diff --git a/include/mapnik/expression_grammar_x3_def.hpp b/include/mapnik/expression_grammar_x3_def.hpp
index 70dc2411d..2d9437c62 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/expression_grammar_x3_def.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/expression_grammar_x3_def.hpp
@@ -73,11 +73,7 @@ namespace mapnik { namespace grammar {
     template <typename Context>
     inline mapnik::transcoder const& extract_transcoder(Context const& ctx)
     {
-#if BOOST_VERSION >= 106700
         return x3::get<transcoder_tag>(ctx);
-#else
-        return x3::get<transcoder_tag>(ctx).get();
-#endif
     }
 
     auto append = [](auto const& ctx)
diff --git a/include/mapnik/svg/svg_path_grammar_x3_def.hpp b/include/mapnik/svg/svg_path_grammar_x3_def.hpp
index 250f7e1b0..50503fcfc 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/svg/svg_path_grammar_x3_def.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/svg/svg_path_grammar_x3_def.hpp
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 
 namespace mapnik { namespace svg { namespace grammar {
 
-
 namespace x3 = boost::spirit::x3;
 
 using x3::lit;
@@ -44,8 +43,6 @@ using x3::no_case;
 
 using coord_type = std::tuple<double,double>;
 
-#if BOOST_VERSION >= 106700
-
 template <typename Context>
 svg_converter_type & extract_path(Context const& ctx)
 {
@@ -58,19 +55,6 @@ bool & extract_relative(Context const& ctx)
     return x3::get<relative_tag>(ctx);
 }
 
-#else
-template <typename Context>
-svg_converter_type & extract_path(Context const& ctx)
-{
-    return x3::get<svg_path_tag>(ctx).get();
-}
-template <typename Context>
-bool & extract_relative(Context const& ctx)
-{
-    return x3::get<relative_tag>(ctx).get();
-}
-#endif
-
 auto const move_to = [] (auto const& ctx)
 {
     extract_path(ctx).move_to(std::get<0>(_attr(ctx)), std::get<1>(_attr(ctx)), x3::get<relative_tag>(ctx));
diff --git a/include/mapnik/svg/svg_transform_grammar_x3_def.hpp b/include/mapnik/svg/svg_transform_grammar_x3_def.hpp
index d6ea30be2..7b8b7b8c7 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/svg/svg_transform_grammar_x3_def.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/svg/svg_transform_grammar_x3_def.hpp
@@ -44,19 +44,11 @@ using x3::lit;
 using x3::double_;
 using x3::no_case;
 
-#if BOOST_VERSION >= 106700
 template <typename Context>
-auto & extract_transform(Context const& ctx)
+agg::trans_affine & extract_transform(Context const& ctx)
 {
     return x3::get<svg_transform_tag>(ctx);
 }
-#else
-template <typename Context>
-auto & extract_transform(Context const& ctx)
-{
-    return x3::get<svg_transform_tag>(ctx).get();
-}
-#endif
 
 auto const matrix_action = [] (auto const& ctx)
 {