diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index 5b482a7d..a007467a 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -127,8 +127,8 @@ Catch's selection, by defining either `CATCH_CONFIG_CPP11_TO_STRING` or
 
 ## C++17 toggles
 
-    CATCH_CONFIG_CPP17_UNCAUGHT_EXCEPTIONS  // Use std::uncaught_exceptions instead of std::uncaught_exception
-    CATCH_CONFIG_CPP17_STRING_VIEW          // Override std::string_view support detection(Catch provides a StringMaker specialization by default)
+    CATCH_CONFIG_CPP17_UNCAUGHT_EXCEPTIONS  // Override std::uncaught_exceptions (instead of std::uncaught_exception) support detection
+    CATCH_CONFIG_CPP17_STRING_VIEW          // Override std::string_view support detection (Catch provides a StringMaker specialization by default)
     CATCH_CONFIG_CPP17_VARIANT              // Override std::variant support detection (checked by CATCH_CONFIG_ENABLE_VARIANT_STRINGMAKER)
     CATCH_CONFIG_CPP17_OPTIONAL             // Override std::optional support detection (checked by CATCH_CONFIG_ENABLE_OPTIONAL_STRINGMAKER)
     CATCH_CONFIG_CPP17_BYTE                 // Override std::byte support detection (Catch provides a StringMaker specialization by default)
diff --git a/src/catch2/internal/catch_compiler_capabilities.hpp b/src/catch2/internal/catch_compiler_capabilities.hpp
index 3990df7c..7e47d223 100644
--- a/src/catch2/internal/catch_compiler_capabilities.hpp
+++ b/src/catch2/internal/catch_compiler_capabilities.hpp
@@ -39,10 +39,6 @@
 
 #endif
 
-#if defined(__cpp_lib_uncaught_exceptions)
-#  define CATCH_INTERNAL_CONFIG_CPP17_UNCAUGHT_EXCEPTIONS
-#endif
-
 // We have to avoid both ICC and Clang, because they try to mask themselves
 // as gcc, and we want only GCC in this block
 #if defined(__GNUC__) && !defined(__clang__) && !defined(__ICC)
@@ -161,10 +157,6 @@
 #  define CATCH_INTERNAL_START_WARNINGS_SUPPRESSION __pragma( warning(push) )
 #  define CATCH_INTERNAL_STOP_WARNINGS_SUPPRESSION  __pragma( warning(pop) )
 
-#  if _MSC_VER >= 1900 // Visual Studio 2015 or newer
-#    define CATCH_INTERNAL_CONFIG_CPP17_UNCAUGHT_EXCEPTIONS
-#  endif
-
 // Universal Windows platform does not support SEH
 // Or console colours (or console at all...)
 #  if defined(WINAPI_FAMILY) && (WINAPI_FAMILY == WINAPI_FAMILY_APP)
@@ -292,10 +284,6 @@
 #  define CATCH_CONFIG_CPP17_OPTIONAL
 #endif
 
-#if defined(CATCH_INTERNAL_CONFIG_CPP17_UNCAUGHT_EXCEPTIONS) && !defined(CATCH_CONFIG_NO_CPP17_UNCAUGHT_EXCEPTIONS) && !defined(CATCH_CONFIG_CPP17_UNCAUGHT_EXCEPTIONS)
-#  define CATCH_CONFIG_CPP17_UNCAUGHT_EXCEPTIONS
-#endif
-
 #if defined(CATCH_INTERNAL_CONFIG_CPP17_STRING_VIEW) && !defined(CATCH_CONFIG_NO_CPP17_STRING_VIEW) && !defined(CATCH_CONFIG_CPP17_STRING_VIEW)
 #  define CATCH_CONFIG_CPP17_STRING_VIEW
 #endif
diff --git a/src/catch2/internal/catch_uncaught_exceptions.cpp b/src/catch2/internal/catch_uncaught_exceptions.cpp
index 3c699fb0..1aa863ad 100644
--- a/src/catch2/internal/catch_uncaught_exceptions.cpp
+++ b/src/catch2/internal/catch_uncaught_exceptions.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 namespace Catch {
     bool uncaught_exceptions() {
-#if defined(CATCH_CONFIG_CPP17_UNCAUGHT_EXCEPTIONS)
+#if defined(CATCH_CONFIG_CPP17_UNCAUGHT_EXCEPTIONS) || (defined(__cpp_lib_uncaught_exceptions) && !defined(CATCH_CONFIG_NO_CPP17_UNCAUGHT_EXCEPTIONS))
         return std::uncaught_exceptions() > 0;
 #else
         return std::uncaught_exception();