diff --git a/include/xtensor/containers/xfixed.hpp b/include/xtensor/containers/xfixed.hpp
index 54270caa7..e1b02867d 100644
--- a/include/xtensor/containers/xfixed.hpp
+++ b/include/xtensor/containers/xfixed.hpp
@@ -256,12 +256,7 @@ namespace xt
         using inner_backstrides_type = backstrides_type;
 
         // NOTE: 0D (S::size() == 0) results in storage for 1 element (scalar)
-#if defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER < 1910 && !defined(_WIN64)
-        // WORKAROUND FOR MSVC 2015 32 bit, fallback to unaligned container for 0D scalar case
-        using storage_type = std::array<ET, detail::fixed_compute_size<S>::value>;
-#else
         using storage_type = aligned_array<ET, detail::fixed_compute_size<S>::value>;
-#endif
 
         using reference = typename storage_type::reference;
         using const_reference = typename storage_type::const_reference;
diff --git a/include/xtensor/containers/xstorage.hpp b/include/xtensor/containers/xstorage.hpp
index af96f002b..62b2e4a35 100644
--- a/include/xtensor/containers/xstorage.hpp
+++ b/include/xtensor/containers/xstorage.hpp
@@ -649,13 +649,9 @@ namespace xt
         using reverse_iterator = std::reverse_iterator<iterator>;
         using const_reverse_iterator = std::reverse_iterator<const_iterator>;
 
-#if defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER < 1910
-        static constexpr std::size_t alignment = detail::allocator_alignment<A>::value;
-#else
         static constexpr std::size_t alignment = detail::allocator_alignment<A>::value != 0
                                                      ? detail::allocator_alignment<A>::value
                                                      : alignof(T);
-#endif
 
         svector() noexcept;
         ~svector();
diff --git a/include/xtensor/core/xiterable.hpp b/include/xtensor/core/xiterable.hpp
index d0caf9d6f..14d386207 100644
--- a/include/xtensor/core/xiterable.hpp
+++ b/include/xtensor/core/xiterable.hpp
@@ -322,21 +322,6 @@ namespace xt
 
         static constexpr layout_type static_layout = inner_types::layout;
 
-#if defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER >= 1910
-        // Workaround for compiler bug in Visual Studio 2017 with respect to alias templates with non-type
-        // parameters.
-        template <layout_type L>
-        using layout_iterator = xiterator<typename iterable_base::stepper, typename iterable_base::inner_shape_type*, L>;
-        template <layout_type L>
-        using const_layout_iterator = xiterator<
-            typename iterable_base::const_stepper,
-            typename iterable_base::inner_shape_type*,
-            L>;
-        template <layout_type L>
-        using reverse_layout_iterator = std::reverse_iterator<layout_iterator<L>>;
-        template <layout_type L>
-        using const_reverse_layout_iterator = std::reverse_iterator<const_layout_iterator<L>>;
-#else
         template <layout_type L>
         using layout_iterator = typename iterable_base::template layout_iterator<L>;
         template <layout_type L>
@@ -345,7 +330,6 @@ namespace xt
         using reverse_layout_iterator = typename iterable_base::template reverse_layout_iterator<L>;
         template <layout_type L>
         using const_reverse_layout_iterator = typename iterable_base::template const_reverse_layout_iterator<L>;
-#endif
 
         template <class S, layout_type L>
         using broadcast_iterator = typename iterable_base::template broadcast_iterator<S, L>;
diff --git a/include/xtensor/core/xmath.hpp b/include/xtensor/core/xmath.hpp
index 77f864929..315e13a82 100644
--- a/include/xtensor/core/xmath.hpp
+++ b/include/xtensor/core/xmath.hpp
@@ -1088,31 +1088,6 @@ namespace xt
         return xfunction_type(detail::lambda_adapt<F>(std::forward<F>(lambda)), std::forward<E>(args)...);
     }
 
-// Workaround for MSVC 2015 & GCC 4.9
-#if (defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER < 1910) || (defined(__GNUC__) && __GNUC__ < 5)
-#define XTENSOR_DISABLE_LAMBDA_FCT
-#endif
-
-#ifdef XTENSOR_DISABLE_LAMBDA_FCT
-    struct square_fct
-    {
-        template <class T>
-        auto operator()(T x) const -> decltype(x * x)
-        {
-            return x * x;
-        }
-    };
-
-    struct cube_fct
-    {
-        template <class T>
-        auto operator()(T x) const -> decltype(x * x * x)
-        {
-            return x * x * x;
-        }
-    };
-#endif
-
     /**
      * @ingroup pow_functions
      * @brief Square power function, equivalent to e1 * e1.
@@ -1125,15 +1100,11 @@ namespace xt
     template <class E1>
     inline auto square(E1&& e1) noexcept
     {
-#ifdef XTENSOR_DISABLE_LAMBDA_FCT
-        return make_lambda_xfunction(square_fct{}, std::forward<E1>(e1));
-#else
         auto fnct = [](auto x) -> decltype(x * x)
         {
             return x * x;
         };
         return make_lambda_xfunction(std::move(fnct), std::forward<E1>(e1));
-#endif
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1148,19 +1119,13 @@ namespace xt
     template <class E1>
     inline auto cube(E1&& e1) noexcept
     {
-#ifdef XTENSOR_DISABLE_LAMBDA_FCT
-        return make_lambda_xfunction(cube_fct{}, std::forward<E1>(e1));
-#else
         auto fnct = [](auto x) -> decltype(x * x * x)
         {
             return x * x * x;
         };
         return make_lambda_xfunction(std::move(fnct), std::forward<E1>(e1));
-#endif
     }
 
-#undef XTENSOR_DISABLE_LAMBDA_FCT
-
     namespace detail
     {
         // Thanks to Matt Pharr in http://pbrt.org/hair.pdf
diff --git a/include/xtensor/core/xvectorize.hpp b/include/xtensor/core/xvectorize.hpp
index 053d7c92b..edd199021 100644
--- a/include/xtensor/core/xvectorize.hpp
+++ b/include/xtensor/core/xvectorize.hpp
@@ -54,14 +54,9 @@ namespace xt
     template <class F, class R, class... Args>
     xvectorizer<F, R> vectorize(F&& f, R (*)(Args...));
 
-// Workaround for Visual Studio 15.7.1.
-// Error C2668 (ambiguous call to overloaded function) mistaking a declarations
-// for the definition of another overload.
-#ifndef _MSC_VER
     template <class F>
     auto vectorize(F&& f)
         -> decltype(vectorize(std::forward<F>(f), std::declval<detail::get_function_type<F>*>()));
-#endif
 
     /******************************
      * xvectorizer implementation *
diff --git a/include/xtensor/generators/xbuilder.hpp b/include/xtensor/generators/xbuilder.hpp
index 5ba9f7a36..d6bb27d31 100644
--- a/include/xtensor/generators/xbuilder.hpp
+++ b/include/xtensor/generators/xbuilder.hpp
@@ -954,17 +954,10 @@ namespace xt
         template <std::size_t... I, class... E>
         inline auto meshgrid_impl(std::index_sequence<I...>, E&&... e) noexcept
         {
-#if defined _MSC_VER
-            const std::array<std::size_t, sizeof...(E)> shape = {e.shape()[0]...};
-            return std::make_tuple(
-                detail::make_xgenerator(detail::repeat_impl<xclosure_t<E>>(std::forward<E>(e), I), shape)...
-            );
-#else
             return std::make_tuple(detail::make_xgenerator(
                 detail::repeat_impl<xclosure_t<E>>(std::forward<E>(e), I),
                 {e.shape()[0]...}
             )...);
-#endif
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/include/xtensor/io/xinfo.hpp b/include/xtensor/io/xinfo.hpp
index f78cc3c76..478569cc7 100644
--- a/include/xtensor/io/xinfo.hpp
+++ b/include/xtensor/io/xinfo.hpp
@@ -14,49 +14,21 @@
 
 #include "../core/xlayout.hpp"
 
-#ifndef _MSC_VER
-#if __cplusplus < 201103
-#define CONSTEXPR11_TN
-#define CONSTEXPR14_TN
-#define NOEXCEPT_TN
-#elif __cplusplus < 201402
-#define CONSTEXPR11_TN constexpr
-#define CONSTEXPR14_TN
-#define NOEXCEPT_TN noexcept
-#else
-#define CONSTEXPR11_TN constexpr
-#define CONSTEXPR14_TN constexpr
-#define NOEXCEPT_TN noexcept
-#endif
-#else  // _MSC_VER
-#if _MSC_VER < 1900
-#define CONSTEXPR11_TN
-#define CONSTEXPR14_TN
-#define NOEXCEPT_TN
-#elif _MSC_VER < 2000
-#define CONSTEXPR11_TN constexpr
-#define CONSTEXPR14_TN
-#define NOEXCEPT_TN noexcept
-#else
-#define CONSTEXPR11_TN constexpr
-#define CONSTEXPR14_TN constexpr
-#define NOEXCEPT_TN noexcept
-#endif
-#endif
-
 namespace xt
 {
     // see http://stackoverflow.com/a/20170989
     struct static_string
     {
         template <std::size_t N>
-        explicit CONSTEXPR11_TN static_string(const char (&a)[N]) NOEXCEPT_TN : data(a),
-                                                                                size(N - 1)
+        explicit constexpr static_string(const char (&a)[N]) noexcept
+            : data(a)
+            , size(N - 1)
         {
         }
 
-        CONSTEXPR11_TN static_string(const char* a, const std::size_t sz) NOEXCEPT_TN : data(a),
-                                                                                        size(sz)
+        constexpr static_string(const char* a, const std::size_t sz) noexcept
+            : data(a)
+            , size(sz)
         {
         }
 
@@ -65,18 +37,14 @@ namespace xt
     };
 
     template <class T>
-    CONSTEXPR14_TN static_string type_name()
+    constexpr static_string type_name()
     {
 #ifdef __clang__
         static_string p(__PRETTY_FUNCTION__);
         return static_string(p.data + 39, p.size - 39 - 1);
 #elif defined(__GNUC__)
         static_string p(__PRETTY_FUNCTION__);
-#if __cplusplus < 201402
-        return static_string(p.data + 36, p.size - 36 - 1);
-#else
         return static_string(p.data + 54, p.size - 54 - 1);
-#endif
 #elif defined(_MSC_VER)
         static const static_string p(__FUNCSIG__);
         return static_string(p.data + 47, p.size - 47 - 7);
diff --git a/include/xtensor/utils/xutils.hpp b/include/xtensor/utils/xutils.hpp
index 5a3e2af14..ca9fb0942 100644
--- a/include/xtensor/utils/xutils.hpp
+++ b/include/xtensor/utils/xutils.hpp
@@ -28,12 +28,6 @@
 
 #include "../core/xtensor_config.hpp"
 
-#if (defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER >= 1910)
-#define NOEXCEPT(T)
-#else
-#define NOEXCEPT(T) noexcept(T)
-#endif
-
 namespace xt
 {
     /****************
@@ -53,7 +47,7 @@ namespace xt
     constexpr decltype(auto) argument(Args&&... args) noexcept;
 
     template <class R, class F, class... S>
-    R apply(std::size_t index, F&& func, const std::tuple<S...>& s) NOEXCEPT(noexcept(func(std::get<0>(s))));
+    R apply(std::size_t index, F&& func, const std::tuple<S...>& s) noexcept(noexcept(func(std::get<0>(s))));
 
     template <class T, class S>
     void nested_copy(T&& iter, const S& s);
@@ -198,7 +192,7 @@ namespace xt
      * accumulate implementation *
      *****************************/
 
-    /// @cond DOXYGEN_INCLUDE_NOEXCEPT
+    /// @cond DOXYGEN_INCLUDE_noexcept
 
     namespace detail
     {
@@ -266,8 +260,8 @@ namespace xt
      ************************/
 
     template <class R, class F, class... S>
-    inline R apply(std::size_t index, F&& func, const std::tuple<S...>& s)
-        NOEXCEPT(noexcept(func(std::get<0>(s))))
+    inline R
+    apply(std::size_t index, F&& func, const std::tuple<S...>& s) noexcept(noexcept(func(std::get<0>(s))))
     {
         XTENSOR_ASSERT(sizeof...(S) > index);
         return std::apply(
diff --git a/test/test_xdatesupport.cpp b/test/test_xdatesupport.cpp
index 6c5894be7..33cd7ee46 100644
--- a/test/test_xdatesupport.cpp
+++ b/test/test_xdatesupport.cpp
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@ namespace xt
         EXPECT_EQ((result < result2), expected);
     }
 
-// need to wait until the system clock on Windows catches up with Linux
-#ifndef _MSC_VER
     TEST(xdate, date_arange)
     {
         xarray<tp> tarr = xt::arange<tp>(
@@ -66,7 +64,6 @@ namespace xt
         );
         EXPECT_TRUE(tarr.storage().back() > tarr.storage().front());
     }
-#endif
 
     TEST(xdate, xfunction)
     {
diff --git a/test/test_xfunction.cpp b/test/test_xfunction.cpp
index 05c869517..69426d22d 100644
--- a/test/test_xfunction.cpp
+++ b/test/test_xfunction.cpp
@@ -480,21 +480,13 @@ namespace xt
         auto f1 = 2.0 * x;
         auto f2 = x * 2.0 * x;
         iterator_tester(f1);
-// For an unknown reason, MSVC cannot correctly generate
-// linear_cbegin() for a function of function. Moreover,
-// a simple SFINAE deduction like has_linear_iterator
-// harcoded and tested here fails (while it builds fine in any
-// empty project)
-#ifndef _MSC_VER
         iterator_tester(f2);
         iterator_tester(x * y * 3.0);
         iterator_tester(5.0 + x * y * 3.0);
         iterator_tester(x * y * z);
         iterator_tester(x / y / z);
-#endif
     }
 
-#ifndef _MSC_VER
     TEST(xfunction, xfunction_in_xfunction)
     {
         using Point3 = xt::xtensor_fixed<double, xshape<3>>;
@@ -507,5 +499,4 @@ namespace xt
         xtensor<Point3, 1> res{r1, r2, r3};
         EXPECT_EQ(c, res);
     }
-#endif
 }
diff --git a/test/test_xutils.cpp b/test/test_xutils.cpp
index 62df3144e..e46a883c8 100644
--- a/test/test_xutils.cpp
+++ b/test/test_xutils.cpp
@@ -113,11 +113,7 @@ namespace xt
             return i;
         };
         auto t = std::make_tuple(1, 2, 3);
-#if (_MSC_VER >= 1910)
-        static_assert(!noexcept(apply<int>(1, func_ne, t)));
-#else
         static_assert(noexcept(apply<int>(1, func_ne, t)));
-#endif
     }
 
     TEST(utils, conditional_cast)