diff --git a/include/boost/pending/iterator_tests.hpp b/include/boost/pending/iterator_tests.hpp
index dd5fe2d..f9d6e9c 100644
--- a/include/boost/pending/iterator_tests.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/pending/iterator_tests.hpp
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 # include <boost/static_assert.hpp>
 # include <boost/concept_archetype.hpp> // for detail::dummy_constructor
 # include <boost/implicit_cast.hpp>
-# include <boost/type_traits/broken_compiler_spec.hpp>
 
 namespace boost {
 
@@ -41,8 +40,6 @@ struct dummyT {
 
 }
 
-BOOST_TT_BROKEN_COMPILER_SPEC(boost::dummyT)
-    
 namespace boost {
 
 // Tests whether type Iterator satisfies the requirements for a
diff --git a/test/indirect_iter_member_types.cpp b/test/indirect_iter_member_types.cpp
index 84dcaeb..da09ac8 100644
--- a/test/indirect_iter_member_types.cpp
+++ b/test/indirect_iter_member_types.cpp
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ struct my_ptr {
 //  typedef boost::no_traversal_tag iterator_category;
 };
 
-BOOST_TT_BROKEN_COMPILER_SPEC(my_ptr)
-BOOST_TT_BROKEN_COMPILER_SPEC(zow)
 
 // Borland 5.6.4 and earlier drop const all over the place, so this
 // test will fail in the lines marked with (**)
diff --git a/test/indirect_iterator_test.cpp b/test/indirect_iterator_test.cpp
index 8cea482..c689673 100644
--- a/test/indirect_iterator_test.cpp
+++ b/test/indirect_iterator_test.cpp
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@
 
 #include <boost/mpl/has_xxx.hpp>
 
-#include <boost/type_traits/broken_compiler_spec.hpp>
-
 #include <boost/detail/lightweight_test.hpp>
 
 #include <vector>
@@ -53,7 +51,6 @@ template <int I> struct see_val;
 struct my_iterator_tag : public std::random_access_iterator_tag { };
 
 using boost::dummyT;
-BOOST_TT_BROKEN_COMPILER_SPEC(boost::shared_ptr<dummyT>)
     
 typedef std::vector<int> storage;
 typedef std::vector<int*> pointer_ra_container;
diff --git a/test/is_lvalue_iterator.cpp b/test/is_lvalue_iterator.cpp
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index fdace52..a3f7b6f
--- a/test/is_lvalue_iterator.cpp
+++ b/test/is_lvalue_iterator.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <boost/static_assert.hpp>
 #include <boost/noncopyable.hpp>
-#include <boost/type_traits/broken_compiler_spec.hpp>
 #include <boost/iterator/is_lvalue_iterator.hpp>
 #include <boost/iterator.hpp>
 
@@ -20,7 +19,6 @@ struct v
     ~v();
 };
 
-BOOST_TT_BROKEN_COMPILER_SPEC(v)
 
 struct value_iterator : boost::iterator<std::input_iterator_tag,v>
 {
@@ -83,8 +81,6 @@ struct constant_lvalue_iterator
     constant_lvalue_iterator operator++(int);
 };
 
-BOOST_TT_BROKEN_COMPILER_SPEC(proxy_iterator<v>::proxy)
-BOOST_TT_BROKEN_COMPILER_SPEC(proxy_iterator<int>::proxy)
 
 int main()
 {
diff --git a/test/is_readable_iterator.cpp b/test/is_readable_iterator.cpp
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 15ed099..ee58089
--- a/test/is_readable_iterator.cpp
+++ b/test/is_readable_iterator.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <boost/static_assert.hpp>
 #include <boost/noncopyable.hpp>
-#include <boost/type_traits/broken_compiler_spec.hpp>
 #include <boost/iterator/is_readable_iterator.hpp>
 #include <boost/iterator.hpp>
 
@@ -20,7 +19,6 @@ struct v
     ~v();
 };
 
-BOOST_TT_BROKEN_COMPILER_SPEC(v)
 
 struct value_iterator : boost::iterator<std::input_iterator_tag,v>
 {
@@ -71,7 +69,6 @@ struct proxy_iterator2 : boost::iterator<std::output_iterator_tag,v>
     proxy operator*() const;
 };
 
-BOOST_TT_BROKEN_COMPILER_SPEC(proxy_iterator::proxy)
 
 int main()
 {
diff --git a/test/iterator_adaptor_test.cpp b/test/iterator_adaptor_test.cpp
index e339fe1..5b5e0c3 100644
--- a/test/iterator_adaptor_test.cpp
+++ b/test/iterator_adaptor_test.cpp
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
 #endif 
 #include <boost/pending/iterator_tests.hpp>
 
-# include <boost/type_traits/broken_compiler_spec.hpp>
-
 # include <boost/detail/lightweight_test.hpp>
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
diff --git a/test/pointee.cpp b/test/pointee.cpp
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index b39fce1..71d1d04
--- a/test/pointee.cpp
+++ b/test/pointee.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ struct X {
     template <class T> operator T&() const;
 };
 
-BOOST_TT_BROKEN_COMPILER_SPEC(X)
     
 int main()
 {
diff --git a/test/unit_tests.cpp b/test/unit_tests.cpp
index 2434310..c53627d 100644
--- a/test/unit_tests.cpp
+++ b/test/unit_tests.cpp
@@ -7,13 +7,10 @@
 
 #include "static_assert_same.hpp"
 
-#include <boost/type_traits/broken_compiler_spec.hpp>
-
 #include <boost/iterator/detail/minimum_category.hpp>
 
 struct X { int a; };
 
-BOOST_TT_BROKEN_COMPILER_SPEC(X)
 
 struct Xiter : boost::iterator_adaptor<Xiter,X*>
 {