diff --git a/include/mapnik/feature_kv_iterator.hpp b/include/mapnik/feature_kv_iterator.hpp
index fd2ab689e..da67b1e79 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/feature_kv_iterator.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/feature_kv_iterator.hpp
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 
 // boost
 #include <boost/variant/apply_visitor.hpp>
-#include <boost/tuple/tuple.hpp>
 #include <boost/iterator/iterator_traits.hpp>
 #include <boost/iterator/iterator_facade.hpp>
 #include <boost/iterator/iterator_adaptor.hpp>
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@
 
 // stl
 #include <map>
-
+#include <tuple>
 
 namespace mapnik {
 
diff --git a/include/mapnik/json/geometry_generator_grammar.hpp b/include/mapnik/json/geometry_generator_grammar.hpp
index a60532d9b..1d4b1392b 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/json/geometry_generator_grammar.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/json/geometry_generator_grammar.hpp
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 #include <mapnik/vertex.hpp>    // for CommandType::SEG_MOVETO
 
 // boost
-#include <boost/tuple/tuple.hpp>
 #include <boost/spirit/include/karma.hpp>
 #include <boost/spirit/include/phoenix_core.hpp>
 #include <boost/spirit/include/phoenix_operator.hpp>
@@ -41,6 +40,9 @@
 #include <boost/fusion/adapted/std_tuple.hpp>
 #include <boost/math/special_functions/trunc.hpp> // for vc++ and android whose c++11 libs lack std::trunct
 
+//stl
+#include <tuple>
+
 namespace boost { namespace spirit { namespace traits {
 
 // make gcc and darwin toolsets happy.
diff --git a/include/mapnik/polygon_clipper.hpp b/include/mapnik/polygon_clipper.hpp
index d866a7a5d..a9384fc0a 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/polygon_clipper.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/polygon_clipper.hpp
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@
 #include <mapnik/geometry.hpp>
 
 // boost
-
-#include <boost/tuple/tuple.hpp>
 #include <boost/geometry.hpp>
 #include <boost/geometry/geometries/point_xy.hpp>
 #include <boost/geometry/geometries/box.hpp>
diff --git a/include/mapnik/query.hpp b/include/mapnik/query.hpp
index 0a435110c..d74608969 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/query.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/query.hpp
@@ -27,12 +27,10 @@
 #include <mapnik/box2d.hpp>
 #include <mapnik/attribute.hpp>
 
-// boost
-#include <boost/tuple/tuple.hpp>
-
 // stl
 #include <set>
 #include <string>
+#include <tuple>
 
 namespace mapnik {
 
diff --git a/include/mapnik/segment.hpp b/include/mapnik/segment.hpp
index 903fa55b7..f5ea1605f 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/segment.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/segment.hpp
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
 #ifndef MAPNIK_SEGMENT_HPP
 #define MAPNIK_SEGMENT_HPP
 
-#include <boost/tuple/tuple.hpp>
+#include <tuple>
+#include <algorithm>
 
 namespace mapnik
 {
diff --git a/include/mapnik/svg/output/svg_path_iterator.hpp b/include/mapnik/svg/output/svg_path_iterator.hpp
index 40b3e397c..5ef39b424 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/svg/output/svg_path_iterator.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/svg/output/svg_path_iterator.hpp
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 
 // boost
 #include <boost/iterator/iterator_adaptor.hpp>
-#include <boost/tuple/tuple.hpp>
 #include <memory>
 
 namespace mapnik {
diff --git a/include/mapnik/util/geometry_svg_generator.hpp b/include/mapnik/util/geometry_svg_generator.hpp
index 996bae98c..ead767e75 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/util/geometry_svg_generator.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/util/geometry_svg_generator.hpp
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 #include <mapnik/util/container_adapter.hpp>
 
 // boost
-#include <boost/tuple/tuple.hpp>
 #include <boost/spirit/include/karma.hpp>
 #include <boost/spirit/include/phoenix_core.hpp>
 #include <boost/spirit/include/phoenix_operator.hpp>
diff --git a/include/mapnik/util/geometry_wkt_generator.hpp b/include/mapnik/util/geometry_wkt_generator.hpp
index cfe18e5bd..afb55935a 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/util/geometry_wkt_generator.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/util/geometry_wkt_generator.hpp
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #include <mapnik/vertex.hpp>    // for CommandType::SEG_MOVETO
 
 // boost
-#include <boost/tuple/tuple.hpp>
 #include <boost/spirit/include/karma.hpp>
 #include <boost/spirit/include/phoenix_core.hpp>
 #include <boost/spirit/include/phoenix_operator.hpp>
@@ -40,6 +39,9 @@
 #include <boost/type_traits/remove_pointer.hpp>
 #include <boost/math/special_functions/trunc.hpp> // for vc++ and android whose c++11 libs lack std::trunct
 
+// stl
+#include <tuple>
+
 namespace boost { namespace spirit { namespace traits {
 
 // make gcc and darwin toolsets happy.
diff --git a/include/mapnik/util/path_iterator.hpp b/include/mapnik/util/path_iterator.hpp
index f3d22de08..f9e60e0b2 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/util/path_iterator.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/util/path_iterator.hpp
@@ -27,9 +27,11 @@
 #include <mapnik/global.hpp>
 
 // boost
-#include <boost/tuple/tuple.hpp>
 #include <boost/iterator/iterator_facade.hpp>
 
+// stl
+#include <tuple>
+
 namespace mapnik { namespace util {
 
 template <typename T>
diff --git a/include/mapnik/vertex_vector.hpp b/include/mapnik/vertex_vector.hpp
index 9ea7d6a05..174b43d4c 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/vertex_vector.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/vertex_vector.hpp
@@ -31,9 +31,8 @@
 #include <mapnik/vertex.hpp>
 #include <mapnik/noncopyable.hpp>
 
-// boost
-#include <boost/tuple/tuple.hpp>
-
+// stl
+#include <tuple>
 #include <cstring>  // required for memcpy with linux/g++
 
 namespace mapnik