diff --git a/include/tl/expected.hpp b/include/tl/expected.hpp
index 59e59aa..75857bd 100644
--- a/include/tl/expected.hpp
+++ b/include/tl/expected.hpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #define TL_EXPECTED_VERSION_MINOR 3
 #define TL_EXPECTED_VERSION_PATCH 1
 
-#include <exception>
+#include <cstdlib>
 #include <functional>
 #include <type_traits>
 #include <utility>
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ static constexpr unexpect_t unexpect{};
 #ifdef TL_EXPECTED_EXCEPTIONS_ENABLED
 #define TL_EXPECTED_THROW_EXCEPTION(e) throw((e));
 #else
-#define TL_EXPECTED_THROW_EXCEPTION(e) std::terminate();
+#define TL_EXPECTED_THROW_EXCEPTION(e) std::abort();
 #endif
 
 namespace detail {
@@ -1249,11 +1249,11 @@ template <class T, class E> struct expected_default_ctor_base<T, E, false> {
 };
 } // namespace detail
 
-template <class E> class bad_expected_access : public std::exception {
+template <class E> class bad_expected_access {
 public:
   explicit bad_expected_access(E e) : m_val(std::move(e)) {}
 
-  virtual const char *what() const noexcept override {
+  virtual const char *what() const noexcept {
     return "Bad expected access";
   }