diff --git a/include/boost/operators.hpp b/include/boost/operators.hpp
index ac3eaff..82c374e 100644
--- a/include/boost/operators.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/operators.hpp
@@ -704,7 +704,6 @@ struct random_access_iteratable
 // the xxxx, xxxx1, and xxxx2 templates, importing them into boost:: as
 // necessary.
 //
-#ifndef BOOST_NO_TEMPLATE_PARTIAL_SPECIALIZATION
 
 // is_chained_base<> - a traits class used to distinguish whether an operator
 // template argument is being used for base class chaining, or is specifying a
@@ -802,24 +801,6 @@ BOOST_OPERATOR_TEMPLATE2(template_name##2)                         \
 BOOST_OPERATOR_TEMPLATE1(template_name##1)
 
 
-#else // BOOST_NO_TEMPLATE_PARTIAL_SPECIALIZATION
-
-#  define BOOST_OPERATOR_TEMPLATE4(template_name4) \
-        BOOST_IMPORT_TEMPLATE4(template_name4)
-#  define BOOST_OPERATOR_TEMPLATE3(template_name3) \
-        BOOST_IMPORT_TEMPLATE3(template_name3)
-#  define BOOST_OPERATOR_TEMPLATE2(template_name2) \
-        BOOST_IMPORT_TEMPLATE2(template_name2)
-#  define BOOST_OPERATOR_TEMPLATE1(template_name1) \
-        BOOST_IMPORT_TEMPLATE1(template_name1)
-
-   // In this case we can only assume that template_name<> is equivalent to the
-   // more commonly needed template_name1<> form.
-#  define BOOST_OPERATOR_TEMPLATE(template_name)                   \
-   template <class T, class B = ::boost::detail::empty_base<T> >   \
-   struct template_name : template_name##1<T, B> {};
-
-#endif // BOOST_NO_TEMPLATE_PARTIAL_SPECIALIZATION
 
 namespace boost {
     
@@ -890,14 +871,10 @@ struct operators2
     , bitwise2<T,U
       > > > {};
 
-#ifndef BOOST_NO_TEMPLATE_PARTIAL_SPECIALIZATION
 template <class T, class U = T>
 struct operators : operators2<T, U> {};
 
 template <class T> struct operators<T, T>
-#else
-template <class T> struct operators
-#endif
     : totally_ordered<T
     , integer_arithmetic<T
     , bitwise<T
diff --git a/include/boost/ref.hpp b/include/boost/ref.hpp
index 1d9d3ec..8169149 100644
--- a/include/boost/ref.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/ref.hpp
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ template<class T> BOOST_FORCEINLINE  reference_wrapper<T const> BOOST_REF_CONST
 
 # undef BOOST_REF_CONST
 
-# ifndef BOOST_NO_TEMPLATE_PARTIAL_SPECIALIZATION
 
 template<typename T>
 class is_reference_wrapper
@@ -112,66 +111,6 @@ AUX_REFERENCE_WRAPPER_METAFUNCTIONS_DEF(reference_wrapper<T> const volatile)
 
 #  undef AUX_REFERENCE_WRAPPER_METAFUNCTIONS_DEF
 
-# else // no partial specialization
-
-} // namespace boost
-
-#include <boost/type.hpp>
-
-namespace boost
-{
-
-namespace detail
-{
-  typedef char (&yes_reference_wrapper_t)[1];
-  typedef char (&no_reference_wrapper_t)[2];
-
-  no_reference_wrapper_t is_reference_wrapper_test(...);
-
-  template<typename T>
-  yes_reference_wrapper_t is_reference_wrapper_test(type< reference_wrapper<T> >);
-
-  template<bool wrapped>
-  struct reference_unwrapper
-  {
-      template <class T>
-      struct apply
-      {
-          typedef T type;
-      };
-  };
-
-  template<>
-  struct reference_unwrapper<true>
-  {
-      template <class T>
-      struct apply
-      {
-          typedef typename T::type type;
-      };
-  };
-}
-
-template<typename T>
-class is_reference_wrapper
-{
- public:
-    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(
-        bool, value = (
-             sizeof(detail::is_reference_wrapper_test(type<T>()))
-            == sizeof(detail::yes_reference_wrapper_t)));
-
-    typedef ::boost::mpl::bool_<value> type;
-};
-
-template <typename T>
-class unwrap_reference
-    : public detail::reference_unwrapper<
-        is_reference_wrapper<T>::value
-      >::template apply<T>
-{};
-
-# endif // BOOST_NO_TEMPLATE_PARTIAL_SPECIALIZATION
 
 template <class T> BOOST_FORCEINLINE  typename unwrap_reference<T>::type&
 unwrap_ref(T& t)