diff --git a/include/xtensor/xexpression_traits.hpp b/include/xtensor/xexpression_traits.hpp
index 205de67a..61f6620b 100644
--- a/include/xtensor/xexpression_traits.hpp
+++ b/include/xtensor/xexpression_traits.hpp
@@ -103,16 +103,14 @@ namespace xt
             using type = xarray<T, L>;
         };
 
-#if defined(__GNUC__) && (__GNUC__ > 6)
-#if __cplusplus == 201703L
+#ifdef __cpp_template_template_args
         template <template <class, std::size_t, class, bool> class S, class X, std::size_t N, class A, bool Init>
         struct xtype_for_shape<S<X, N, A, Init>>
         {
             template <class T, layout_type L>
             using type = xarray<T, L>;
         };
-#endif  // __cplusplus == 201703L
-#endif  // __GNUC__ && (__GNUC__ > 6)
+#endif  // __cpp_template_template_args
 
         template <template <class, std::size_t> class S, class X, std::size_t N>
         struct xtype_for_shape<S<X, N>>
diff --git a/include/xtensor/xstorage.hpp b/include/xtensor/xstorage.hpp
index ac179a85..39fb21c6 100644
--- a/include/xtensor/xstorage.hpp
+++ b/include/xtensor/xstorage.hpp
@@ -1638,7 +1638,7 @@ namespace xt
     }
 
 // Workaround for rebind_container problems on GCC 8 with C++17 enabled
-#if defined(__GNUC__) && __GNUC__ > 6 && !defined(__clang__) && __cplusplus >= 201703L
+#ifdef __cpp_template_template_args
     template <class X, class T, std::size_t N>
     struct rebind_container<X, aligned_array<T, N>>
     {
diff --git a/include/xtensor/xutils.hpp b/include/xtensor/xutils.hpp
index 137d0e70..d718bdce 100644
--- a/include/xtensor/xutils.hpp
+++ b/include/xtensor/xutils.hpp
@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@ namespace xt
         using type = C<X, allocator>;
     };
 
-#if defined(__GNUC__) && __GNUC__ > 6 && !defined(__clang__) && __cplusplus >= 201703L
+#ifdef __cpp_template_template_args
     template <class X, class T, std::size_t N>
     struct rebind_container<X, std::array<T, N>>
     {