diff --git a/test/Jamfile.v2 b/test/Jamfile.v2
index 859d9737..58046e49 100644
--- a/test/Jamfile.v2
+++ b/test/Jamfile.v2
@@ -38,9 +38,11 @@ UBLAS_TESTSET_SPARSE ?=
 #            USE_GENERALIZED_VECTOR_OF_VECTOR
 
 
-# Settings propogated to individual project targets, but not test-suite
+# Project settings
 project
-    : requirements 
+    : requirements
+       <define>BOOST_UBLAS_NO_EXCEPTIONS
+       <toolset>vacpp:<define>"BOOST_UBLAS_NO_ELEMENT_PROXIES"
     ;
 
 
@@ -53,7 +55,6 @@ test-suite numeric/uBLAS
         : # input files
         : # requirements
             <define>$(UBLAS_TESTSET)
-            <toolset>vacpp:<define>"BOOST_UBLAS_NO_ELEMENT_PROXIES"
       ]
       [ run test2/test2.cpp
             test2/test21.cpp
@@ -61,7 +62,6 @@ test-suite numeric/uBLAS
             test2/test23.cpp
         : : :
             <define>$(UBLAS_TESTSET)
-            <toolset>vacpp:<define>"BOOST_UBLAS_NO_ELEMENT_PROXIES"
       ]
       [ run test3/test3.cpp
             test3/test31.cpp
@@ -69,40 +69,33 @@ test-suite numeric/uBLAS
             test3/test33.cpp
         : : :
             <define>$(UBLAS_TESTSET_SPARSE)
-            <toolset>vacpp:<define>"BOOST_UBLAS_NO_ELEMENT_PROXIES"
       ]
       [ run test4/test4.cpp
             test4/test42.cpp
             test4/test43.cpp
         : : :
             <define>$(UBLAS_TESTSET)
-            <toolset>vacpp:<define>"BOOST_UBLAS_NO_ELEMENT_PROXIES"
       ]
       [ run test5/test5.cpp
             test5/test52.cpp
             test5/test53.cpp
         : : :
             <define>$(UBLAS_TESTSET)
-            <toolset>vacpp:<define>"BOOST_UBLAS_NO_ELEMENT_PROXIES"
       ]
       [ run test6/test6.cpp
             test6/test62.cpp
             test6/test63.cpp
         : : :
             <define>$(UBLAS_TESTSET)
-            <toolset>vacpp:<define>"BOOST_UBLAS_NO_ELEMENT_PROXIES"
       ]
-# Test7 checks uBLAS operation with interval types.
-# This causes too much compiler badness. Issues need to be addressed for VC7.1 VC8 CW9 and Intel 8 (windows)
-#      [ run test7/test7.cpp
-#            test7/test71.cpp
-#            test7/test72.cpp
-#            test7/test73.cpp
-#        : : :
-#            <define>BOOST_UBLAS_USE_INTERVAL
-#            <define>$(UBLAS_TESTSET)
-#            <toolset>vacpp:<define>"BOOST_UBLAS_NO_ELEMENT_PROXIES"
-#      ]
+      [ run test7/test7.cpp
+            test7/test71.cpp
+            test7/test72.cpp
+            test7/test73.cpp
+        : : :
+            <define>BOOST_UBLAS_USE_INTERVAL
+            <define>$(UBLAS_TESTSET)
+      ]
 
       [ run placement_new.cpp
       ]