diff --git a/docs/mkdocs/docs/examples/nlohmann_json_deserialize_enum_strict.cpp b/docs/mkdocs/docs/examples/nlohmann_json_deserialize_enum_strict.cpp
index 6675386d78..bd93cf412d 100644
--- a/docs/mkdocs/docs/examples/nlohmann_json_deserialize_enum_strict.cpp
+++ b/docs/mkdocs/docs/examples/nlohmann_json_deserialize_enum_strict.cpp
@@ -1,13 +1,6 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
 
-#if !defined(JSON_NOEXCEPTION) && !defined(JSON_THROW_USER) && !defined(JSON_THROW)
-    #define JSON_THROW(exception) throw exception
-#else
-    #include <cstdlib>
-    #define JSON_THROW(exception) std::abort()
-#endif
-
 using json = nlohmann::json;
 
 namespace ns
diff --git a/include/nlohmann/detail/macro_scope.hpp b/include/nlohmann/detail/macro_scope.hpp
index ff302dc486..8bf6119712 100644
--- a/include/nlohmann/detail/macro_scope.hpp
+++ b/include/nlohmann/detail/macro_scope.hpp
@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@
     #define JSON_INTERNAL_CATCH(exception) catch(exception)
 #else
     #include <cstdlib>
-    std::forward<T>(exception);
     #define JSON_THROW(exception) std::abort()
     #define JSON_TRY if(true)
     #define JSON_CATCH(exception) if(false)
@@ -249,7 +248,13 @@ namespace detail
 template<typename T>
 [[noreturn]] inline void json_throw_from_serialize_macro(T&& exception)
 {
-    JSON_THROW(std::forward<T>(exception));
+#if defined(__cpp_exceptions) || defined(__EXCEPTIONS) || defined(_CPPUNWIND) || defined(EXCEPTIONS)
+    throw std::forward<T>(exception);
+#else
+    // Forward the exception (even if unused) and abort
+    std::forward<T>(exception);
+    std::abort();
+#endif
 }
 } // namespace detail
 NLOHMANN_JSON_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp b/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
index de3902b21c..3559d49661 100644
--- a/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
+++ b/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
@@ -2534,7 +2534,6 @@ JSON_HEDLEY_DIAGNOSTIC_POP
     #define JSON_INTERNAL_CATCH(exception) catch(exception)
 #else
     #include <cstdlib>
-    std::forward<T>(exception);
     #define JSON_THROW(exception) std::abort()
     #define JSON_TRY if(true)
     #define JSON_CATCH(exception) if(false)
@@ -2615,7 +2614,13 @@ namespace detail
 template<typename T>
 [[noreturn]] inline void json_throw_from_serialize_macro(T&& exception)
 {
-    JSON_THROW(std::forward<T>(exception));
+#if defined(__cpp_exceptions) || defined(__EXCEPTIONS) || defined(_CPPUNWIND) || defined(EXCEPTIONS)
+    throw std::forward<T>(exception);
+#else
+    // Forward the exception (even if unused) and abort
+    std::forward<T>(exception);
+    std::abort();
+#endif
 }
 } // namespace detail
 NLOHMANN_JSON_NAMESPACE_END