diff --git a/iterator_adaptor_test.cpp b/iterator_adaptor_test.cpp
index e510323..c1661fe 100644
--- a/iterator_adaptor_test.cpp
+++ b/iterator_adaptor_test.cpp
@@ -127,19 +127,20 @@ main()
     // Test computation of defaults
     typedef boost::iterator_adaptor<int*, boost::default_iterator_policies,
       boost::value_type_is<int> > Iter1;
-    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT((boost::is_same<std::iterator_traits<Iter1>::value_type, int>::value));
-    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT((boost::is_same<std::iterator_traits<Iter1>::reference, int&>::value));
-    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT((boost::is_same<std::iterator_traits<Iter1>::pointer, int*>::value));
-    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT((boost::is_same<std::iterator_traits<Iter1>::difference_type, std::ptrdiff_t>::value));
-    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT((boost::is_same<std::iterator_traits<Iter1>::iterator_category, std::random_access_iterator_tag>::value));
+    // don't use std::iterator_traits here to avoid VC++ problems
+    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT((boost::is_same<Iter1::value_type, int>::value));
+    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT((boost::is_same<Iter1::reference, int&>::value));
+    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT((boost::is_same<Iter1::pointer, int*>::value));
+    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT((boost::is_same<Iter1::difference_type, std::ptrdiff_t>::value));
+    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT((boost::is_same<Iter1::iterator_category, std::random_access_iterator_tag>::value));
   }
   {  
     // Test computation of default when the Value is const
     typedef boost::iterator_adaptor<int*, boost::default_iterator_policies,
       boost::value_type_is<const int> > Iter1;
-    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT((boost::is_same<std::iterator_traits<Iter1>::value_type, int>::value));
-    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT((boost::is_same<std::iterator_traits<Iter1>::reference, const int&>::value));
-    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT((boost::is_same<std::iterator_traits<Iter1>::pointer, const int*>::value));
+    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT((boost::is_same<Iter1::value_type, int>::value));
+    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT((boost::is_same<Iter1::reference, const int&>::value));
+    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT((boost::is_same<Iter1::pointer, const int*>::value));
   }
   {
     // Test with no defaults
@@ -150,11 +151,11 @@ main()
       boost::iterator_category_is<std::input_iterator_tag>,
       boost::difference_type_is<int>
     > Iter1;
-    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT((boost::is_same<std::iterator_traits<Iter1>::value_type, char>::value));
-    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT((boost::is_same<std::iterator_traits<Iter1>::reference, long>::value));
-    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT((boost::is_same<std::iterator_traits<Iter1>::pointer, float>::value));
-    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT((boost::is_same<std::iterator_traits<Iter1>::difference_type, int>::value));
-    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT((boost::is_same<std::iterator_traits<Iter1>::iterator_category, std::input_iterator_tag>::value));
+    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT((boost::is_same<Iter1::value_type, char>::value));
+    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT((boost::is_same<Iter1::reference, long>::value));
+    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT((boost::is_same<Iter1::pointer, float>::value));
+    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT((boost::is_same<Iter1::difference_type, int>::value));
+    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT((boost::is_same<Iter1::iterator_category, std::input_iterator_tag>::value));
   }
   
   // Test the iterator_adaptor