diff --git a/example/timer/regex_timer.cpp b/example/timer/regex_timer.cpp
index dceb0d5a..f6fd1761 100644
--- a/example/timer/regex_timer.cpp
+++ b/example/timer/regex_timer.cpp
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ int main(int argc, char**argv)
          // cache load:
          regex_search(s2, sm, ex);
 
-         // measure time interval for reg_expression<char>
+         // measure time interval for basic_regex<char>
          do{
             iters *= (tim > 0.001) ? (1.1/tim) : 100;
             t.restart();
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ int main(int argc, char**argv)
          }
 #endif
         
-         // measure time interval for reg_expression<char> using a deque
+         // measure time interval for basic_regex<char> using a deque
          iters = 10;
          tim = 1.1;
          // cache load:
diff --git a/performance/time_localised_boost.cpp b/performance/time_localised_boost.cpp
index fb748deb..4e973e2f 100644
--- a/performance/time_localised_boost.cpp
+++ b/performance/time_localised_boost.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ namespace bl{
 
 double time_match(const std::string& re, const std::string& text, bool icase)
 {
-   boost::reg_expression<char, boost::cpp_regex_traits<char> > e(re, (icase ? boost::regex::perl | boost::regex::icase : boost::regex::perl));
+   boost::basic_regex<char, boost::cpp_regex_traits<char> > e(re, (icase ? boost::regex::perl | boost::regex::icase : boost::regex::perl));
    boost::smatch what;
    boost::timer tim;
    int iter = 1;
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ bool dummy_grep_proc(const boost::smatch&)
 
 double time_find_all(const std::string& re, const std::string& text, bool icase)
 {
-   boost::reg_expression<char, boost::cpp_regex_traits<char> > e(re, (icase ? boost::regex::perl | boost::regex::icase : boost::regex::perl));
+   boost::basic_regex<char, boost::cpp_regex_traits<char> > e(re, (icase ? boost::regex::perl | boost::regex::icase : boost::regex::perl));
    boost::smatch what;
    boost::timer tim;
    int iter = 1;