diff --git a/test/variant_convert_construct_throw.cpp b/test/variant_convert_construct_throw.cpp
index 79757fc..bb53d7c 100644
--- a/test/variant_convert_construct_throw.cpp
+++ b/test/variant_convert_construct_throw.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 // See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
 // http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
 
+#if defined(_MSC_VER)
+# pragma warning( disable: 4702 ) // unreachable code
+#endif
+
 #include <boost/variant2/variant.hpp>
 #include <boost/core/lightweight_test.hpp>
 #include <stdexcept>
diff --git a/test/variant_copy_assign_throw.cpp b/test/variant_copy_assign_throw.cpp
index 7f98f70..a13dccb 100644
--- a/test/variant_copy_assign_throw.cpp
+++ b/test/variant_copy_assign_throw.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 // See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
 // http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
 
+#if defined(_MSC_VER)
+# pragma warning( disable: 4702 ) // unreachable code
+#endif
+
 #include <boost/variant2/variant.hpp>
 #include <boost/core/lightweight_test.hpp>
 #include <stdexcept>
diff --git a/test/variant_copy_construct_throw.cpp b/test/variant_copy_construct_throw.cpp
index 88937c2..81b44d9 100644
--- a/test/variant_copy_construct_throw.cpp
+++ b/test/variant_copy_construct_throw.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 // See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
 // http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
 
+#if defined(_MSC_VER)
+# pragma warning( disable: 4702 ) // unreachable code
+#endif
+
 #include <boost/variant2/variant.hpp>
 #include <boost/core/lightweight_test.hpp>
 #include <stdexcept>
diff --git a/test/variant_move_assign_throw.cpp b/test/variant_move_assign_throw.cpp
index 6e65518..c1df594 100644
--- a/test/variant_move_assign_throw.cpp
+++ b/test/variant_move_assign_throw.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 // See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
 // http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
 
+#if defined(_MSC_VER)
+# pragma warning( disable: 4702 ) // unreachable code
+#endif
+
 #include <boost/variant2/variant.hpp>
 #include <boost/core/lightweight_test.hpp>
 #include <stdexcept>
diff --git a/test/variant_move_construct_throw.cpp b/test/variant_move_construct_throw.cpp
index 01b2b02..aabf7d2 100644
--- a/test/variant_move_construct_throw.cpp
+++ b/test/variant_move_construct_throw.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 // See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
 // http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
 
+#if defined(_MSC_VER)
+# pragma warning( disable: 4702 ) // unreachable code
+#endif
+
 #include <boost/variant2/variant.hpp>
 #include <boost/core/lightweight_test.hpp>
 #include <stdexcept>
diff --git a/test/variant_subset.cpp b/test/variant_subset.cpp
index 86cd505..90c9bc2 100644
--- a/test/variant_subset.cpp
+++ b/test/variant_subset.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 // See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
 // http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
 
+#if defined(_MSC_VER)
+# pragma warning( disable: 4702 ) // unreachable code
+#endif
+
 #include <boost/variant2/variant.hpp>
 #include <boost/core/lightweight_test.hpp>
 #include <boost/core/lightweight_test_trait.hpp>
diff --git a/test/variant_valueless.cpp b/test/variant_valueless.cpp
index 6a13086..176c674 100644
--- a/test/variant_valueless.cpp
+++ b/test/variant_valueless.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 // See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
 // http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
 
+#if defined(_MSC_VER)
+# pragma warning( disable: 4702 ) // unreachable code
+#endif
+
 #include <boost/variant2/variant.hpp>
 #include <boost/core/lightweight_test.hpp>
 #include <type_traits>