diff --git a/plugins/input/sqlite/sqlite_datasource.cpp b/plugins/input/sqlite/sqlite_datasource.cpp
index f8d910040..a8e74dfb6 100644
--- a/plugins/input/sqlite/sqlite_datasource.cpp
+++ b/plugins/input/sqlite/sqlite_datasource.cpp
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ boost::optional<mapnik::datasource::geometry_t> sqlite_datasource::get_geometry_
             const char* data = (const char*) rs->column_blob(0, size);
             if (data)
             {
-                boost::ptr_vector<mapnik::geometry_type> paths;
+                mapnik::geometry_container paths;
                 if (mapnik::geometry_utils::from_wkb(paths, data, size, format_))
                 {
                     mapnik::util::to_ds_type(paths,result);
diff --git a/plugins/input/sqlite/sqlite_utils.hpp b/plugins/input/sqlite/sqlite_utils.hpp
index e19e164b3..643e2915b 100644
--- a/plugins/input/sqlite/sqlite_utils.hpp
+++ b/plugins/input/sqlite/sqlite_utils.hpp
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ public:
             const char* data = static_cast<const char*>(rs->column_blob(0, size));
             if (data)
             {
-                boost::ptr_vector<mapnik::geometry_type> paths;
+                mapnik::geometry_container paths;
                 if (mapnik::geometry_utils::from_wkb(paths, data, size, mapnik::wkbAuto))
                 {
                     for (unsigned i=0; i<paths.size(); ++i)
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ public:
                 const char* data = (const char*) rs->column_blob(0, size);
                 if (data)
                 {
-                    boost::ptr_vector<mapnik::geometry_type> paths;
+                    mapnik::geometry_container paths;
                     mapnik::box2d<double> bbox;
                     if (mapnik::geometry_utils::from_wkb(paths, data, size, mapnik::wkbAuto))
                     {
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ public:
             const char* data = static_cast<const char*>(rs->column_blob(0, size));
             if (data)
             {
-                boost::ptr_vector<mapnik::geometry_type> paths;
+                mapnik::geometry_container paths;
                 if (mapnik::geometry_utils::from_wkb(paths, data, size, mapnik::wkbAuto))
                 {
                     for (unsigned i=0; i<paths.size(); ++i)