diff --git a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/bootstrap.hpp b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/bootstrap.hpp
index f6c2483..59eb1c5 100644
--- a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/bootstrap.hpp
+++ b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/bootstrap.hpp
@@ -98,7 +98,9 @@ namespace chaiscript
     template<typename Input>
     std::string to_string(Input i)
     {
-      return boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(i);
+      std::stringstream ss;
+      ss << i;
+      return ss.str();
     }
 
 
@@ -109,7 +111,10 @@ namespace chaiscript
     template<typename Input>
     Input parse_string(const std::string &i)
     {
-      return boost::lexical_cast<Input>(i);
+      std::stringstream ss(i);
+      Input t;
+      ss >> t;
+      return t;
     }
 
 
diff --git a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/dispatchkit.hpp b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/dispatchkit.hpp
index b9afa54..ecb4de4 100644
--- a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/dispatchkit.hpp
+++ b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/dispatchkit.hpp
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <map>
 #include <set>
-#include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
-#include <boost/tuple/tuple.hpp>
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <vector>
 #include <iostream>
diff --git a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/dynamic_cast_conversion.hpp b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/dynamic_cast_conversion.hpp
index 054dcd4..1bb5447 100644
--- a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/dynamic_cast_conversion.hpp
+++ b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/dynamic_cast_conversion.hpp
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #include "boxed_value.hpp"
 #include "boxed_cast_helper.hpp"
 #include "bad_boxed_cast.hpp"
-#include <boost/static_assert.hpp>
 
 namespace chaiscript
 {
diff --git a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/handle_return.hpp b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/handle_return.hpp
index 828d01e..18f63cc 100644
--- a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/handle_return.hpp
+++ b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/handle_return.hpp
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #include "boxed_number.hpp"
 #include "type_info.hpp"
 #include <string>
-#include <boost/function.hpp>
 
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <vector>
diff --git a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/proxy_functions_detail.hpp b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/proxy_functions_detail.hpp
index ae697d2..7d93393 100644
--- a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/proxy_functions_detail.hpp
+++ b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/proxy_functions_detail.hpp
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #include "type_info.hpp"
 #include "handle_return.hpp"
 #include <string>
-#include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
 
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <vector>
diff --git a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/register_function.hpp b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/register_function.hpp
index ad88586..8d7efae 100644
--- a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/register_function.hpp
+++ b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/register_function.hpp
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
 #include "bind_first.hpp"
 #include <boost/function_types/components.hpp>
 #include <boost/function_types/function_type.hpp>
-#include <boost/function_types/is_member_object_pointer.hpp>
-#include <boost/function_types/is_member_function_pointer.hpp>
 
 namespace chaiscript
 {
@@ -103,7 +101,7 @@ namespace chaiscript
   template<typename T>
     Proxy_Function fun(T t)
     {
-      return dispatch::detail::Fun_Helper<boost::function_types::is_member_object_pointer<T>::value, boost::function_types::is_member_function_pointer<T>::value>::go(t);
+      return dispatch::detail::Fun_Helper<std::is_member_object_pointer<T>::value, std::is_member_function_pointer<T>::value>::go(t);
     }
 
   /// \brief Creates a new Proxy_Function object from a free function, member function or data member and binds the first parameter of it
diff --git a/include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_common.hpp b/include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_common.hpp
index 55d0203..bc00f5c 100644
--- a/include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_common.hpp
+++ b/include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_common.hpp
@@ -71,10 +71,7 @@ namespace chaiscript
       std::vector<AST_NodePtr> call_stack;
 
       eval_error(const std::string &t_why, const File_Position &t_where, const std::string &t_fname) throw() :
-        std::runtime_error("Error: \"" + t_why + "\" " +
-            (t_fname != "__EVAL__" ? ("in '" + t_fname + "' ") : "during evaluation ") +
-            + "at (" + boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(t_where.line) + ", " +
-            boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(t_where.column) + ")"),
+        std::runtime_error(format(t_why, t_where, t_fname)),
         reason(t_why), start_position(t_where), end_position(t_where), filename(t_fname)
         { }
 
@@ -84,6 +81,17 @@ namespace chaiscript
       {}
 
       virtual ~eval_error() throw() {}
+
+    private:
+      static std::string format(const std::string &t_why, const File_Position &t_where, const std::string &t_fname)
+      {
+        std::stringstream ss;
+        ss << "Error: \"" << t_why << "\" " <<
+            (t_fname != "__EVAL__" ? ("in '" + t_fname + "' ") : "during evaluation ") <<
+            "at (" << t_where.line << ", " <<
+            t_where.column + ")";
+        return ss.str();
+      }
     };
 
     /**