diff --git a/doc/reference.adoc b/doc/reference.adoc
index 413d60c..327c555 100644
--- a/doc/reference.adoc
+++ b/doc/reference.adoc
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ BOOST_NORETURN void throw_exception( std::exception const & e,
 
 #else
 
-template<class E> BOOST_NORETURN inline void throw_exception( E const & e );
+template<class E> BOOST_NORETURN void throw_exception( E const & e );
 
 template<class E> BOOST_NORETURN void throw_exception( E const & e,
   boost::source_location const & loc );
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ BOOST_NORETURN void throw_exception( std::exception const & e ); // user defined
 
 #else
 
-template<class E> BOOST_NORETURN inline void throw_exception( E const & e );
+template<class E> BOOST_NORETURN void throw_exception( E const & e );
 
 #endif
 ```
diff --git a/include/boost/throw_exception.hpp b/include/boost/throw_exception.hpp
index 5a0e50c..e8fac06 100644
--- a/include/boost/throw_exception.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/throw_exception.hpp
@@ -54,13 +54,13 @@ BOOST_NORETURN void throw_exception( std::exception const & e, boost::source_loc
 namespace boost
 {
 
-template<class E> BOOST_NORETURN inline void throw_exception( E const & e )
+template<class E> BOOST_NORETURN void throw_exception( E const & e )
 {
     throw_exception_assert_compatibility( e );
     throw e;
 }
 
-template<class E> BOOST_NORETURN inline void throw_exception( E const & e, boost::source_location const & )
+template<class E> BOOST_NORETURN void throw_exception( E const & e, boost::source_location const & )
 {
     throw_exception_assert_compatibility( e );
     throw e;
@@ -145,13 +145,13 @@ public:
 
 // boost::throw_exception
 
-template<class E> BOOST_NORETURN inline void throw_exception( E const & e )
+template<class E> BOOST_NORETURN void throw_exception( E const & e )
 {
     throw_exception_assert_compatibility( e );
     throw wrapexcept<E>( e );
 }
 
-template<class E> BOOST_NORETURN inline void throw_exception( E const & e, boost::source_location const & loc )
+template<class E> BOOST_NORETURN void throw_exception( E const & e, boost::source_location const & loc )
 {
     throw_exception_assert_compatibility( e );
     throw wrapexcept<E>( e, loc );