diff --git a/include/boost/smart_ptr/weak_ptr.hpp b/include/boost/smart_ptr/weak_ptr.hpp
index 3dfae07..2e35583 100644
--- a/include/boost/smart_ptr/weak_ptr.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/smart_ptr/weak_ptr.hpp
@@ -17,11 +17,6 @@
 #include <boost/smart_ptr/detail/shared_count.hpp>
 #include <boost/smart_ptr/shared_ptr.hpp>
 
-#ifdef BOOST_MSVC  // moved here to work around VC++ compiler crash
-# pragma warning(push)
-# pragma warning(disable:4284) // odd return type for operator->
-#endif
-
 namespace boost
 {
 
@@ -244,8 +239,4 @@ template<class T> void swap(weak_ptr<T> & a, weak_ptr<T> & b)
 
 } // namespace boost
 
-#ifdef BOOST_MSVC
-# pragma warning(pop)
-#endif    
-
 #endif  // #ifndef BOOST_SMART_PTR_WEAK_PTR_HPP_INCLUDED