diff --git a/DirectXTex/BCDirectCompute.cpp b/DirectXTex/BCDirectCompute.cpp
index c99371a..3f8713f 100644
--- a/DirectXTex/BCDirectCompute.cpp
+++ b/DirectXTex/BCDirectCompute.cpp
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ namespace
     }
 };
 
-GPUCompressBC::GPUCompressBC() DIRECTX_NOEXCEPT :
+GPUCompressBC::GPUCompressBC() throw() :
     m_bcformat(DXGI_FORMAT_UNKNOWN),
     m_srcformat(DXGI_FORMAT_UNKNOWN),
     m_alphaWeight(1.f),
diff --git a/DirectXTex/BCDirectCompute.h b/DirectXTex/BCDirectCompute.h
index 8048769..9a4a6ff 100644
--- a/DirectXTex/BCDirectCompute.h
+++ b/DirectXTex/BCDirectCompute.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ namespace DirectX
     class GPUCompressBC
     {
     public:
-        GPUCompressBC() DIRECTX_NOEXCEPT;
+        GPUCompressBC() throw();
 
         HRESULT Initialize(_In_ ID3D11Device* pDevice);
 
diff --git a/DirectXTex/DirectXTex.h b/DirectXTex/DirectXTex.h
index 13135c4..52894e3 100644
--- a/DirectXTex/DirectXTex.h
+++ b/DirectXTex/DirectXTex.h
@@ -35,13 +35,6 @@
 struct IWICImagingFactory;
 struct IWICMetadataQueryReader;
 
-#ifndef DIRECTX_NOEXCEPT
-#if defined(_MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER < 1900)
-#define DIRECTX_NOEXCEPT
-#else
-#define DIRECTX_NOEXCEPT noexcept
-#endif
-#endif
 
 namespace DirectX
 {
@@ -264,13 +257,13 @@ namespace DirectX
     class ScratchImage
     {
     public:
-        ScratchImage() DIRECTX_NOEXCEPT
+        ScratchImage() throw()
             : m_nimages(0), m_size(0), m_metadata{}, m_image(nullptr), m_memory(nullptr) {}
-        ScratchImage(ScratchImage&& moveFrom) DIRECTX_NOEXCEPT
+        ScratchImage(ScratchImage&& moveFrom) throw()
             : m_nimages(0), m_size(0), m_metadata{}, m_image(nullptr), m_memory(nullptr) { *this = std::move(moveFrom); }
         ~ScratchImage() { Release(); }
 
-        ScratchImage& __cdecl operator= (ScratchImage&& moveFrom) DIRECTX_NOEXCEPT;
+        ScratchImage& __cdecl operator= (ScratchImage&& moveFrom) throw();
 
         ScratchImage(const ScratchImage&) = delete;
         ScratchImage& operator=(const ScratchImage&) = delete;
@@ -315,11 +308,11 @@ namespace DirectX
     class Blob
     {
     public:
-        Blob() DIRECTX_NOEXCEPT : m_buffer(nullptr), m_size(0) {}
-        Blob(Blob&& moveFrom) DIRECTX_NOEXCEPT : m_buffer(nullptr), m_size(0) { *this = std::move(moveFrom); }
+        Blob() throw() : m_buffer(nullptr), m_size(0) {}
+        Blob(Blob&& moveFrom) throw() : m_buffer(nullptr), m_size(0) { *this = std::move(moveFrom); }
         ~Blob() { Release(); }
 
-        Blob& __cdecl operator= (Blob&& moveFrom) DIRECTX_NOEXCEPT;
+        Blob& __cdecl operator= (Blob&& moveFrom) throw();
 
         Blob(const Blob&) = delete;
         Blob& operator=(const Blob&) = delete;
diff --git a/DirectXTex/DirectXTexConvert.cpp b/DirectXTex/DirectXTexConvert.cpp
index c0e6a5f..180efa8 100644
--- a/DirectXTex/DirectXTexConvert.cpp
+++ b/DirectXTex/DirectXTexConvert.cpp
@@ -2882,7 +2882,7 @@ namespace
     };
 
 #pragma prefast( suppress : 25004, "Signature must match bsearch_s" );
-    int __cdecl ConvertCompare(void *context, const void* ptr1, const void *ptr2) DIRECTX_NOEXCEPT
+    int __cdecl ConvertCompare(void *context, const void* ptr1, const void *ptr2) throw()
     {
         UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER(context);
         auto p1 = static_cast<const ConvertData*>(ptr1);
diff --git a/DirectXTex/DirectXTexImage.cpp b/DirectXTex/DirectXTexImage.cpp
index 0eec952..abc8590 100644
--- a/DirectXTex/DirectXTexImage.cpp
+++ b/DirectXTex/DirectXTexImage.cpp
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ bool DirectX::_SetupImageArray(
 // ScratchImage - Bitmap image container
 //=====================================================================================
 
-ScratchImage& ScratchImage::operator= (ScratchImage&& moveFrom) DIRECTX_NOEXCEPT
+ScratchImage& ScratchImage::operator= (ScratchImage&& moveFrom) throw()
 {
     if (this != &moveFrom)
     {
diff --git a/DirectXTex/DirectXTexUtil.cpp b/DirectXTex/DirectXTexUtil.cpp
index c718efe..b6ce004 100644
--- a/DirectXTex/DirectXTexUtil.cpp
+++ b/DirectXTex/DirectXTexUtil.cpp
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ IWICImagingFactory* DirectX::GetWICFactory(bool& iswic2)
     static INIT_ONCE s_initOnce = INIT_ONCE_STATIC_INIT;
 
     InitOnceExecuteOnce(&s_initOnce,
-        [](PINIT_ONCE, PVOID, LPVOID *factory) DIRECTX_NOEXCEPT -> BOOL
+        [](PINIT_ONCE, PVOID, LPVOID *factory) throw() -> BOOL
     {
 #if (_WIN32_WINNT >= _WIN32_WINNT_WIN8) || defined(_WIN7_PLATFORM_UPDATE)
         HRESULT hr = CoCreateInstance(
@@ -1413,7 +1413,7 @@ size_t TexMetadata::ComputeIndex(size_t mip, size_t item, size_t slice) const
 // Blob - Bitmap image container
 //=====================================================================================
 
-Blob& Blob::operator= (Blob&& moveFrom) DIRECTX_NOEXCEPT
+Blob& Blob::operator= (Blob&& moveFrom) throw()
 {
     if (this != &moveFrom)
     {
diff --git a/DirectXTex/Filters.h b/DirectXTex/Filters.h
index 238f817..0c5cdeb 100644
--- a/DirectXTex/Filters.h
+++ b/DirectXTex/Filters.h
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ namespace TriangleFilter
         TriangleRow*                next;
         ScopedAlignedArrayXMVECTOR  scanline;
 
-        TriangleRow() DIRECTX_NOEXCEPT : remaining(0), next(nullptr) {}
+        TriangleRow() throw() : remaining(0), next(nullptr) {}
     };
 
     static const size_t TF_FILTER_SIZE = sizeof(Filter) - sizeof(FilterFrom);