diff --git a/include/rw_lock.h b/include/rw_lock.h
index 5e91428..c52766a 100644
--- a/include/rw_lock.h
+++ b/include/rw_lock.h
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ inline void yield(K& k) noexcept {
 }
 
 template <std::size_t N = 4096, typename K, typename F>
-inline void sleep(K& k, F&& f) noexcept {
+inline void sleep(K& k, F&& f) {
     if (k < static_cast<K>(N)) {
         std::this_thread::yield();
     }
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ inline void sleep(K& k, F&& f) noexcept {
 }
 
 template <std::size_t N = 4096, typename K>
-inline void sleep(K& k) noexcept {
+inline void sleep(K& k) {
     sleep<N>(k, [] { return false; });
 }
 
diff --git a/src/platform/waiter_linux.h b/src/platform/waiter_linux.h
index 5c9d7e1..c152fcf 100644
--- a/src/platform/waiter_linux.h
+++ b/src/platform/waiter_linux.h
@@ -105,9 +105,9 @@ public:
 #pragma pop_macro("IPC_PTHREAD_FUNC_")
 
 class semaphore {
-    mutex         lock_;
-    condition     cond_;
-    long volatile counter_;
+    mutex     lock_;
+    condition cond_;
+    long      counter_;
 
 public:
     bool open(long count = 0) {
diff --git a/src/platform/waiter_win.h b/src/platform/waiter_win.h
index d780e2a..eb17156 100644
--- a/src/platform/waiter_win.h
+++ b/src/platform/waiter_win.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class condition {
     mutex     lock_;
     semaphore sema_, handshake_;
 
-    long volatile * counter_ = nullptr;
+    long * counter_ = nullptr;
 
 public:
     friend bool operator==(condition const & c1, condition const & c2) {
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public:
         return !(c1 == c2);
     }
 
-    bool open(std::string const & name, long volatile * counter) {
+    bool open(std::string const & name, long * counter) {
         if (lock_     .open(name + "__COND_MTX__") &&
             sema_     .open(name + "__COND_SEM__") &&
             handshake_.open(name + "__COND_HAN__")) {
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ public:
 };
 
 class waiter {
-    long volatile counter_ = 0;
+    long counter_ = 0;
 
 public:
     using handle_t = condition;
diff --git a/src/platform/waiter_wrapper.h b/src/platform/waiter_wrapper.h
index d1545a5..1b0a558 100644
--- a/src/platform/waiter_wrapper.h
+++ b/src/platform/waiter_wrapper.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class condition_impl : public ipc::detail::condition {
 public:
     bool open(std::string const & name) {
         if (h_.acquire((name + "__COND_CNT__").c_str(), sizeof(long volatile))) {
-            return ipc::detail::condition::open(name, static_cast<long volatile*>(h_.get()));
+            return ipc::detail::condition::open(name, static_cast<long *>(h_.get()));
         }
         return false;
     }