diff --git a/include/boost/python/detail/value_is_xxx.hpp b/include/boost/python/detail/value_is_xxx.hpp
index 2b125649..fbb9defd 100644
--- a/include/boost/python/detail/value_is_xxx.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/detail/value_is_xxx.hpp
@@ -9,35 +9,6 @@
 # include <boost/mpl/bool.hpp>
 # include <boost/preprocessor/enum_params.hpp>
 
-# if defined(BOOST_NO_TEMPLATE_PARTIAL_SPECIALIZATION)
-# include <boost/type_traits/is_reference.hpp>
-# include <boost/type_traits/add_reference.hpp>
-
-#  define BOOST_PYTHON_VALUE_IS_XXX_DEF(name, qualified_name, nargs)    \
-template <class X_>                                                     \
-struct value_is_##name                                                  \
-{                                                                       \
-    typedef char yes;                                                   \
-    typedef char (&no)[2];                                              \
-                                                                        \
-    static typename add_reference<X_>::type dummy;                      \
-                                                                        \
-    template < BOOST_PP_ENUM_PARAMS_Z(1, nargs, class U) >              \
-    static yes test(                                                    \
-       qualified_name< BOOST_PP_ENUM_PARAMS_Z(1, nargs, U) > const&, int \
-    );                                                                  \
-                                                                        \
-    template <class U>                                                  \
-    static no test(U&, ...);                                            \
-                                                                        \
-    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(                                              \
-        bool, value                                                     \
-        = (sizeof(test(dummy, 0)) == sizeof(yes)));                     \
-                                                                        \
-    typedef mpl::bool_<value> type;                                    \
-};
-
-# else
 
 #  include <boost/type_traits/remove_reference.hpp>
 #  include <boost/type_traits/remove_cv.hpp>
@@ -57,6 +28,5 @@ struct value_is_##name                                                  \
                                                                         \
 };                                                              
 
-# endif
 
 #endif // VALUE_IS_XXX_DWA2003224_HPP
diff --git a/include/boost/python/init.hpp b/include/boost/python/init.hpp
index 6598fd35..b82ab01e 100644
--- a/include/boost/python/init.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/init.hpp
@@ -76,27 +76,6 @@ namespace detail
   //
   //      This metaprogram checks if T is an optional
   //
-#if defined(BOOST_NO_TEMPLATE_PARTIAL_SPECIALIZATION)
-
-    template <class T>
-    struct is_optional {
-
-    private:
-
-        template <BOOST_PYTHON_OVERLOAD_TYPES>
-        static boost::type_traits::yes_type f(optional<BOOST_PYTHON_OVERLOAD_ARGS>);
-        static boost::type_traits::no_type f(...);
-        static T t();
-
-    public:
-
-        BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(
-            bool, value =
-                sizeof(f(t())) == sizeof(::boost::type_traits::yes_type));
-        typedef mpl::bool_<value> type;
-    };
-
-#else
 
     template <class T>
     struct is_optional
@@ -108,7 +87,6 @@ namespace detail
       : mpl::true_
     {};
   
-#endif
 
   template <int NDefaults>
   struct define_class_init_helper;
diff --git a/include/boost/python/object/iterator.hpp b/include/boost/python/object/iterator.hpp
index ab748fe8..db522471 100644
--- a/include/boost/python/object/iterator.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/object/iterator.hpp
@@ -71,35 +71,7 @@ struct iterator_range
 # endif 
     };
     
-# ifdef BOOST_NO_TEMPLATE_PARTIAL_SPECIALIZATION
-    // for compilers which can't deduce the value_type of pointers, we
-    // have a special implementation of next.  This takes advantage of
-    // the fact that T* results are treated like T& results by
-    // Boost.Python's function wrappers.
-    struct next_ptr
-    {
-        typedef Iterator result_type;
-        
-        result_type
-        operator()(iterator_range<NextPolicies,Iterator>& self)
-        {
-            if (self.m_start == self.m_finish)
-                stop_iteration_error();
-            return self.m_start++;
-        }
-    };
-    
-    typedef mpl::if_<
-        is_same<
-            boost::detail::please_invoke_BOOST_TT_BROKEN_COMPILER_SPEC_on_cv_unqualified_pointee<Iterator>
-          , typename traits_t::value_type
-        >
-      , next_ptr
-      , next
-    >::type next_fn;
-# else
     typedef next next_fn;
-# endif
     
     object m_sequence; // Keeps the sequence alive while iterating.
     Iterator m_start;
diff --git a/include/boost/python/object_core.hpp b/include/boost/python/object_core.hpp
index a730d3d8..61857796 100644
--- a/include/boost/python/object_core.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/object_core.hpp
@@ -206,26 +206,6 @@ namespace api
       PyObject* m_ptr;
   };
 
-# ifdef BOOST_NO_TEMPLATE_PARTIAL_SPECIALIZATION
-  template <class T, class U>
-  struct is_derived_impl
-  {
-      static T x;
-      template <class X>
-      static X* to_pointer(X const&);
-      
-      static char test(U const*);
-      typedef char (&no)[2];
-      static no test(...);
-
-      BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(bool, value = sizeof(test(to_pointer(x))) == 1);
-  };
-  
-  template <class T, class U>
-  struct is_derived
-    : mpl::bool_<is_derived_impl<T,U>::value>
-  {};
-# else
   template <class T, class U>
   struct is_derived
     : is_convertible<
@@ -233,7 +213,6 @@ namespace api
         , U const*
       >
   {};
-# endif 
 
   template <class T>
   typename objects::unforward_cref<T>::type do_unforward_cref(T const& x)