diff --git a/dbcon/execplan/calpontsystemcatalog.h b/dbcon/execplan/calpontsystemcatalog.h
index 8abce1c4d..055d4846c 100644
--- a/dbcon/execplan/calpontsystemcatalog.h
+++ b/dbcon/execplan/calpontsystemcatalog.h
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 /** @file */
 
 #pragma once
-#define BOOST_BIND_GLOBAL_PLACEHOLDERS
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <string>
diff --git a/utils/messageqcpp/bytestream.h b/utils/messageqcpp/bytestream.h
index 79512884a..3fd0ede49 100644
--- a/utils/messageqcpp/bytestream.h
+++ b/utils/messageqcpp/bytestream.h
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
 */
 
 #pragma once
-#define BOOST_BIND_GLOBAL_PLACEHOLDERS
-
 #include <string>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <sys/types.h>
diff --git a/utils/threadpool/prioritythreadpool.h b/utils/threadpool/prioritythreadpool.h
index 82caac6b3..7608b4166 100644
--- a/utils/threadpool/prioritythreadpool.h
+++ b/utils/threadpool/prioritythreadpool.h
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 /** @file */
 
 #pragma once
-#define BOOST_BIND_GLOBAL_PLACEHOLDERS
 
 #include <string>
 #include <iostream>
diff --git a/utils/threadpool/threadpool.h b/utils/threadpool/threadpool.h
index 09990a9b3..adf9ee030 100644
--- a/utils/threadpool/threadpool.h
+++ b/utils/threadpool/threadpool.h
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 /** @file */
 
 #pragma once
-#define BOOST_BIND_GLOBAL_PLACEHOLDERS
 
 #include <string>
 #include <fstream>
diff --git a/utils/threadpool/weightedthreadpool.h b/utils/threadpool/weightedthreadpool.h
index 7e895cad2..ae8e0b026 100644
--- a/utils/threadpool/weightedthreadpool.h
+++ b/utils/threadpool/weightedthreadpool.h
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 /** @file */
 
 #pragma once
-#define BOOST_BIND_GLOBAL_PLACEHOLDERS
 
 #include <string>
 #include <iostream>