1 files changed, 15 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/test/std/strings/basic.string/string.modifiers/string_copy/copy.pass.cpp b/test/std/strings/basic.string/string.modifiers/string_copy/copy.pass.cpp
index b66877652837f..664d2049be997 100644
--- a/test/std/strings/basic.string/string.modifiers/string_copy/copy.pass.cpp
+++ b/test/std/strings/basic.string/string.modifiers/string_copy/copy.pass.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 //
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 
-// XFAIL: libcpp-no-exceptions
 // <string>
 
 // size_type copy(charT* s, size_type n, size_type pos = 0) const;
@@ -25,20 +24,30 @@ void
 test(S str, typename S::value_type* s, typename S::size_type n,
      typename S::size_type pos)
 {
-    try
+    const S& cs = str;
+    if (pos <= cs.size())
     {
-        const S& cs = str;
         typename S::size_type r = cs.copy(s, n, pos);
-        assert(pos <= cs.size());
         typename S::size_type rlen = std::min(n, cs.size() - pos);
         assert(r == rlen);
         for (r = 0; r < rlen; ++r)
             assert(S::traits_type::eq(cs[pos+r], s[r]));
     }
-    catch (std::out_of_range&)
+#ifndef TEST_HAS_NO_EXCEPTIONS
+    else
     {
-        assert(pos > str.size());
+        try
+        {
+            typename S::size_type r = cs.copy(s, n, pos);
+            ((void)r); // Prevent unused warning
+            assert(false);
+        }
+        catch (std::out_of_range&)
+        {
+            assert(pos > str.size());
+        }
     }
+#endif
 }
 
 int main()