diff --git a/include/boost/thread/pthread/thread.hpp b/include/boost/thread/pthread/thread.hpp
index 199f3b0c..76b503ee 100644
--- a/include/boost/thread/pthread/thread.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/thread/pthread/thread.hpp
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ namespace boost
     public:
         thread();
         ~thread();
-        
+
         template <class F>
         explicit thread(F f):
             thread_info(new thread_data<F>(f))
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ namespace boost
             start_thread();
         }
         template <class F>
-        explicit thread(boost::move_t<F> f):
+        thread(boost::move_t<F> f):
             thread_info(new thread_data<F>(f))
         {
             start_thread();
@@ -193,8 +193,6 @@ namespace boost
         cancel_handle get_cancel_handle() const;
         void cancel();
         bool cancellation_requested() const;
-
-        static thread self();
     };
 
     namespace this_thread
diff --git a/include/boost/thread/win32/thread.hpp b/include/boost/thread/win32/thread.hpp
index 8e143f8e..766b2068 100644
--- a/include/boost/thread/win32/thread.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/thread/win32/thread.hpp
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ namespace boost
             start_thread();
         }
 
-        explicit thread(boost::move_t<thread> x);
+        thread(boost::move_t<thread> x);
         thread& operator=(boost::move_t<thread> x);
         operator boost::move_t<thread>();
         boost::move_t<thread> move();
diff --git a/src/win32/thread.cpp b/src/win32/thread.cpp
index 94462b94..88ec8b88 100644
--- a/src/win32/thread.cpp
+++ b/src/win32/thread.cpp
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ namespace boost
     
     thread::~thread()
     {
-        cancel();
         detach();
     }
     
@@ -381,6 +380,11 @@ namespace boost
         {
             boost::detail::thread_exit_function_base* func;
             thread_exit_callback_node* next;
+
+            thread_exit_callback_node(boost::detail::thread_exit_function_base* func_,
+                                      thread_exit_callback_node* next_):
+                func(func_),next(next_)
+            {}
         };
     }
     namespace
@@ -434,9 +438,9 @@ namespace boost
     {
         void add_thread_exit_function(thread_exit_function_base* func)
         {
-            thread_exit_callback_node* const new_node=heap_new<thread_exit_callback_node>();
-            new_node->func=func;
-            new_node->next=get_current_thread_data()->thread_exit_callbacks;
+            thread_exit_callback_node* const new_node=
+                heap_new<thread_exit_callback_node>(func,
+                                                    get_current_thread_data()->thread_exit_callbacks);
             get_current_thread_data()->thread_exit_callbacks=new_node;
         }
     }