diff --git a/include/boost/operators.hpp b/include/boost/operators.hpp
index b524cee..ac3eaff 100644
--- a/include/boost/operators.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/operators.hpp
@@ -97,14 +97,7 @@
 namespace boost {
 namespace detail {
 
-template <typename T> class empty_base {
-
-// Helmut Zeisel, empty base class optimization bug with GCC 3.0.0
-#if defined(__GNUC__) && __GNUC__==3 && __GNUC_MINOR__==0 && __GNU_PATCHLEVEL__==0
-  bool dummy; 
-#endif
-
-};
+template <typename T> class empty_base {};
 
 } // namespace detail
 } // namespace boost