diff --git a/Lib/Allocator.hpp b/Lib/Allocator.hpp
index 113fde3ba7..000db370bf 100644
--- a/Lib/Allocator.hpp
+++ b/Lib/Allocator.hpp
@@ -291,10 +291,10 @@ class Allocator {
    * See also Allocator::AllowBypassing and the BYPASSING_ALLOCATOR macro.
    */
   static unsigned _tolerantZone;  
-  friend void* ::operator new(size_t) throw(std::bad_alloc);
-  friend void* ::operator new[](size_t) throw(std::bad_alloc);
-  friend void ::operator delete(void*) throw();
-  friend void ::operator delete[](void*) throw();
+  friend void* ::operator new(size_t);    // throw(std::bad_alloc); // dynamic exception specifications are deprecated in C++11
+  friend void* ::operator new[](size_t);  // throw(std::bad_alloc);
+  friend void ::operator delete(void*);   // throw();
+  friend void ::operator delete[](void*); // throw();
 #endif
 }; // class Allocator