diff --git a/include/boost/detail/catch_exceptions.hpp b/include/boost/detail/catch_exceptions.hpp
index b1a3c76..823ebd1 100644
--- a/include/boost/detail/catch_exceptions.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/detail/catch_exceptions.hpp
@@ -24,11 +24,7 @@
 #include <exception>          // for exception, bad_exception
 #include <stdexcept>          // for std exception hierarchy
 #include <boost/cstdlib.hpp>  // for exit codes
-# if __GNUC__ != 2 || __GNUC_MINOR__ > 96
-#   include <ostream>         // for ostream
-# else
-#   include <iostream> // workaround GNU missing ostream header
-# endif
+#include <ostream>         // for ostream
 
 # if defined(__BORLANDC__) && (__BORLANDC__ <= 0x0551)
 #   define BOOST_BUILT_IN_EXCEPTIONS_MISSING_WHAT