diff --git a/include/boost/unordered/detail/implementation.hpp b/include/boost/unordered/detail/implementation.hpp
index 35d03f4b..deb3a480 100644
--- a/include/boost/unordered/detail/implementation.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/unordered/detail/implementation.hpp
@@ -2758,12 +2758,6 @@ struct table : boost::unordered::detail::functions<typename Types::hasher,
         return policy::to_bucket(bucket_count_, hash_value);
     }
 
-    float load_factor() const
-    {
-        BOOST_ASSERT(bucket_count_ != 0);
-        return static_cast<float>(size_) / static_cast<float>(bucket_count_);
-    }
-
     std::size_t bucket_size(std::size_t index) const
     {
         node_pointer n = begin(index);
diff --git a/include/boost/unordered/unordered_map.hpp b/include/boost/unordered/unordered_map.hpp
index f6eeda96..dc8600ba 100644
--- a/include/boost/unordered/unordered_map.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/unordered/unordered_map.hpp
@@ -1716,7 +1716,9 @@ unordered_map<K, T, H, P, A>::bucket_size(size_type n) const
 template <class K, class T, class H, class P, class A>
 float unordered_map<K, T, H, P, A>::load_factor() const BOOST_NOEXCEPT
 {
-    return table_.load_factor();
+    BOOST_ASSERT(table_.bucket_count_ != 0);
+    return static_cast<float>(table_.size_) /
+           static_cast<float>(table_.bucket_count_);
 }
 
 template <class K, class T, class H, class P, class A>
@@ -2129,7 +2131,9 @@ unordered_multimap<K, T, H, P, A>::bucket_size(size_type n) const
 template <class K, class T, class H, class P, class A>
 float unordered_multimap<K, T, H, P, A>::load_factor() const BOOST_NOEXCEPT
 {
-    return table_.load_factor();
+    BOOST_ASSERT(table_.bucket_count_ != 0);
+    return static_cast<float>(table_.size_) /
+           static_cast<float>(table_.bucket_count_);
 }
 
 template <class K, class T, class H, class P, class A>
diff --git a/include/boost/unordered/unordered_set.hpp b/include/boost/unordered/unordered_set.hpp
index 75fde4fa..99d1fa2f 100644
--- a/include/boost/unordered/unordered_set.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/unordered/unordered_set.hpp
@@ -1352,7 +1352,9 @@ unordered_set<T, H, P, A>::bucket_size(size_type n) const
 template <class T, class H, class P, class A>
 float unordered_set<T, H, P, A>::load_factor() const BOOST_NOEXCEPT
 {
-    return table_.load_factor();
+    BOOST_ASSERT(table_.bucket_count_ != 0);
+    return static_cast<float>(table_.size_) /
+           static_cast<float>(table_.bucket_count_);
 }
 
 template <class T, class H, class P, class A>
@@ -1732,7 +1734,9 @@ unordered_multiset<T, H, P, A>::bucket_size(size_type n) const
 template <class T, class H, class P, class A>
 float unordered_multiset<T, H, P, A>::load_factor() const BOOST_NOEXCEPT
 {
-    return table_.load_factor();
+    BOOST_ASSERT(table_.bucket_count_ != 0);
+    return static_cast<float>(table_.size_) /
+           static_cast<float>(table_.bucket_count_);
 }
 
 template <class T, class H, class P, class A>