diff --git a/include/fmt/core.h b/include/fmt/core.h
index 3f84d5a1..0e08e83b 100644
--- a/include/fmt/core.h
+++ b/include/fmt/core.h
@@ -138,13 +138,6 @@
 # endif
 #endif
 
-// GCC still uses throw() in its headers when exceptions are disabled.
-#if FMT_GCC_VERSION
-# define FMT_DTOR_NOEXCEPT FMT_DETECTED_NOEXCEPT
-#else
-# define FMT_DTOR_NOEXCEPT FMT_NOEXCEPT
-#endif
-
 #ifndef FMT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 # if FMT_HAS_FEATURE(cxx_inline_namespaces) || FMT_GCC_VERSION >= 404 || \
      FMT_MSC_VER >= 1900
diff --git a/include/fmt/posix.h b/include/fmt/posix.h
index 7bf877b4..f4e3fad7 100644
--- a/include/fmt/posix.h
+++ b/include/fmt/posix.h
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class buffered_file {
   buffered_file() FMT_NOEXCEPT : file_(FMT_NULL) {}
 
   // Destroys the object closing the file it represents if any.
-  FMT_API ~buffered_file() FMT_DTOR_NOEXCEPT;
+  FMT_API ~buffered_file() FMT_NOEXCEPT;
 
  private:
   buffered_file(const buffered_file &) = delete;
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ class file {
   }
 
   // Destroys the object closing the file it represents if any.
-  FMT_API ~file() FMT_DTOR_NOEXCEPT;
+  FMT_API ~file() FMT_NOEXCEPT;
 
   // Returns the file descriptor.
   int descriptor() const FMT_NOEXCEPT { return fd_; }