diff --git a/include/boost/smart_ptr/detail/yield_k.hpp b/include/boost/smart_ptr/detail/yield_k.hpp
index e3610f1..3c8be4c 100644
--- a/include/boost/smart_ptr/detail/yield_k.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/smart_ptr/detail/yield_k.hpp
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 #if defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER >= 1310 && ( defined(_M_IX86) || defined(_M_X64) )
 
 extern "C" void _mm_pause();
-#pragma intrinsic( _mm_pause )
 
 #define BOOST_SMT_PAUSE _mm_pause();