diff --git a/bindings/python/python_grid_utils.cpp b/bindings/python/python_grid_utils.cpp
index d2b03275c..977206d51 100644
--- a/bindings/python/python_grid_utils.cpp
+++ b/bindings/python/python_grid_utils.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 // boost
 #include <boost/python.hpp>
-#include <boost/scoped_array.hpp>
+
 
 
 // mapnik
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ void grid2utf(T const& grid_type,
     for (unsigned y = 0; y < data.height(); ++y)
     {
         boost::uint16_t idx = 0;
-        boost::scoped_array<Py_UNICODE> line(new Py_UNICODE[array_size]);
+        const std::unique_ptr<Py_UNICODE[]> line(new Py_UNICODE[array_size]);
         typename T::value_type const* row = data.getRow(y);
         for (unsigned x = 0; x < data.width(); ++x)
         {
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ void grid2utf(T const& grid_type,
     for (unsigned y = 0; y < grid_type.height(); y=y+resolution)
     {
         boost::uint16_t idx = 0;
-        boost::scoped_array<Py_UNICODE> line(new Py_UNICODE[array_size]);
+        const std::unique_ptr<Py_UNICODE[]> line(new Py_UNICODE[array_size]);
         mapnik::grid::value_type const* row = grid_type.getRow(y);
         for (unsigned x = 0; x < grid_type.width(); x=x+resolution)
         {
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ void grid2utf2(T const& grid_type,
     for (unsigned y = 0; y < target.height(); ++y)
     {
         uint16_t idx = 0;
-        boost::scoped_array<Py_UNICODE> line(new Py_UNICODE[array_size]);
+        const std::unique_ptr<Py_UNICODE[]> line(new Py_UNICODE[array_size]);
         mapnik::grid::value_type * row = target.getRow(y);
         unsigned x;
         for (x = 0; x < target.width(); ++x)
diff --git a/include/mapnik/png_io.hpp b/include/mapnik/png_io.hpp
index 3de152960..a1b7095ba 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/png_io.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/png_io.hpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #include <zlib.h>  // for Z_DEFAULT_COMPRESSION
 
 // boost
-#include <boost/scoped_array.hpp>
+
 
 // stl
 #include <cassert>
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ void save_as_png(T1 & file,
     png_set_IHDR(png_ptr, info_ptr,image.width(),image.height(),8,
                  (trans_mode == 0) ? PNG_COLOR_TYPE_RGB : PNG_COLOR_TYPE_RGB_ALPHA,PNG_INTERLACE_NONE,
                  PNG_COMPRESSION_TYPE_DEFAULT,PNG_FILTER_TYPE_DEFAULT);
-    boost::scoped_array<png_byte*> row_pointers(new png_bytep[image.height()]);
+    const std::unique_ptr<png_bytep[]> row_pointers(new png_bytep[image.height()]);
     for (unsigned int i = 0; i < image.height(); i++)
     {
         row_pointers[i] = (png_bytep)image.getRow(i);
diff --git a/include/mapnik/value.hpp b/include/mapnik/value.hpp
index f4f6927b4..1ad24e0b7 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/value.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/value.hpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #include <boost/variant/static_visitor.hpp>
 #include <boost/variant/apply_visitor.hpp>
 #include <boost/variant/variant.hpp>
-#include <boost/scoped_array.hpp>
+
 #include <boost/concept_check.hpp>
 #include <boost/functional/hash.hpp>
 #include "hash_variant.hpp"
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ inline void to_utf8(mapnik::value_unicode_string const& input, std::string & tar
     u_strToUTF8(buf, BUF_SIZE, &len, input.getBuffer(), input.length(), &err);
     if (err == U_BUFFER_OVERFLOW_ERROR || err == U_STRING_NOT_TERMINATED_WARNING )
     {
-        boost::scoped_array<char> buf_ptr(new char [len+1]);
+        const std::unique_ptr<char[]> buf_ptr(new char [len+1]);
         err = U_ZERO_ERROR;
         u_strToUTF8(buf_ptr.get() , len + 1, &len, input.getBuffer(), input.length(), &err);
         target.assign(buf_ptr.get() , static_cast<std::size_t>(len));
diff --git a/include/mapnik/webp_io.hpp b/include/mapnik/webp_io.hpp
index a697b39c9..de57349a1 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/webp_io.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/webp_io.hpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #include <string>
 
 // boost
-#include <boost/scoped_array.hpp>
+
 
 
 namespace mapnik {
diff --git a/plugins/input/postgis/postgis_featureset.cpp b/plugins/input/postgis/postgis_featureset.cpp
index 0e1f9e50e..90d4ebea2 100644
--- a/plugins/input/postgis/postgis_featureset.cpp
+++ b/plugins/input/postgis/postgis_featureset.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #include <mapnik/util/conversions.hpp>
 #include <mapnik/util/trim.hpp>
 #include <mapnik/global.hpp> // for int2net
-#include <boost/scoped_array.hpp>
+
 
 
 // boost
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ std::string numeric2string(const char* buf)
     boost::int16_t sign    = int2net(buf+4);
     boost::int16_t dscale  = int2net(buf+6);
 
-    boost::scoped_array<boost::int16_t> digits(new boost::int16_t[ndigits]);
+    const std::unique_ptr<boost::int16_t[]> digits(new boost::int16_t[ndigits]);
     for (int n=0; n < ndigits ;++n)
     {
         digits[n] = int2net(buf+8+n*2);
diff --git a/src/fs.cpp b/src/fs.cpp
index 9eb01214b..bd78663e2 100644
--- a/src/fs.cpp
+++ b/src/fs.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #include <stdexcept>
 
 #if (BOOST_FILESYSTEM_VERSION <= 2)
-#include <boost/scoped_array.hpp>
+
 
 namespace boost {
 namespace filesystem {
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ path read_symlink(const path& p)
 #ifdef BOOST_POSIX_API
     for (std::size_t path_max = 64;; path_max *= 2)// loop 'til buffer is large enough
     {
-        boost::scoped_array<char> buf(new char[path_max]);
+        const std::unique_ptr<char[]> buf(new char[path_max]);
         ssize_t result;
         if ((result=::readlink(p.string().c_str(), buf.get(), path_max))== -1)
         {
diff --git a/src/graphics.cpp b/src/graphics.cpp
index cf55b37c3..bafa04ddb 100644
--- a/src/graphics.cpp
+++ b/src/graphics.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #include "agg_color_rgba.h"
 
 // boost
-#include <boost/scoped_array.hpp>
+
 
 // cairo
 #ifdef HAVE_CAIRO
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ image_32::image_32(cairo_surface_ptr const& surface)
 
     int stride = cairo_image_surface_get_stride(&*surface) / 4;
 
-    boost::scoped_array<unsigned int> out_row(new unsigned int[width_]);
+    const std::unique_ptr<unsigned int[]> out_row(new unsigned int[width_]);
     const unsigned int *in_row = (const unsigned int *)cairo_image_surface_get_data(&*surface);
 
     for (unsigned int row = 0; row < height_; row++, in_row += stride)
diff --git a/src/jpeg_reader.cpp b/src/jpeg_reader.cpp
index 60e7e601d..254d4601f 100644
--- a/src/jpeg_reader.cpp
+++ b/src/jpeg_reader.cpp
@@ -31,14 +31,13 @@ extern "C"
 }
 
 // boost
-#include <memory>
-#include <boost/scoped_array.hpp>
 #include <boost/iostreams/device/file.hpp>
 #include <boost/iostreams/device/array.hpp>
 #include <boost/iostreams/stream.hpp>
 
 // std
 #include <cstdio>
+#include <memory>
 
 namespace mapnik
 {
@@ -280,7 +279,7 @@ void jpeg_reader<T>::read(unsigned x0, unsigned y0, image_data_32& image)
     unsigned w = std::min(unsigned(image.width()),width_ - x0);
     unsigned h = std::min(unsigned(image.height()),height_ - y0);
 
-    boost::scoped_array<unsigned int> out_row(new unsigned int[w]);
+    const std::unique_ptr<unsigned int[]> out_row(new unsigned int[w]);
     unsigned row = 0;
     while (cinfo.output_scanline < cinfo.output_height)
     {
diff --git a/src/png_reader.cpp b/src/png_reader.cpp
index 4a732b109..1762fd524 100644
--- a/src/png_reader.cpp
+++ b/src/png_reader.cpp
@@ -29,12 +29,14 @@ extern "C"
 #include <png.h>
 }
 // boost
-#include <boost/scoped_array.hpp>
 // iostreams
 #include <boost/iostreams/device/file.hpp>
 #include <boost/iostreams/device/array.hpp>
 #include <boost/iostreams/stream.hpp>
 
+// stl
+#include <memory>
+
 namespace mapnik
 {
 
@@ -265,7 +267,7 @@ void png_reader<T>::read(unsigned x0, unsigned y0,image_data_32& image)
         png_read_update_info(png_ptr, info_ptr);
         // we can read whole image at once
         // alloc row pointers
-        boost::scoped_array<png_byte*> rows(new png_bytep[height_]);
+        const std::unique_ptr<png_bytep[]> rows(new png_bytep[height_]);
         for (unsigned i=0; i<height_; ++i)
             rows[i] = (png_bytep)image.getRow(i);
         png_read_image(png_ptr, rows.get());
@@ -276,7 +278,7 @@ void png_reader<T>::read(unsigned x0, unsigned y0,image_data_32& image)
         unsigned w=std::min(unsigned(image.width()),width_ - x0);
         unsigned h=std::min(unsigned(image.height()),height_ - y0);
         unsigned rowbytes=png_get_rowbytes(png_ptr, info_ptr);
-        boost::scoped_array<png_byte> row(new png_byte[rowbytes]);
+        const std::unique_ptr<png_byte[]> row(new png_byte[rowbytes]);
         //START read image rows
         for (unsigned i = 0;i < height_; ++i)
         {
diff --git a/src/text_symbolizer.cpp b/src/text_symbolizer.cpp
index 82e25b960..7b6ce662f 100644
--- a/src/text_symbolizer.cpp
+++ b/src/text_symbolizer.cpp
@@ -26,11 +26,6 @@
 #include <mapnik/enumeration.hpp>
 #include <mapnik/formatting/text.hpp>
 
-
-// boost
-
-
-
 namespace mapnik
 {
 
diff --git a/utils/pgsql2sqlite/pgsql2sqlite.hpp b/utils/pgsql2sqlite/pgsql2sqlite.hpp
index 24e34f03e..08fe6efc2 100644
--- a/utils/pgsql2sqlite/pgsql2sqlite.hpp
+++ b/utils/pgsql2sqlite/pgsql2sqlite.hpp
@@ -35,13 +35,12 @@
 
 // boost
 #include <boost/cstdint.hpp>
-#include <boost/scoped_array.hpp>
-#include <memory>
 #include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
 
 //stl
 #include <iostream>
 #include <fstream>
+#include <memory>
 
 static std::string numeric2string(const char* buf)
 {
@@ -50,7 +49,7 @@ static std::string numeric2string(const char* buf)
     boost::int16_t sign    = int2net(buf+4);
     boost::int16_t dscale  = int2net(buf+6);
 
-    boost::scoped_array<boost::int16_t> digits(new boost::int16_t[ndigits]);
+    const std::unique_ptr<boost::int16_t[]> digits(new boost::int16_t[ndigits]);
     for (int n=0; n < ndigits ;++n)
     {
         digits[n] = int2net(buf+8+n*2);