1 files changed, 0 insertions, 27 deletions
diff --git a/boost/python/handle.hpp b/boost/python/handle.hpp
index 461a219ad8..ee9a7cd09d 100755..100644
--- a/boost/python/handle.hpp
+++ b/boost/python/handle.hpp
@@ -87,8 +87,6 @@ class handle
         return *this;
     }
 
-#if !defined(BOOST_MSVC) || (BOOST_MSVC >= 1300)
-
     template<typename Y>
     handle& operator=(handle<Y> const & r) // never throws
     {
@@ -97,8 +95,6 @@ class handle
         return *this;
     }
 
-#endif
-
     template <typename Y>
     handle(handle<Y> const& r)
         : m_p(python::xincref(python::upcast<T>(r.get())))
@@ -159,7 +155,6 @@ typedef handle<PyTypeObject> type_handle;
 //
 // Compile-time introspection
 //
-# ifndef BOOST_NO_TEMPLATE_PARTIAL_SPECIALIZATION
 template<typename T>
 class is_handle
 {
@@ -173,28 +168,6 @@ class is_handle<handle<T> >
  public:
     BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(bool, value = true);
 };
-# else
-namespace detail
-{
-  typedef char (&yes_handle_t)[1];
-  typedef char (&no_handle_t)[2];
-      
-  no_handle_t is_handle_test(...);
-
-  template<typename T>
-  yes_handle_t is_handle_test(boost::type< handle<T> >);
-}
-
-template<typename T>
-class is_handle
-{
- public:
-    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(
-        bool, value = (
-            sizeof(detail::is_handle_test(boost::type<T>()))
-            == sizeof(detail::yes_handle_t)));
-};
-# endif
 
 //
 // implementations