diff --git a/include/boost/tuple/detail/tuple_basic_no_partial_spec.hpp b/include/boost/tuple/detail/tuple_basic_no_partial_spec.hpp
index 7379bf8..0a22cde 100644
--- a/include/boost/tuple/detail/tuple_basic_no_partial_spec.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/tuple/detail/tuple_basic_no_partial_spec.hpp
@@ -103,14 +103,8 @@ namespace tuples {
     template <class MyTail>
     struct init_tail
     {
-        // Each of vc6 and vc7 seem to require a different formulation
-        // of this return type
         template <class H, class T>
-#if BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, < 1300)
-        static typename add_reference<typename add_const<T>::type>::type
-#else
         static typename add_const_reference<T>::type
-#endif
         execute( cons<H,T> const& u, long )
         {
             return u.get_tail();
@@ -313,59 +307,6 @@ namespace tuples {
     };
 
     namespace detail {
-
-#if defined(BOOST_MSVC) && (BOOST_MSVC == 1300)
-      // special workaround for vc7:
-
-      template <bool x>
-      struct reference_adder
-      {
-         template <class T>
-         struct rebind
-         {
-            typedef T& type;
-         };
-      };
-
-      template <>
-      struct reference_adder<true>
-      {
-         template <class T>
-         struct rebind
-         {
-            typedef T type;
-         };
-      };
-
-
-      // Return a reference to the Nth type of the given Tuple
-      template<int N, typename Tuple>
-      struct element_ref
-      {
-      private:
-         typedef typename element<N, Tuple>::RET elt_type;
-         enum { is_ref = is_reference<elt_type>::value };
-
-      public:
-         typedef reference_adder<is_ref>::rebind<elt_type>::type RET;
-         typedef RET type;
-      };
-
-      // Return a const reference to the Nth type of the given Tuple
-      template<int N, typename Tuple>
-      struct element_const_ref
-      {
-      private:
-         typedef typename element<N, Tuple>::RET elt_type;
-         enum { is_ref = is_reference<elt_type>::value };
-
-      public:
-         typedef reference_adder<is_ref>::rebind<const elt_type>::type RET;
-         typedef RET type;
-      };
-
-#else // vc7
-
       // Return a reference to the Nth type of the given Tuple
       template<int N, typename Tuple>
       struct element_ref
@@ -389,8 +330,6 @@ namespace tuples {
         typedef typename add_reference<const elt_type>::type RET;
         typedef RET type;
       };
-#endif // vc7
-
     } // namespace detail
 
     // Get length of this tuple