diff --git a/include/boost/thread/detail/thread_group.hpp b/include/boost/thread/detail/thread_group.hpp
index 823b92e7..f1ccdf84 100644
--- a/include/boost/thread/detail/thread_group.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/thread/detail/thread_group.hpp
@@ -18,10 +18,13 @@
 
 namespace boost
 {
-    class thread_group:
-        private noncopyable
+    class thread_group
     {
+    private:
+        thread_group(thread_group const&);
+        thread_group& operator=(thread_group const&);        
     public:
+        thread_group() {}
         ~thread_group()
         {
             for(std::list<thread*>::iterator it=threads.begin(),end=threads.end();
diff --git a/include/boost/thread/pthread/mutex.hpp b/include/boost/thread/pthread/mutex.hpp
index a9b1e1ea..2a326d76 100644
--- a/include/boost/thread/pthread/mutex.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/thread/pthread/mutex.hpp
@@ -27,10 +27,11 @@
 
 namespace boost
 {
-    class mutex:
-        boost::noncopyable
+    class mutex
     {
     private:
+        mutex(mutex const&);
+        mutex& operator=(mutex const&);        
         pthread_mutex_t m;
     public:
         mutex()
@@ -83,9 +84,11 @@ namespace boost
 
     typedef mutex try_mutex;
 
-    class timed_mutex:
-        boost::noncopyable
+    class timed_mutex
     {
+    private:
+        timed_mutex(timed_mutex const&);
+        timed_mutex& operator=(timed_mutex const&);        
     private:
         pthread_mutex_t m;
 #ifndef BOOST_PTHREAD_HAS_TIMEDLOCK
diff --git a/include/boost/thread/pthread/recursive_mutex.hpp b/include/boost/thread/pthread/recursive_mutex.hpp
index ad3b7e15..6e3c9c77 100644
--- a/include/boost/thread/pthread/recursive_mutex.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/thread/pthread/recursive_mutex.hpp
@@ -30,10 +30,11 @@
 
 namespace boost
 {
-    class recursive_mutex:
-        boost::noncopyable
+    class recursive_mutex
     {
     private:
+        recursive_mutex(recursive_mutex const&);
+        recursive_mutex& operator=(recursive_mutex const&);        
         pthread_mutex_t m;
     public:
         recursive_mutex()
@@ -92,9 +93,11 @@ namespace boost
 
     typedef recursive_mutex recursive_try_mutex;
 
-    class recursive_timed_mutex:
-        boost::noncopyable
+    class recursive_timed_mutex
     {
+    private:
+        recursive_timed_mutex(recursive_timed_mutex const&);
+        recursive_timed_mutex& operator=(recursive_timed_mutex const&);        
     private:
         pthread_mutex_t m;
 #ifndef BOOST_PTHREAD_HAS_TIMEDLOCK
diff --git a/include/boost/thread/win32/recursive_mutex.hpp b/include/boost/thread/win32/recursive_mutex.hpp
index 2360a92b..e83d3bc0 100644
--- a/include/boost/thread/win32/recursive_mutex.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/thread/win32/recursive_mutex.hpp
@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@
 namespace boost
 {
     class recursive_mutex:
-        boost::noncopyable,
         public ::boost::detail::basic_recursive_mutex
     {
+    private:
+        recursive_mutex(recursive_mutex const&);
+        recursive_mutex& operator=(recursive_mutex const&);        
     public:
         recursive_mutex()
         {
@@ -40,9 +42,11 @@ namespace boost
     typedef recursive_mutex recursive_try_mutex;
 
     class recursive_timed_mutex:
-        boost::noncopyable,
         public ::boost::detail::basic_recursive_timed_mutex
     {
+    private:
+        recursive_timed_mutex(recursive_timed_mutex const&);
+        recursive_timed_mutex& operator=(recursive_timed_mutex const&);        
     public:
         recursive_timed_mutex()
         {
diff --git a/include/boost/thread/win32/shared_mutex.hpp b/include/boost/thread/win32/shared_mutex.hpp
index 913430fa..58fc6224 100644
--- a/include/boost/thread/win32/shared_mutex.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/thread/win32/shared_mutex.hpp
@@ -19,9 +19,11 @@
 
 namespace boost
 {
-    class shared_mutex:
-        private boost::noncopyable
+    class shared_mutex
     {
+    private:
+        shared_mutex(shared_mutex const&);
+        shared_mutex& operator=(shared_mutex const&);        
     private:
         struct state_data
         {