diff --git a/googlemock/include/gmock/gmock-actions.h b/googlemock/include/gmock/gmock-actions.h
index 9605c43a..9842f320 100644
--- a/googlemock/include/gmock/gmock-actions.h
+++ b/googlemock/include/gmock/gmock-actions.h
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ class ReturnVoidAction {
   // Allows Return() to be used in any void-returning function.
   template <typename Result, typename ArgumentTuple>
   static void Perform(const ArgumentTuple&) {
-    CompileAssertTypesEqual<void, Result>();
+    static_assert(std::is_void<Result>::value, "Result should be void.");
   }
 };
 
@@ -842,7 +842,7 @@ class IgnoreResultAction {
     typedef typename internal::Function<F>::Result Result;
 
     // Asserts at compile time that F returns void.
-    CompileAssertTypesEqual<void, Result>();
+    static_assert(std::is_void<Result>::value, "Result type should be void.");
 
     return Action<F>(new Impl<F>(action_));
   }
diff --git a/googlemock/test/gmock-internal-utils_test.cc b/googlemock/test/gmock-internal-utils_test.cc
index 7df4078e..d000e692 100644
--- a/googlemock/test/gmock-internal-utils_test.cc
+++ b/googlemock/test/gmock-internal-utils_test.cc
@@ -125,15 +125,17 @@ TEST(ConvertIdentifierNameToWordsTest, WorksWhenNameIsMixture) {
 }
 
 TEST(PointeeOfTest, WorksForSmartPointers) {
-  CompileAssertTypesEqual<int, PointeeOf<std::unique_ptr<int> >::type>();
-  CompileAssertTypesEqual<std::string,
-                          PointeeOf<std::shared_ptr<std::string> >::type>();
+  EXPECT_TRUE(
+      (std::is_same<int, PointeeOf<std::unique_ptr<int>>::type>::value));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(
+      (std::is_same<std::string,
+                    PointeeOf<std::shared_ptr<std::string>>::type>::value));
 }
 
 TEST(PointeeOfTest, WorksForRawPointers) {
-  CompileAssertTypesEqual<int, PointeeOf<int*>::type>();
-  CompileAssertTypesEqual<const char, PointeeOf<const char*>::type>();
-  CompileAssertTypesEqual<void, PointeeOf<void*>::type>();
+  EXPECT_TRUE((std::is_same<int, PointeeOf<int*>::type>::value));
+  EXPECT_TRUE((std::is_same<const char, PointeeOf<const char*>::type>::value));
+  EXPECT_TRUE((std::is_void<PointeeOf<void*>::type>::value));
 }
 
 TEST(GetRawPointerTest, WorksForSmartPointers) {
@@ -664,63 +666,66 @@ TEST(StlContainerViewTest, WorksForDynamicNativeArray) {
 TEST(FunctionTest, Nullary) {
   typedef Function<int()> F;  // NOLINT
   EXPECT_EQ(0u, F::ArgumentCount);
-  CompileAssertTypesEqual<int, F::Result>();
-  CompileAssertTypesEqual<std::tuple<>, F::ArgumentTuple>();
-  CompileAssertTypesEqual<std::tuple<>, F::ArgumentMatcherTuple>();
-  CompileAssertTypesEqual<void(), F::MakeResultVoid>();
-  CompileAssertTypesEqual<IgnoredValue(), F::MakeResultIgnoredValue>();
+  EXPECT_TRUE((std::is_same<int, F::Result>::value));
+  EXPECT_TRUE((std::is_same<std::tuple<>, F::ArgumentTuple>::value));
+  EXPECT_TRUE((std::is_same<std::tuple<>, F::ArgumentMatcherTuple>::value));
+  EXPECT_TRUE((std::is_same<void(), F::MakeResultVoid>::value));
+  EXPECT_TRUE((std::is_same<IgnoredValue(), F::MakeResultIgnoredValue>::value));
 }
 
 TEST(FunctionTest, Unary) {
   typedef Function<int(bool)> F;  // NOLINT
   EXPECT_EQ(1u, F::ArgumentCount);
-  CompileAssertTypesEqual<int, F::Result>();
-  CompileAssertTypesEqual<bool, F::Arg<0>::type>();
-  CompileAssertTypesEqual<std::tuple<bool>, F::ArgumentTuple>();
-  CompileAssertTypesEqual<std::tuple<Matcher<bool> >,
-                          F::ArgumentMatcherTuple>();
-  CompileAssertTypesEqual<void(bool), F::MakeResultVoid>();  // NOLINT
-  CompileAssertTypesEqual<IgnoredValue(bool),  // NOLINT
-      F::MakeResultIgnoredValue>();
+  EXPECT_TRUE((std::is_same<int, F::Result>::value));
+  EXPECT_TRUE((std::is_same<bool, F::Arg<0>::type>::value));
+  EXPECT_TRUE((std::is_same<std::tuple<bool>, F::ArgumentTuple>::value));
+  EXPECT_TRUE((
+      std::is_same<std::tuple<Matcher<bool>>, F::ArgumentMatcherTuple>::value));
+  EXPECT_TRUE((std::is_same<void(bool), F::MakeResultVoid>::value));  // NOLINT
+  EXPECT_TRUE((std::is_same<IgnoredValue(bool),                       // NOLINT
+                            F::MakeResultIgnoredValue>::value));
 }
 
 TEST(FunctionTest, Binary) {
   typedef Function<int(bool, const long&)> F;  // NOLINT
   EXPECT_EQ(2u, F::ArgumentCount);
-  CompileAssertTypesEqual<int, F::Result>();
-  CompileAssertTypesEqual<bool, F::Arg<0>::type>();
-  CompileAssertTypesEqual<const long&, F::Arg<1>::type>();  // NOLINT
-  CompileAssertTypesEqual<std::tuple<bool, const long&>,  // NOLINT
-                          F::ArgumentTuple>();
-  CompileAssertTypesEqual<
-      std::tuple<Matcher<bool>, Matcher<const long&> >,  // NOLINT
-      F::ArgumentMatcherTuple>();
-  CompileAssertTypesEqual<void(bool, const long&), F::MakeResultVoid>();  // NOLINT
-  CompileAssertTypesEqual<IgnoredValue(bool, const long&),  // NOLINT
-      F::MakeResultIgnoredValue>();
+  EXPECT_TRUE((std::is_same<int, F::Result>::value));
+  EXPECT_TRUE((std::is_same<bool, F::Arg<0>::type>::value));
+  EXPECT_TRUE((std::is_same<const long&, F::Arg<1>::type>::value));  // NOLINT
+  EXPECT_TRUE((std::is_same<std::tuple<bool, const long&>,           // NOLINT
+                            F::ArgumentTuple>::value));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(
+      (std::is_same<std::tuple<Matcher<bool>, Matcher<const long&>>,  // NOLINT
+                    F::ArgumentMatcherTuple>::value));
+  EXPECT_TRUE((std::is_same<void(bool, const long&),  // NOLINT
+                            F::MakeResultVoid>::value));
+  EXPECT_TRUE((std::is_same<IgnoredValue(bool, const long&),  // NOLINT
+                            F::MakeResultIgnoredValue>::value));
 }
 
 TEST(FunctionTest, LongArgumentList) {
   typedef Function<char(bool, int, char*, int&, const long&)> F;  // NOLINT
   EXPECT_EQ(5u, F::ArgumentCount);
-  CompileAssertTypesEqual<char, F::Result>();
-  CompileAssertTypesEqual<bool, F::Arg<0>::type>();
-  CompileAssertTypesEqual<int, F::Arg<1>::type>();
-  CompileAssertTypesEqual<char*, F::Arg<2>::type>();
-  CompileAssertTypesEqual<int&, F::Arg<3>::type>();
-  CompileAssertTypesEqual<const long&, F::Arg<4>::type>();  // NOLINT
-  CompileAssertTypesEqual<
-      std::tuple<bool, int, char*, int&, const long&>,  // NOLINT
-      F::ArgumentTuple>();
-  CompileAssertTypesEqual<
-      std::tuple<Matcher<bool>, Matcher<int>, Matcher<char*>, Matcher<int&>,
-                 Matcher<const long&> >,  // NOLINT
-      F::ArgumentMatcherTuple>();
-  CompileAssertTypesEqual<void(bool, int, char*, int&, const long&),  // NOLINT
-                          F::MakeResultVoid>();
-  CompileAssertTypesEqual<
-      IgnoredValue(bool, int, char*, int&, const long&),  // NOLINT
-      F::MakeResultIgnoredValue>();
+  EXPECT_TRUE((std::is_same<char, F::Result>::value));
+  EXPECT_TRUE((std::is_same<bool, F::Arg<0>::type>::value));
+  EXPECT_TRUE((std::is_same<int, F::Arg<1>::type>::value));
+  EXPECT_TRUE((std::is_same<char*, F::Arg<2>::type>::value));
+  EXPECT_TRUE((std::is_same<int&, F::Arg<3>::type>::value));
+  EXPECT_TRUE((std::is_same<const long&, F::Arg<4>::type>::value));  // NOLINT
+  EXPECT_TRUE(
+      (std::is_same<std::tuple<bool, int, char*, int&, const long&>,  // NOLINT
+                    F::ArgumentTuple>::value));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(
+      (std::is_same<
+          std::tuple<Matcher<bool>, Matcher<int>, Matcher<char*>, Matcher<int&>,
+                     Matcher<const long&>>,  // NOLINT
+          F::ArgumentMatcherTuple>::value));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(
+      (std::is_same<void(bool, int, char*, int&, const long&),  // NOLINT
+                    F::MakeResultVoid>::value));
+  EXPECT_TRUE((
+      std::is_same<IgnoredValue(bool, int, char*, int&, const long&),  // NOLINT
+                   F::MakeResultIgnoredValue>::value));
 }
 
 }  // namespace
diff --git a/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-internal.h b/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-internal.h
index 3a98ce48..62af6692 100644
--- a/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-internal.h
+++ b/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-internal.h
@@ -847,15 +847,6 @@ class GTEST_API_ Random {
   GTEST_DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN_(Random);
 };
 
-// Defining a variable of type CompileAssertTypesEqual<T1, T2> will cause a
-// compiler error if T1 and T2 are different types.
-template <typename T1, typename T2>
-struct CompileAssertTypesEqual;
-
-template <typename T>
-struct CompileAssertTypesEqual<T, T> {
-};
-
 // Turns const U&, U&, const U, and U all into U.
 #define GTEST_REMOVE_REFERENCE_AND_CONST_(T) \
   typename std::remove_const<typename std::remove_reference<T>::type>::type
diff --git a/googletest/test/gtest_unittest.cc b/googletest/test/gtest_unittest.cc
index 12c5a871..2c0552dc 100644
--- a/googletest/test/gtest_unittest.cc
+++ b/googletest/test/gtest_unittest.cc
@@ -233,7 +233,6 @@ using testing::internal::AppendUserMessage;
 using testing::internal::ArrayAwareFind;
 using testing::internal::ArrayEq;
 using testing::internal::CodePointToUtf8;
-using testing::internal::CompileAssertTypesEqual;
 using testing::internal::CopyArray;
 using testing::internal::CountIf;
 using testing::internal::EqFailure;
@@ -7102,18 +7101,12 @@ TEST(IsAProtocolMessageTest, ValueIsFalseWhenTypeIsNotAProtocolMessage) {
   EXPECT_FALSE(IsAProtocolMessage<const ConversionHelperBase>::value);
 }
 
-// Tests that CompileAssertTypesEqual compiles when the type arguments are
-// equal.
-TEST(CompileAssertTypesEqual, CompilesWhenTypesAreEqual) {
-  CompileAssertTypesEqual<void, void>();
-  CompileAssertTypesEqual<int*, int*>();
-}
-
 // Tests GTEST_REMOVE_REFERENCE_AND_CONST_.
 
 template <typename T1, typename T2>
 void TestGTestRemoveReferenceAndConst() {
-  CompileAssertTypesEqual<T1, GTEST_REMOVE_REFERENCE_AND_CONST_(T2)>();
+  static_assert(std::is_same<T1, GTEST_REMOVE_REFERENCE_AND_CONST_(T2)>::value,
+                "GTEST_REMOVE_REFERENCE_AND_CONST_ failed.");
 }
 
 TEST(RemoveReferenceToConstTest, Works) {
@@ -7128,7 +7121,8 @@ TEST(RemoveReferenceToConstTest, Works) {
 
 template <typename T1, typename T2>
 void TestGTestReferenceToConst() {
-  CompileAssertTypesEqual<T1, GTEST_REFERENCE_TO_CONST_(T2)>();
+  static_assert(std::is_same<T1, GTEST_REFERENCE_TO_CONST_(T2)>::value,
+                "GTEST_REFERENCE_TO_CONST_ failed.");
 }
 
 TEST(GTestReferenceToConstTest, Works) {