diff --git a/include/boost/regex/v5/regex_format.hpp b/include/boost/regex/v5/regex_format.hpp
index fb95c00d..9741296d 100644
--- a/include/boost/regex/v5/regex_format.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/regex/v5/regex_format.hpp
@@ -201,11 +201,6 @@ OutputIterator basic_regex_formatter<OutputIterator, Results, traits, ForwardIte
 template <class OutputIterator, class Results, class traits, class ForwardIter>
 void basic_regex_formatter<OutputIterator, Results, traits, ForwardIter>::format_all(unsigned recursion_count)
 {
-   if (recursion_count > BOOST_REGEX_MAX_RECURSION_DEPTH)
-   {
-      // We need to protect ourselves from bad format strings used as DOS attacks:
-      throw std::runtime_error("Excessive recursion in format string, this looks like a deliberately malformed expression.");
-   }
    // over and over:
    while(m_position != m_end)
    {
@@ -224,7 +219,7 @@ void basic_regex_formatter<OutputIterator, Results, traits, ForwardIter>::format
          format_escape();
          break;
       case '(':
-         if(m_flags & boost::regex_constants::format_all)
+         if((m_flags & boost::regex_constants::format_all) && (recursion_count < BOOST_REGEX_MAX_RECURSION_DEPTH))
          {
             ++m_position;
             bool have_conditional = m_have_conditional;
@@ -257,7 +252,7 @@ void basic_regex_formatter<OutputIterator, Results, traits, ForwardIter>::format
          ++m_position;
          break;
       case '?':
-         if(m_flags & boost::regex_constants::format_all)
+         if((m_flags & boost::regex_constants::format_all) && (recursion_count < BOOST_REGEX_MAX_RECURSION_DEPTH))
          {
             ++m_position;
             format_conditional(recursion_count);
diff --git a/test/Jamfile.v2 b/test/Jamfile.v2
index e0363d6b..9d98c1e8 100644
--- a/test/Jamfile.v2
+++ b/test/Jamfile.v2
@@ -151,4 +151,3 @@ compile test_windows_defs_3.cpp ;
 compile test_windows_defs_4.cpp ;
 
 run issue153.cpp : : : <toolset>msvc:<linkflags>-STACK:2097152 ;
-run bad_format_string.cpp ;
diff --git a/test/bad_format_string.cpp b/test/bad_format_string.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 935bf53b..00000000
--- a/test/bad_format_string.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-/*
- *
- * Copyright (c) 2024
- * John Maddock
- *
- * Use, modification and distribution are subject to the
- * Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying file
- * LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
- *
- */
-
-#include <iostream>
-#include <boost/regex.hpp>
-#include <boost/core/lightweight_test.hpp>
-
-int main()
-{
-   try{
-      std::string format_string("(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((");
-      boost::regex e("foo");
-      std::string in("foobar");
-      std::string out;
-      boost::regex_replace(std::back_inserter(out), in.begin(), in.end(),
-         e, format_string, boost::match_default | boost::format_all);
-      BOOST_TEST(false);
-   }
-   catch (const std::runtime_error&)
-   {
-      std::cout << "OK" << std::endl;
-   }
-   return boost::report_errors();
-}
diff --git a/test/regress/test_alt.cpp b/test/regress/test_alt.cpp
index b96e70a5..37f7df30 100644
--- a/test/regress/test_alt.cpp
+++ b/test/regress/test_alt.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ void test_alt()
    TEST_REGEX_SEARCH("a\nb", egrep, "b", match_default, make_array(0, 1, -2, -2));
    TEST_REGEX_SEARCH("a\nb", egrep, "a", match_default, make_array(0, 1, -2, -2));
    // DOS protection:
+#ifndef BOOST_REGEX_RECURSIVE
    TEST_INVALID_REGEX("(|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||(?0))", perl);
+#endif
 }
 
diff --git a/test/regress/test_anchors.cpp b/test/regress/test_anchors.cpp
index b7d2a4f7..0650965a 100644
--- a/test/regress/test_anchors.cpp
+++ b/test/regress/test_anchors.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ void test_anchors()
    TEST_REGEX_SEARCH_W(L".$", boost::regex::extended, L" \x2028 \x2028", match_default, make_array(0, 1, -2, 2, 3, -2, 3, 4, -2, -2));
 #endif
    // DOS attack prevention:
+#ifndef BOOST_REGEX_RECURSIVE
    TEST_INVALID_REGEX("$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$", perl);
+#endif
 }
 
diff --git a/test/regress/test_replace.cpp b/test/regress/test_replace.cpp
index cd434e18..4b5303ff 100644
--- a/test/regress/test_replace.cpp
+++ b/test/regress/test_replace.cpp
@@ -194,5 +194,9 @@ void test_replace()
    TEST_REGEX_REPLACE("(a*)", perl, "aabb", match_default, "{$1}", "{aa}{}b{}b{}");
    TEST_REGEX_REPLACE("(a*)", boost::regex::extended, "aabb", match_default, "{$1}", "{aa}{}b{}b{}");
    TEST_REGEX_REPLACE("(a*)", boost::regex::extended, "aabb", match_default|match_posix, "{$1}", "{aa}b{}b{}");
+#ifndef BOOST_REGEX_RECURSIVE
+   // DOS protection:
+   TEST_REGEX_REPLACE("foo", boost::regex::perl, "foobar", match_default|format_all, "(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((", "(((((((((((((((((((((bar");
+#endif
 }