This reverts commit 4441ec26.
The minimal required is finally GCC 4.7 or newer (it is actuall 4.9).
Original commit message for d26e5ed3 was
    [C++11] Follow the C++11 specification of operator new.

    The signature changed in C++11 which we require now.
    To get more details see the mailinglost in October 2012.