diff --git a/include/boost/property_tree/detail/exception_implementation.hpp b/include/boost/property_tree/detail/exception_implementation.hpp
index bb39135fd..cd3434ae4 100644
--- a/include/boost/property_tree/detail/exception_implementation.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/property_tree/detail/exception_implementation.hpp
@@ -35,10 +35,6 @@ namespace boost { namespace property_tree
     {
     }
 
-    inline ptree_error::~ptree_error() throw()
-    {
-    }
-
     ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     // ptree_bad_data
 
@@ -48,10 +44,6 @@ namespace boost { namespace property_tree
     {
     }
 
-    inline ptree_bad_data::~ptree_bad_data() throw()
-    {
-    }
-
     template<class D> inline
     D ptree_bad_data::data() const
     {
@@ -68,10 +60,6 @@ namespace boost { namespace property_tree
 
     }
 
-    inline ptree_bad_path::~ptree_bad_path() throw()
-    {
-    }
-
     template<class P> inline
     P ptree_bad_path::path() const
     {
diff --git a/include/boost/property_tree/detail/file_parser_error.hpp b/include/boost/property_tree/detail/file_parser_error.hpp
index 1a0e49aad..c0c7ef4cd 100644
--- a/include/boost/property_tree/detail/file_parser_error.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/property_tree/detail/file_parser_error.hpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ namespace boost { namespace property_tree
     public:
 
         ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-        // Construction & destruction
+        // Construction
 
         // Construct error
         file_parser_error(const std::string &msg,
@@ -34,12 +34,6 @@ namespace boost { namespace property_tree
         {
         }
 
-        ~file_parser_error() throw() BOOST_OVERRIDE
-            // gcc 3.4.2 complains about lack of throw specifier on compiler
-            // generated dtor
-        {
-        }
-
         ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
         // Data access
 
diff --git a/include/boost/property_tree/detail/rapidxml.hpp b/include/boost/property_tree/detail/rapidxml.hpp
index 5c297de70..7afc0a600 100644
--- a/include/boost/property_tree/detail/rapidxml.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/property_tree/detail/rapidxml.hpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ namespace boost { namespace property_tree { namespace detail {namespace rapidxml
 
         //! Gets human readable description of error.
         //! \return Pointer to null terminated description of the error.
-        const char *what() const throw() BOOST_OVERRIDE
+        const char *what() const throw() override
         {
             return m_what;
         }
diff --git a/include/boost/property_tree/exceptions.hpp b/include/boost/property_tree/exceptions.hpp
index ab4a9511b..853f0a12a 100644
--- a/include/boost/property_tree/exceptions.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/property_tree/exceptions.hpp
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ namespace boost { namespace property_tree
         /// Instantiate a ptree_error instance with the given message.
         /// @param what The message to associate with this error.
         ptree_error(const std::string &what);
-
-        ~ptree_error() throw() BOOST_OVERRIDE;
     };
 
 
@@ -48,8 +46,6 @@ namespace boost { namespace property_tree
         template<class T> ptree_bad_data(const std::string &what,
                                          const T &data);
 
-        ~ptree_bad_data() throw() BOOST_OVERRIDE;
-
         /// Retrieve the data associated with this error. This is the source
         /// value that failed to be translated. You need to explicitly
         /// specify its type.
@@ -70,8 +66,6 @@ namespace boost { namespace property_tree
         template<class T> ptree_bad_path(const std::string &what,
                                          const T &path);
 
-        ~ptree_bad_path() throw() BOOST_OVERRIDE;
-
         /// Retrieve the invalid path. You need to explicitly specify the
         /// type of path.
         template<class T> T path() const;