diff --git a/include/boost/test/impl/framework.ipp b/include/boost/test/impl/framework.ipp
index ed9919c7..a1e98b37 100644
--- a/include/boost/test/impl/framework.ipp
+++ b/include/boost/test/impl/framework.ipp
@@ -124,13 +124,14 @@ public:
     void            clear()
     {
         while( !m_test_units.empty() ) {
-            test_unit_store::value_type const& tu = *m_test_units.begin();
+            test_unit_store::value_type const& tu     = *m_test_units.begin();
+            test_unit*                         tu_ptr = tu.second;
 
             // the delete will erase this element from map
             if( ut_detail::test_id_2_unit_type( tu.second->p_id ) == tut_suite )
-                delete  static_cast<test_suite const*>(tu.second);
+                delete  (test_suite const*)tu_ptr;
             else
-                delete  static_cast<test_case const*>(tu.second);
+                delete  (test_case const*)tu_ptr;
         }
     }