diff --git a/include/boost/throw_exception.hpp b/include/boost/throw_exception.hpp
index 94536d3..018eb2a 100644
--- a/include/boost/throw_exception.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/throw_exception.hpp
@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@
 #include <boost/detail/workaround.hpp>
 #include <exception>
 
-#if !defined( BOOST_EXCEPTION_DISABLE )
-#define BOOST_EXCEPTION_DISABLE
-#endif
-
 #if !defined( BOOST_EXCEPTION_DISABLE ) && defined( __BORLANDC__ ) && BOOST_WORKAROUND( __BORLANDC__, < 0x590 )
 # define BOOST_EXCEPTION_DISABLE
 #endif