diff --git a/include/boost/tuple/tuple.hpp b/include/boost/tuple/tuple.hpp
index d5c200a..433d4b3 100644
--- a/include/boost/tuple/tuple.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/tuple/tuple.hpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ using tuples::make_tuple;
 using tuples::tie;
 #if !defined(BOOST_NO_USING_TEMPLATE)
 using tuples::get;
-#elif !defined(BOOST_NO_TEMPLATE_PARTIAL_SPECIALIZATION)
+#else
 //
 // The "using tuples::get" statement causes the
 // Borland compiler to ICE, use forwarding
@@ -58,24 +58,7 @@ inline typename tuples::access_traits<
 get(const tuples::cons<HT, TT>& c) {
   return tuples::get<N,HT,TT>(c);
 }
-#else  // BOOST_NO_TEMPLATE_PARTIAL_SPECIALIZATION
-//
-// MSVC, using declarations don't mix with templates well,
-// so use forwarding functions instead:
-//
-template<int N, typename Head, typename Tail>
-typename tuples::detail::element_ref<N, tuples::cons<Head, Tail> >::RET
-get(tuples::cons<Head, Tail>& t, tuples::detail::workaround_holder<N>* = 0)
-{
-   return tuples::detail::get_class<N>::get(t);
-}
 
-template<int N, typename Head, typename Tail>
-typename tuples::detail::element_const_ref<N, tuples::cons<Head, Tail> >::RET
-get(const tuples::cons<Head, Tail>& t, tuples::detail::workaround_holder<N>* = 0)
-{
-   return tuples::detail::get_class<N>::get(t);
-}
 #endif // BOOST_NO_USING_TEMPLATE
    
 } // end namespace boost