diff --git a/src/c_regex_traits.cpp b/src/c_regex_traits.cpp
index cb711a53..f8be3ebb 100644
--- a/src/c_regex_traits.cpp
+++ b/src/c_regex_traits.cpp
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ nl_catd message_cat = (nl_catd)-1;
 unsigned int message_count = 0;
 std::string* mess_locale;
 
-BOOST_REGEX_DECL char* re_custom_error_messages[] = {
+char* re_custom_error_messages[] = {
    0,
    0,
    0,
@@ -182,8 +182,8 @@ std::size_t BOOST_REGEX_CALL _re_get_message(char* buf, std::size_t len, std::si
 
 #ifndef BOOST_NO_WREGEX
 
-BOOST_REGEX_DECL boost::regex_wchar_type re_zero_w;
-BOOST_REGEX_DECL boost::regex_wchar_type re_ten_w;
+boost::regex_wchar_type re_zero_w;
+boost::regex_wchar_type re_ten_w;
 
 unsigned int nlsw_count = 0;
 std::string* wlocale_name = 0;
diff --git a/src/w32_regex_traits.cpp b/src/w32_regex_traits.cpp
index 2f3f0456..b65c9866 100644
--- a/src/w32_regex_traits.cpp
+++ b/src/w32_regex_traits.cpp
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ std::list<collate_name_t>* pcoll_names = 0;
 
 HINSTANCE hresmod = 0;
 
-BOOST_REGEX_DECL char* re_custom_error_messages[] = {
+char* re_custom_error_messages[] = {
    0,
    0,
    0,
@@ -147,8 +147,8 @@ enum syntax_map_size
 
 #ifndef BOOST_NO_WREGEX
 
-BOOST_REGEX_DECL boost::regex_wchar_type re_zero_w;
-BOOST_REGEX_DECL boost::regex_wchar_type re_ten_w;
+boost::regex_wchar_type re_zero_w;
+boost::regex_wchar_type re_ten_w;
 
 bool isPlatformNT = false;