struct A2 {
         *p = U();
     }
 };
+#endif
 
 int main()
 {
@@ -48,11 +50,13 @@ int main()
         BOOST_TEST_EQ(S::count, 0);
         ::new((void*)&s) S();
     }
+#if !defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_ALLOCATOR)
     {
         A2<int> a;
         int i = 5;
         boost::allocator_destroy(a, &i);
         BOOST_TEST_EQ(i, 0);
     }
+#endif
     return boost::report_errors();
 }