diff --git a/bindings/python/src/alert.cpp b/bindings/python/src/alert.cpp
index 14bbffb78..4f4705b95 100644
--- a/bindings/python/src/alert.cpp
+++ b/bindings/python/src/alert.cpp
@@ -198,6 +198,9 @@ void bind_alert()
     using boost::noncopyable;
 #ifndef TORRENT_NO_DEPRECATE
     typedef boost::shared_ptr<alert> alert_holder;
+#ifndef _MSC_VER
+    register_ptr_to_python<boost::shared_ptr<alert> >();
+#endif
 #else
     typedef alert alert_holder;
 #endif
diff --git a/bindings/python/src/session.cpp b/bindings/python/src/session.cpp
index 7cbe4d3da..1ee47db8f 100644
--- a/bindings/python/src/session.cpp
+++ b/bindings/python/src/session.cpp
@@ -583,7 +583,6 @@ namespace
 
 void bind_session()
 {
-    register_ptr_to_python<boost::shared_ptr<alert> >();
 #ifndef TORRENT_DISABLE_DHT
     void (lt::session::*dht_get_immutable_item)(sha1_hash const&) = &lt::session::dht_get_item;
     sha1_hash (lt::session::*dht_put_immutable_item)(entry data) = &lt::session::dht_put_item;