diff --git a/include/boost/json/detail/except.hpp b/include/boost/json/detail/except.hpp
index 6d951f66..08c12d27 100644
--- a/include/boost/json/detail/except.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/json/detail/except.hpp
@@ -13,17 +13,13 @@
 #include <boost/json/error.hpp>
 
 #ifndef BOOST_JSON_STANDALONE
-#include <boost/version.hpp>
-#if BOOST_VERSION >= 107300
-# include <boost/assert/source_location.hpp>
-#endif
+#include <boost/assert/source_location.hpp>
 #include <boost/exception/diagnostic_information.hpp>
 #endif
 
 BOOST_JSON_NS_BEGIN
 namespace detail {
 
-// VFALCO we are supporting Boost 1.67 because it is in a lot of distros
 #if ! defined(BOOST_JSON_STANDALONE) && defined(BOOST_CURRENT_LOCATION)
 # define BOOST_JSON_SOURCE_POS BOOST_CURRENT_LOCATION
 using source_location = boost::source_location;
diff --git a/include/boost/json/detail/impl/except.ipp b/include/boost/json/detail/impl/except.ipp
index 3681987a..f7b5ded0 100644
--- a/include/boost/json/detail/impl/except.ipp
+++ b/include/boost/json/detail/impl/except.ipp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ throw_bad_alloc(
     (void)loc;
     throw_exception(
         std::bad_alloc()
-#if BOOST_VERSION >= 107300
+#if ! defined(BOOST_JSON_STANDALONE)
         , loc
 #endif
         );
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ throw_length_error(
     (void)loc;
     throw_exception(
         std::length_error(what)
-#if BOOST_VERSION >= 107300
+#if ! defined(BOOST_JSON_STANDALONE)
         , loc
 #endif
         );
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ throw_invalid_argument(
     (void)loc;
     throw_exception(
         std::invalid_argument(what)
-#if BOOST_VERSION >= 107300
+#if ! defined(BOOST_JSON_STANDALONE)
         , loc
 #endif
         );
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ throw_out_of_range(
     throw_exception(
         std::out_of_range(
             "out of range")
-#if BOOST_VERSION >= 107300
+#if ! defined(BOOST_JSON_STANDALONE)
         , loc
 #endif
         );
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ throw_system_error(
     (void)loc;
     throw_exception(
         system_error(ec)
-#if BOOST_VERSION >= 107300
+#if ! defined(BOOST_JSON_STANDALONE)
         , loc
 #endif
         );
diff --git a/test/standalone_with_boost.cpp b/test/standalone_with_boost.cpp
index 90c92f61..a6a8f6f0 100644
--- a/test/standalone_with_boost.cpp
+++ b/test/standalone_with_boost.cpp
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@
 //
 
 #include <boost/assert/source_location.hpp>
+#include <boost/version.hpp>
 #include <boost/json.hpp>
 #include <boost/json/src.hpp>