diff --git a/include/boost/program_options/value_semantic.hpp b/include/boost/program_options/value_semantic.hpp
index 6e078f8..e8235b7 100644
--- a/include/boost/program_options/value_semantic.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/program_options/value_semantic.hpp
@@ -12,11 +12,10 @@
 #include <boost/any.hpp>
 #include <boost/function/function1.hpp>
 #include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
-#include <boost/type_index.hpp>
-
 
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
+#include <typeinfo>
 #include <limits>
 
 namespace boost { namespace program_options {
diff --git a/test/options_description_test.cpp b/test/options_description_test.cpp
index 695f1d9..42365e9 100644
--- a/test/options_description_test.cpp
+++ b/test/options_description_test.cpp
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ void test_type()
     const typed_value_base* b = dynamic_cast<const typed_value_base*>
         (desc.find("foo", false).semantic().get());
     BOOST_CHECK(b);
-    BOOST_CHECK(b->value_type() == boost::typeindex::type_id<int>());
+    BOOST_CHECK(b->value_type() == typeid(int));
 
     const typed_value_base* b2 = dynamic_cast<const typed_value_base*>
         (desc.find("bar", false).semantic().get());
     BOOST_CHECK(b2);
-    BOOST_CHECK(b2->value_type() == boost::typeindex::type_id<string>());
+    BOOST_CHECK(b2->value_type() == typeid(string));
 #endif
 }