diff --git a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/bootstrap.hpp b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/bootstrap.hpp
index 97338bd..426263e 100644
--- a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/bootstrap.hpp
+++ b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/bootstrap.hpp
@@ -93,27 +93,34 @@ namespace chaiscript
 
 
     /**
-    * to_string function for internal use. Uses ostream operator<<
-    */
+     * to_string function for internal use. Uses ostream operator<<
+     */
     template<typename Input>
-    std::string to_string(Input i)
-    {
-      return boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(i);
-    }
-
+      std::string to_string(Input i)
+      {
+        std::stringstream ss;
+        ss << i;
+        return ss.str();
+      }
 
     /**
-    * Internal function for converting from a string to a value
-    * uses ostream operator >> to perform the conversion
-    */
+     * Internal function for converting from a string to a value
+     * uses ostream operator >> to perform the conversion
+     */
     template<typename Input>
-    Input parse_string(const std::string &i)
-    {
-      return boost::lexical_cast<Input>(i);
-    }
+      Input parse_string(const std::string &i)
+      {
+        std::stringstream ss(i);
+        Input t;
+        ss >> t;
+        return t;
+      }
 
 
 
+     
+      
+            
     /**
     * Add all common functions for a POD type. All operators, and
     * common conversions
diff --git a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/dispatchkit.hpp b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/dispatchkit.hpp
index 2698683..a805233 100644
--- a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/dispatchkit.hpp
+++ b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/dispatchkit.hpp
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
 #include <map>
 #include <set>
 #include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
-#include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
-#include <boost/tuple/tuple.hpp>
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <vector>
 #include <iostream>
diff --git a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/proxy_functions_detail.hpp b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/proxy_functions_detail.hpp
index c266827..f364cc6 100644
--- a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/proxy_functions_detail.hpp
+++ b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/proxy_functions_detail.hpp
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <boost/function.hpp>
 #include <boost/bind.hpp>
-#include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
 
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <vector>
diff --git a/samples/example.cpp b/samples/example.cpp
index 47e2639..ff670e7 100644
--- a/samples/example.cpp
+++ b/samples/example.cpp
@@ -141,7 +141,9 @@ int main(int /*argc*/, char * /*argv*/[]) {
   //Creating a functor on the stack and using it immediatly 
   int x = chai.eval<boost::function<int (int, int)> >("fun (x, y) { return x + y; }")(5, 6);
 
-  log("Functor test output", boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(x));
+  std::stringstream ss;
+  ss << x;
+  log("Functor test output", ss.str());
 
   chai.add(var(boost::shared_ptr<int>()), "nullvar");
   chai("print(\"This should be true.\"); print(nullvar.is_var_null())");
diff --git a/src/multithreaded.cpp b/src/multithreaded.cpp
index 52c9fbe..595511f 100644
--- a/src/multithreaded.cpp
+++ b/src/multithreaded.cpp
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@
 void do_work(chaiscript::ChaiScript &c)
 {
 //  c("use(\"work.chai\"); do_chai_work(num_iterations);"); 
-  std::string name = "MyVar" + boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(rand());
-  c.add(chaiscript::var(5), name);
+
+  std::stringstream ss;
+  ss << "MyVar" << rand();
+  c.add(chaiscript::var(5), ss.str());
   c("use(\"work.chai\"); do_chai_work(10000);");
 }