diff --git a/include/boost/range/irange.hpp b/include/boost/range/irange.hpp
index a86a900..7d5fee5 100644
--- a/include/boost/range/irange.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/range/irange.hpp
@@ -203,22 +203,6 @@ namespace boost
         }
     };
 
-    template<typename Integer>
-    integer_range<Integer>
-    irange(int last)
-    {
-        BOOST_ASSERT( 0 <= last );
-        return integer_range<Integer>(0, last);
-    }
-
-    template<typename Integer>
-    integer_range<Integer>
-    irange(int first, int last)
-    {
-        BOOST_ASSERT( first <= last );
-        return integer_range<Integer>(first, last);
-    }
-
     template<typename Integer>
     integer_range<Integer>
     irange(Integer first, Integer last)