diff --git a/test/small_vector_test.cpp b/test/small_vector_test.cpp
index 80c3a4e..3567fd1 100644
--- a/test/small_vector_test.cpp
+++ b/test/small_vector_test.cpp
@@ -544,18 +544,12 @@ int main()
    // default allocator
    {
       typedef boost::container::small_vector<int, 0> cont;
-      if (boost::has_trivial_destructor_after_move<cont>::value) {
-         std::cerr << "has_trivial_destructor_after_move(default allocator) test failed" << std::endl;
-         return 1;
-      }
+      BOOST_CONTAINER_STATIC_ASSERT(!boost::has_trivial_destructor_after_move<cont>::value);
    }
    // std::allocator
    {
       typedef boost::container::small_vector<int, 0, std::allocator<int> > cont;
-      if (boost::has_trivial_destructor_after_move<cont>::value) {
-         std::cerr << "has_trivial_destructor_after_move(std::allocator) test failed" << std::endl;
-         return 1;
-      }
+      BOOST_CONTAINER_STATIC_ASSERT(!boost::has_trivial_destructor_after_move<cont>::value);
    }
 
    return 0;