diff --git a/include/boost/range/begin.hpp b/include/boost/range/begin.hpp
index 980857f..ba5a73b 100644
--- a/include/boost/range/begin.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/range/begin.hpp
@@ -26,9 +26,7 @@
 namespace boost
 {
 
-#if !BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, BOOST_TESTED_AT(0x564)) && \
-    !BOOST_WORKAROUND(__GNUC__, < 3) \
-    /**/
+#if !BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, BOOST_TESTED_AT(0x564))
 namespace range_detail
 {
 #endif
@@ -85,9 +83,7 @@ namespace range_detail
     }
 
 
-#if !BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, BOOST_TESTED_AT(0x564)) && \
-    !BOOST_WORKAROUND(__GNUC__, < 3) \
-    /**/
+#if !BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, BOOST_TESTED_AT(0x564))
 } // namespace 'range_detail'
 #endif
 
@@ -100,9 +96,7 @@ namespace range_adl_barrier
 template< class T >
 inline BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME range_iterator<T>::type begin( T& r )
 {
-#if !BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, BOOST_TESTED_AT(0x564)) && \
-    !BOOST_WORKAROUND(__GNUC__, < 3) \
-    /**/
+#if !BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, BOOST_TESTED_AT(0x564))
     using namespace range_detail;
 #endif
     return range_begin( r );
@@ -111,9 +105,7 @@ inline BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME range_iterator<T>::type begin( T& r )
 template< class T >
 inline BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME range_iterator<const T>::type begin( const T& r )
 {
-#if !BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, BOOST_TESTED_AT(0x564)) && \
-    !BOOST_WORKAROUND(__GNUC__, < 3) \
-    /**/
+#if !BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, BOOST_TESTED_AT(0x564))
     using namespace range_detail;
 #endif
     return range_begin( r );
diff --git a/include/boost/range/end.hpp b/include/boost/range/end.hpp
index b3fc709..f2a3337 100644
--- a/include/boost/range/end.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/range/end.hpp
@@ -28,9 +28,7 @@
 namespace boost
 {
 
-#if !BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, BOOST_TESTED_AT(0x564)) && \
-    !BOOST_WORKAROUND(__GNUC__, < 3) \
-    /**/
+#if !BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, BOOST_TESTED_AT(0x564))
 namespace range_detail
 {
 #endif
@@ -82,9 +80,7 @@ namespace range_detail
             return range_detail::array_end<T,sz>( a );
         }
 
-#if !BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, BOOST_TESTED_AT(0x564)) && \
-    !BOOST_WORKAROUND(__GNUC__, < 3) \
-    /**/
+#if !BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, BOOST_TESTED_AT(0x564))
 } // namespace 'range_detail'
 #endif
 
@@ -94,9 +90,7 @@ namespace range_adl_barrier
 template< class T >
 inline BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME range_iterator<T>::type end( T& r )
 {
-#if !BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, BOOST_TESTED_AT(0x564)) && \
-    !BOOST_WORKAROUND(__GNUC__, < 3) \
-    /**/
+#if !BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, BOOST_TESTED_AT(0x564))
     using namespace range_detail;
 #endif
     return range_end( r );
@@ -105,9 +99,7 @@ inline BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME range_iterator<T>::type end( T& r )
 template< class T >
 inline BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME range_iterator<const T>::type end( const T& r )
 {
-#if !BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, BOOST_TESTED_AT(0x564)) && \
-    !BOOST_WORKAROUND(__GNUC__, < 3) \
-    /**/
+#if !BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, BOOST_TESTED_AT(0x564))
     using namespace range_detail;
 #endif
     return range_end( r );