diff --git a/include/boost/multi_index_container.hpp b/include/boost/multi_index_container.hpp
index ae9cfd7..e06d2cb 100644
--- a/include/boost/multi_index_container.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/multi_index_container.hpp
@@ -188,28 +188,21 @@ public:
 
   /* construct/copy/destroy */
 
-  /* Do not merge this ctor with the following waiting for resolution of
-   * EWG issue 2193.
-   */
-
-  multi_index_container(): 
-    bfm_allocator(allocator_type()),
-    super(ctor_args_list(),bfm_allocator::member),
-    node_count(0)
-  {
-    BOOST_MULTI_INDEX_CHECK_INVARIANT;
-  }    
-
   explicit multi_index_container(
-    const ctor_args_list& args_list,
 
 #if BOOST_WORKAROUND(__IBMCPP__,<=600)
-    /* VisualAge seems to have an ETI issue with the default value of al */
+    /* VisualAge seems to have an ETI issue with the default values
+     * for arguments args_list and al.
+     */
 
+    const ctor_args_list& args_list=
+      typename mpl::identity<multi_index_container>::type::
+        ctor_args_list(),
     const allocator_type& al=
       typename mpl::identity<multi_index_container>::type::
         allocator_type()):
 #else
+    const ctor_args_list& args_list=ctor_args_list(),
     const allocator_type& al=allocator_type()):
 #endif
 
@@ -218,7 +211,7 @@ public:
     node_count(0)
   {
     BOOST_MULTI_INDEX_CHECK_INVARIANT;
-  }    
+  }
 
   explicit multi_index_container(const allocator_type& al):
     bfm_allocator(al),