diff --git a/include/iterator b/include/iterator
index 9314d6ace..c83320053 100644
--- a/include/iterator
+++ b/include/iterator
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ public:
     typedef Container                   container_type;
     typedef void                        value_type;
     typedef void                        difference_type;
-    typedef back_insert_iterator<Cont>& reference;
+    typedef void                        reference;
     typedef void                        pointer;
 
     explicit back_insert_iterator(Container& x);
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ public:
     typedef Container                    container_type;
     typedef void                         value_type;
     typedef void                         difference_type;
-    typedef front_insert_iterator<Cont>& reference;
+    typedef void                         reference;
     typedef void                         pointer;
 
     explicit front_insert_iterator(Container& x);
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ public:
     typedef Container              container_type;
     typedef void                   value_type;
     typedef void                   difference_type;
-    typedef insert_iterator<Cont>& reference;
+    typedef void                   reference;
     typedef void                   pointer;
 
     insert_iterator(Container& x, typename Container::iterator i);
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ class _LIBCPP_TYPE_VIS_ONLY back_insert_iterator
                       void,
                       void,
                       void,
-                      back_insert_iterator<_Container>&>
+                      void>
 {
 protected:
     _Container* container;
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ class _LIBCPP_TYPE_VIS_ONLY front_insert_iterator
                       void,
                       void,
                       void,
-                      front_insert_iterator<_Container>&>
+                      void>
 {
 protected:
     _Container* container;
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ class _LIBCPP_TYPE_VIS_ONLY insert_iterator
                       void,
                       void,
                       void,
-                      insert_iterator<_Container>&>
+                      void>
 {
 protected:
     _Container* container;
diff --git a/test/std/iterators/predef.iterators/insert.iterators/back.insert.iterator/types.pass.cpp b/test/std/iterators/predef.iterators/insert.iterators/back.insert.iterator/types.pass.cpp
index 2611c9a4b..7aa7f3443 100644
--- a/test/std/iterators/predef.iterators/insert.iterators/back.insert.iterator/types.pass.cpp
+++ b/test/std/iterators/predef.iterators/insert.iterators/back.insert.iterator/types.pass.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 //   typedef Cont                        container_type;
 //   typedef void                        value_type;
 //   typedef void                        difference_type;
-//   typedef back_insert_iterator<Cont>& reference;
+//   typedef void                        reference;
 //   typedef void                        pointer;
 // };
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ test()
     static_assert((std::is_same<typename R::container_type, C>::value), "");
     static_assert((std::is_same<typename R::value_type, void>::value), "");
     static_assert((std::is_same<typename R::difference_type, void>::value), "");
-    static_assert((std::is_same<typename R::reference, R&>::value), "");
+    static_assert((std::is_same<typename R::reference, void>::value), "");
     static_assert((std::is_same<typename R::pointer, void>::value), "");
     static_assert((std::is_same<typename R::iterator_category, std::output_iterator_tag>::value), "");
 }
diff --git a/test/std/iterators/predef.iterators/insert.iterators/front.insert.iterator/types.pass.cpp b/test/std/iterators/predef.iterators/insert.iterators/front.insert.iterator/types.pass.cpp
index 755133a91..7a7c678ed 100644
--- a/test/std/iterators/predef.iterators/insert.iterators/front.insert.iterator/types.pass.cpp
+++ b/test/std/iterators/predef.iterators/insert.iterators/front.insert.iterator/types.pass.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 //   typedef Container                   container_type;
 //   typedef void                        value_type;
 //   typedef void                        difference_type;
-//   typedef front_insert_iterator<Cont>& reference;
+//   typedef void                        reference;
 //   typedef void                        pointer;
 //   typedef output_iterator_tag         iterator_category;
 // };
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ test()
     static_assert((std::is_same<typename R::container_type, C>::value), "");
     static_assert((std::is_same<typename R::value_type, void>::value), "");
     static_assert((std::is_same<typename R::difference_type, void>::value), "");
-    static_assert((std::is_same<typename R::reference, R&>::value), "");
+    static_assert((std::is_same<typename R::reference, void>::value), "");
     static_assert((std::is_same<typename R::pointer, void>::value), "");
     static_assert((std::is_same<typename R::iterator_category, std::output_iterator_tag>::value), "");
 }
diff --git a/test/std/iterators/predef.iterators/insert.iterators/insert.iterator/types.pass.cpp b/test/std/iterators/predef.iterators/insert.iterators/insert.iterator/types.pass.cpp
index cf63df63e..5b61a3895 100644
--- a/test/std/iterators/predef.iterators/insert.iterators/insert.iterator/types.pass.cpp
+++ b/test/std/iterators/predef.iterators/insert.iterators/insert.iterator/types.pass.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 //   typedef Cont                   container_type;
 //   typedef void                   value_type;
 //   typedef void                   difference_type;
-//   typedef insert_iterator<Cont>& reference;
+//   typedef void                   reference;
 //   typedef void                   pointer;
 // };
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ test()
     static_assert((std::is_same<typename R::container_type, C>::value), "");
     static_assert((std::is_same<typename R::value_type, void>::value), "");
     static_assert((std::is_same<typename R::difference_type, void>::value), "");
-    static_assert((std::is_same<typename R::reference, R&>::value), "");
+    static_assert((std::is_same<typename R::reference, void>::value), "");
     static_assert((std::is_same<typename R::pointer, void>::value), "");
     static_assert((std::is_same<typename R::iterator_category, std::output_iterator_tag>::value), "");
 }