diff --git a/include/boost/unordered/detail/hash_table.hpp b/include/boost/unordered/detail/hash_table.hpp
index 4b145196..9d5e78e6 100644
--- a/include/boost/unordered/detail/hash_table.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/unordered/detail/hash_table.hpp
@@ -223,11 +223,6 @@ namespace boost {
             functions func2_;
             functions_ptr func_; // The currently active functions.
         };
-        
-        template <typename T>
-        void destroy(T* x) {
-            x->~T();
-        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/include/boost/unordered/detail/hash_table_impl.hpp b/include/boost/unordered/detail/hash_table_impl.hpp
index 8d589cdb..145ef965 100644
--- a/include/boost/unordered/detail/hash_table_impl.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/unordered/detail/hash_table_impl.hpp
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ namespace boost {
                 void destroy(link_ptr ptr)
                 {
                     node* raw_ptr = static_cast<node*>(&*ptr);
-                    boost::unordered_detail::destroy(&raw_ptr->value());
+                    (&raw_ptr->value())->~value_type();
                     node_ptr n(node_alloc_.address(*raw_ptr));
                     node_alloc_.destroy(n);
                     node_alloc_.deallocate(n, 1);
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ namespace boost {
                 {
                     if (node_) {
                         if (value_constructed_) {
-                            boost::unordered_detail::destroy(&node_->value());
+                            (&node_->value())->~value_type();
                         }
 
                         if (node_constructed_)