diff --git a/counting_iterator_example.cpp b/counting_iterator_example.cpp
index b85188a..844fdff 100644
--- a/counting_iterator_example.cpp
+++ b/counting_iterator_example.cpp
@@ -12,22 +12,6 @@
 #include <boost/iterator/counting_iterator.hpp>
 #include <boost/iterator/indirect_iterator.hpp>
 
-#ifdef BOOST_NO_TEMPLATE_PARTIAL_SPECIALIZATION
-namespace boost { namespace detail
-{
-  template <>
-  struct iterator_traits<int*>
-      : ptr_iter_traits<int>
-  {
-  };
-  
-  template <>
-  struct iterator_traits<int**>
-      : ptr_iter_traits<int*>
-  {
-  };
-}}
-#endif
 int main(int, char*[])
 {
   // Example of using counting_iterator_generator
diff --git a/filter_iterator_example.cpp b/filter_iterator_example.cpp
index c2c4693..af3ee6a 100644
--- a/filter_iterator_example.cpp
+++ b/filter_iterator_example.cpp
@@ -17,17 +17,6 @@ struct is_positive_number {
   bool operator()(int x) { return 0 < x; }
 };
 
-#ifdef BOOST_NO_TEMPLATE_PARTIAL_SPECIALIZATION
-namespace boost { namespace detail
-{
-  template <>
-  struct iterator_traits<int*>
-      : ptr_iter_traits<int>
-  {
-  };
-}}
-#endif
-
 int main()
 {
   int numbers_[] = { 0, -1, 4, -3, 5, 8, -2 };
diff --git a/indirect_iterator_example.cpp b/indirect_iterator_example.cpp
index d78f9f8..c5e97ec 100644
--- a/indirect_iterator_example.cpp
+++ b/indirect_iterator_example.cpp
@@ -11,41 +11,6 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <boost/iterator/indirect_iterator.hpp>
 
-#ifdef BOOST_NO_TEMPLATE_PARTIAL_SPECIALIZATION
-namespace boost { namespace detail
-{
-  template <>
-  struct iterator_traits<char*>
-      : ptr_iter_traits<char>
-  {
-  };
-  
-  template <>
-  struct iterator_traits<char const*>
-      : ptr_iter_traits<char, char const>
-  {
-  };
-  
-  template <>
-  struct iterator_traits<char**>
-      : ptr_iter_traits<char*>
-  {
-  };
-  
-  template <>
-  struct iterator_traits<char const* const*>
-      : ptr_iter_traits<char const*, char const* const>
-  {
-  };
-
-  template <>
-  struct iterator_traits<char* const*>
-      : ptr_iter_traits<char*, char* const>
-  {
-  };
-}}
-#endif
-
 int main(int, char*[])
 {
   char characters[] = "abcdefg";
diff --git a/iterator_traits_test.cpp b/iterator_traits_test.cpp
index 04c1299..bb51aba 100644
--- a/iterator_traits_test.cpp
+++ b/iterator_traits_test.cpp
@@ -147,9 +147,7 @@ template <class Iterator,
     class value_type, class difference_type, class pointer, class reference, class category>
 struct maybe_pointer_test
     : portable_tests<Iterator,value_type,difference_type,pointer,reference,category>
-#ifndef BOOST_NO_TEMPLATE_PARTIAL_SPECIALIZATION
       , non_portable_tests<Iterator,value_type,difference_type,pointer,reference,category>
-#endif
 {
 };
 
diff --git a/reverse_iterator_example.cpp b/reverse_iterator_example.cpp
index e2a8664..d17c4af 100644
--- a/reverse_iterator_example.cpp
+++ b/reverse_iterator_example.cpp
@@ -9,16 +9,7 @@
 #include <boost/iterator/reverse_iterator.hpp>
 #include <boost/detail/iterator.hpp>
 
-#ifdef BOOST_NO_TEMPLATE_PARTIAL_SPECIALIZATION
-namespace boost { namespace detail
-{
-  template <>
-  struct iterator_traits<char*>
-      : ptr_iter_traits<char>
-  {
-  };
-}}
-#endif 
+//boost::detail::iterator_traits
 int main(int, char*[])
 {
   char letters_[] = "hello world!";