diff --git a/test/unit/serialization/wkb_formats_test.cpp b/test/unit/serialization/wkb_formats_test.cpp
index f7119d13d..473823fea 100644
--- a/test/unit/serialization/wkb_formats_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/serialization/wkb_formats_test.cpp
@@ -71,19 +71,14 @@ TEST_CASE("geometry formats")
                                                mapnik::wkbSpatiaLite);
             // winding order is not correct per OGC so we'll fix it
             mapnik::geometry::correct(geom);
-#if BOOST_VERSION >= 105800
             REQUIRE(mapnik::geometry::is_valid(geom));
             REQUIRE(mapnik::geometry::is_simple(geom));
-#endif
-
             geom = mapnik::geometry_utils::from_wkb((const char*)sp_valid_blob,
                                                     sizeof(sp_valid_blob) / sizeof(sp_valid_blob[0]),
                                                     mapnik::wkbAuto);
             mapnik::geometry::correct(geom);
-#if BOOST_VERSION >= 105800
             REQUIRE(mapnik::geometry::is_valid(geom));
             REQUIRE(mapnik::geometry::is_simple(geom));
-#endif
 
             geom = mapnik::geometry_utils::from_wkb((const char*)sp_invalid_blob,
                                                     sizeof(sp_invalid_blob) / sizeof(sp_invalid_blob[0]),
@@ -95,26 +90,23 @@ TEST_CASE("geometry formats")
             geom = mapnik::geometry_utils::from_wkb((const char*)sq_valid_blob,
                                                     sizeof(sq_valid_blob) / sizeof(sq_valid_blob[0]),
                                                     mapnik::wkbGeneric);
-#if BOOST_VERSION >= 105800
             REQUIRE(mapnik::geometry::is_valid(geom));
             REQUIRE(mapnik::geometry::is_simple(geom));
-#endif
 
             geom = mapnik::geometry_utils::from_wkb((const char*)sq_valid_blob,
                                                     sizeof(sq_valid_blob) / sizeof(sq_valid_blob[0]),
                                                     mapnik::wkbAuto);
 
-#if BOOST_VERSION >= 105800
             REQUIRE(mapnik::geometry::is_valid(geom));
             REQUIRE(mapnik::geometry::is_simple(geom));
-#endif
 
             geom = mapnik::geometry_utils::from_wkb((const char*)sq_invalid_blob,
                                                     sizeof(sq_invalid_blob) / sizeof(sq_invalid_blob[0]),
                                                     mapnik::wkbGeneric);
             REQUIRE(geom.is<mapnik::geometry::geometry_empty>()); // returns geometry_empty
 
-        } catch (std::exception const& ex)
+        }
+        catch (std::exception const& ex)
         {
             REQUIRE(false);
             std::clog << "threw: " << ex.what() << "\n";
diff --git a/test/unit/serialization/wkb_test.cpp b/test/unit/serialization/wkb_test.cpp
index a176fb067..6073c0a93 100644
--- a/test/unit/serialization/wkb_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/serialization/wkb_test.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #include <vector>
 #include <fstream>
 
-#if BOOST_VERSION >= 105800
+
 namespace {
 
 struct spatially_equal_visitor
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ bool spatially_equal(mapnik::geometry::geometry<T> const& g0, mapnik::geometry::
 }
 
 } // namespace
-#endif
+
 
 TEST_CASE("Well-known-geometries")
 {
@@ -131,9 +131,7 @@ TEST_CASE("Well-known-geometries")
                 REQUIRE(wkt0 == wkt1);
                 REQUIRE(wkt0 == wkt); // WKT round-trip
                 // compare spatially (NOTE: GeometryCollection comparison also enforces strict order)
-#if BOOST_VERSION >= 105800
                 REQUIRE(spatially_equal(geom_0, geom_1));
-#endif
             }
 
             // compare WKTS as ints