diff --git a/dbcon/execplan/clientrotator.cpp b/dbcon/execplan/clientrotator.cpp
index bb9f80bfa..d960f0e26 100644
--- a/dbcon/execplan/clientrotator.cpp
+++ b/dbcon/execplan/clientrotator.cpp
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@
 #include <cstring>
 #include <cassert>
 #include <stdexcept>
+#include <chrono>
 using namespace std;
 
-#include <boost/timer.hpp>
 #include <boost/thread.hpp>
 using namespace boost;
 
@@ -343,9 +343,11 @@ void ClientRotator::connectList(double timeout)
     if (++idx >= fClients.size() )
         idx = 0;
 
-    timer runTime;
+    typedef std::chrono::steady_clock clock;
+    auto start = clock::now();
 
-    while ( runTime.elapsed() < timeout)
+    typedef std::chrono::duration<double> double_secs;
+    while (std::chrono::duration_cast<double_secs>(clock::now() - start).count() < timeout)
     {
         try
         {
@@ -355,8 +357,9 @@ void ClientRotator::connectList(double timeout)
             if (fClients.size() == idx)
                 idx = 0;
         }
-        catch (... )
-        {		}
+        catch (...)
+        {
+        }
     }
 
 #ifdef LOG_TO_CERR
diff --git a/ddlproc/ddlproc.cpp b/ddlproc/ddlproc.cpp
index 0c9970bd9..32ba5dba9 100644
--- a/ddlproc/ddlproc.cpp
+++ b/ddlproc/ddlproc.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ using namespace joblist;
 
 //#include "boost/filesystem/operations.hpp"
 //#include "boost/filesystem/path.hpp"
-#include "boost/progress.hpp"
 #include <boost/scoped_ptr.hpp>
 #include <boost/scoped_array.hpp>
 #include <boost/thread.hpp>
diff --git a/dmlproc/dmlproc.cpp b/dmlproc/dmlproc.cpp
index a8b44ca25..f96e414e6 100644
--- a/dmlproc/dmlproc.cpp
+++ b/dmlproc/dmlproc.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #include <clocale>
 //#include "boost/filesystem/operations.hpp"
 //#include "boost/filesystem/path.hpp"
-#include "boost/progress.hpp"
 using namespace std;
 
 #include "alarmglobal.h"
diff --git a/oam/oamcpp/liboamcpp.cpp b/oam/oamcpp/liboamcpp.cpp
index b772a6871..296f98be3 100644
--- a/oam/oamcpp/liboamcpp.cpp
+++ b/oam/oamcpp/liboamcpp.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <boost/filesystem/operations.hpp>
 #include <boost/filesystem/path.hpp>
-#include <boost/progress.hpp>
 #include <boost/tokenizer.hpp>
 #include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
 #if defined(__linux__)
diff --git a/primitives/primproc/primitiveserver.cpp b/primitives/primproc/primitiveserver.cpp
index 8e2ec1155..46af61900 100644
--- a/primitives/primproc/primitiveserver.cpp
+++ b/primitives/primproc/primitiveserver.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ typedef int pthread_t;
 
 using namespace std;
 
-#include <boost/timer.hpp>
 #include <boost/scoped_ptr.hpp>
 #include <boost/scoped_array.hpp>
 #include <boost/thread.hpp>
diff --git a/tools/ddlcleanup/ddlcleanup.cpp b/tools/ddlcleanup/ddlcleanup.cpp
index 14e6334a2..d557519e0 100644
--- a/tools/ddlcleanup/ddlcleanup.cpp
+++ b/tools/ddlcleanup/ddlcleanup.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include "boost/filesystem/operations.hpp"
 #include "boost/filesystem/path.hpp"
-#include "boost/progress.hpp"
 using namespace std;
 
 #include "rwlock.h"
diff --git a/writeengine/server/we_ddlcommandproc.cpp b/writeengine/server/we_ddlcommandproc.cpp
index 1526bdf8e..0b557a2c4 100644
--- a/writeengine/server/we_ddlcommandproc.cpp
+++ b/writeengine/server/we_ddlcommandproc.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include "boost/filesystem/operations.hpp"
 #include "boost/filesystem/path.hpp"
-#include "boost/progress.hpp"
 #include "boost/scoped_ptr.hpp"
 using namespace std;