diff --git a/doc/changes.qbk b/doc/changes.qbk
index 60096bf5..f0f02e19 100644
--- a/doc/changes.qbk
+++ b/doc/changes.qbk
@@ -10,11 +10,13 @@
 
 [heading Version 4.0.0 - boost 1.53]
 
+[/
 [*Breaking changes:]
 
 [warning 
 BOOST_THREAD_VERSION==3 by default since Boost 1.53. So that all the deprecated features since 1.50 are not included by default. You can change this by setting the appropriated define (see Configuration section).
 ]
+]
 
 [*Deprecated features:]
 
diff --git a/include/boost/thread/detail/config.hpp b/include/boost/thread/detail/config.hpp
index b15f2328..c5fa5c67 100644
--- a/include/boost/thread/detail/config.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/thread/detail/config.hpp
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@
 #define BOOST_THREAD_RVALUE_REFERENCES_DONT_MATCH_FUNTION_PTR
 #endif
 
-// Default version is 3
+// Default version
 #if !defined BOOST_THREAD_VERSION
-#define BOOST_THREAD_VERSION 3
+#define BOOST_THREAD_VERSION 2
 #else
 #if BOOST_THREAD_VERSION!=2  && BOOST_THREAD_VERSION!=3 && BOOST_THREAD_VERSION!=4
 #error "BOOST_THREAD_VERSION must be 2, 3 or 4"
diff --git a/src/pthread/thread.cpp b/src/pthread/thread.cpp
index 2600a940..5f2d5b4a 100644
--- a/src/pthread/thread.cpp
+++ b/src/pthread/thread.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 //  Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
 //  file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
 
-#define BOOST_THREAD_VERSION 3
+//#define BOOST_THREAD_VERSION 3
 #include <boost/thread/detail/config.hpp>
 
 #include <boost/thread/thread.hpp>
diff --git a/src/win32/thread.cpp b/src/win32/thread.cpp
index c5022e27..0a8a3360 100644
--- a/src/win32/thread.cpp
+++ b/src/win32/thread.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 // http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
 // (C) Copyright 2007 Anthony Williams
 // (C) Copyright 2007 David Deakins
-// (C) Copyright 2011-2012 Vicente J. Botet Escriba
+// (C) Copyright 2011-2013 Vicente J. Botet Escriba
 
 #ifndef _WIN32_WINNT
 #define _WIN32_WINNT 0x400
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #ifndef WINVER
 #define WINVER 0x400
 #endif
-#define BOOST_THREAD_VERSION 3
+//#define BOOST_THREAD_VERSION 3
 
 #include <boost/thread/thread.hpp>
 #include <boost/thread/once.hpp>