diff --git a/src/serialize.h b/src/serialize.h
index 8220fecb9c..55b6891394 100644
--- a/src/serialize.h
+++ b/src/serialize.h
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@
 #include <utility>
 #include <vector>
 
-#include <boost/tuple/tuple.hpp>
-
 class CAutoFile;
 class CDataStream;
 class CScript;
@@ -452,16 +450,6 @@ template<typename K, typename T> unsigned int GetSerializeSize(const std::pair<K
 template<typename Stream, typename K, typename T> void Serialize(Stream& os, const std::pair<K, T>& item, int nType, int nVersion);
 template<typename Stream, typename K, typename T> void Unserialize(Stream& is, std::pair<K, T>& item, int nType, int nVersion);
 
-// 3 tuple
-template<typename T0, typename T1, typename T2> unsigned int GetSerializeSize(const boost::tuple<T0, T1, T2>& item, int nType, int nVersion);
-template<typename Stream, typename T0, typename T1, typename T2> void Serialize(Stream& os, const boost::tuple<T0, T1, T2>& item, int nType, int nVersion);
-template<typename Stream, typename T0, typename T1, typename T2> void Unserialize(Stream& is, boost::tuple<T0, T1, T2>& item, int nType, int nVersion);
-
-// 4 tuple
-template<typename T0, typename T1, typename T2, typename T3> unsigned int GetSerializeSize(const boost::tuple<T0, T1, T2, T3>& item, int nType, int nVersion);
-template<typename Stream, typename T0, typename T1, typename T2, typename T3> void Serialize(Stream& os, const boost::tuple<T0, T1, T2, T3>& item, int nType, int nVersion);
-template<typename Stream, typename T0, typename T1, typename T2, typename T3> void Unserialize(Stream& is, boost::tuple<T0, T1, T2, T3>& item, int nType, int nVersion);
-
 // map
 template<typename K, typename T, typename Pred, typename A> unsigned int GetSerializeSize(const std::map<K, T, Pred, A>& m, int nType, int nVersion);
 template<typename Stream, typename K, typename T, typename Pred, typename A> void Serialize(Stream& os, const std::map<K, T, Pred, A>& m, int nType, int nVersion);
@@ -669,71 +657,6 @@ void Unserialize(Stream& is, std::pair<K, T>& item, int nType, int nVersion)
 
 
 
-//
-// 3 tuple
-//
-template<typename T0, typename T1, typename T2>
-unsigned int GetSerializeSize(const boost::tuple<T0, T1, T2>& item, int nType, int nVersion)
-{
-    unsigned int nSize = 0;
-    nSize += GetSerializeSize(boost::get<0>(item), nType, nVersion);
-    nSize += GetSerializeSize(boost::get<1>(item), nType, nVersion);
-    nSize += GetSerializeSize(boost::get<2>(item), nType, nVersion);
-    return nSize;
-}
-
-template<typename Stream, typename T0, typename T1, typename T2>
-void Serialize(Stream& os, const boost::tuple<T0, T1, T2>& item, int nType, int nVersion)
-{
-    Serialize(os, boost::get<0>(item), nType, nVersion);
-    Serialize(os, boost::get<1>(item), nType, nVersion);
-    Serialize(os, boost::get<2>(item), nType, nVersion);
-}
-
-template<typename Stream, typename T0, typename T1, typename T2>
-void Unserialize(Stream& is, boost::tuple<T0, T1, T2>& item, int nType, int nVersion)
-{
-    Unserialize(is, boost::get<0>(item), nType, nVersion);
-    Unserialize(is, boost::get<1>(item), nType, nVersion);
-    Unserialize(is, boost::get<2>(item), nType, nVersion);
-}
-
-
-
-//
-// 4 tuple
-//
-template<typename T0, typename T1, typename T2, typename T3>
-unsigned int GetSerializeSize(const boost::tuple<T0, T1, T2, T3>& item, int nType, int nVersion)
-{
-    unsigned int nSize = 0;
-    nSize += GetSerializeSize(boost::get<0>(item), nType, nVersion);
-    nSize += GetSerializeSize(boost::get<1>(item), nType, nVersion);
-    nSize += GetSerializeSize(boost::get<2>(item), nType, nVersion);
-    nSize += GetSerializeSize(boost::get<3>(item), nType, nVersion);
-    return nSize;
-}
-
-template<typename Stream, typename T0, typename T1, typename T2, typename T3>
-void Serialize(Stream& os, const boost::tuple<T0, T1, T2, T3>& item, int nType, int nVersion)
-{
-    Serialize(os, boost::get<0>(item), nType, nVersion);
-    Serialize(os, boost::get<1>(item), nType, nVersion);
-    Serialize(os, boost::get<2>(item), nType, nVersion);
-    Serialize(os, boost::get<3>(item), nType, nVersion);
-}
-
-template<typename Stream, typename T0, typename T1, typename T2, typename T3>
-void Unserialize(Stream& is, boost::tuple<T0, T1, T2, T3>& item, int nType, int nVersion)
-{
-    Unserialize(is, boost::get<0>(item), nType, nVersion);
-    Unserialize(is, boost::get<1>(item), nType, nVersion);
-    Unserialize(is, boost::get<2>(item), nType, nVersion);
-    Unserialize(is, boost::get<3>(item), nType, nVersion);
-}
-
-
-
 //
 // map
 //
diff --git a/src/walletdb.cpp b/src/walletdb.cpp
index 783f766f6f..ffddd8106b 100644
--- a/src/walletdb.cpp
+++ b/src/walletdb.cpp
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ bool CWalletDB::WriteAccount(const string& strAccount, const CAccount& account)
 
 bool CWalletDB::WriteAccountingEntry(const uint64_t nAccEntryNum, const CAccountingEntry& acentry)
 {
-    return Write(boost::make_tuple(string("acentry"), acentry.strAccount, nAccEntryNum), acentry);
+    return Write(std::make_pair(std::string("acentry"), std::make_pair(acentry.strAccount, nAccEntryNum)), acentry);
 }
 
 bool CWalletDB::WriteAccountingEntry(const CAccountingEntry& acentry)
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ void CWalletDB::ListAccountCreditDebit(const string& strAccount, list<CAccountin
         // Read next record
         CDataStream ssKey(SER_DISK, CLIENT_VERSION);
         if (fFlags == DB_SET_RANGE)
-            ssKey << boost::make_tuple(string("acentry"), (fAllAccounts? string("") : strAccount), uint64_t(0));
+            ssKey << std::make_pair(std::string("acentry"), std::make_pair((fAllAccounts ? string("") : strAccount), uint64_t(0)));
         CDataStream ssValue(SER_DISK, CLIENT_VERSION);
         int ret = ReadAtCursor(pcursor, ssKey, ssValue, fFlags);
         fFlags = DB_NEXT;
@@ -977,11 +977,11 @@ bool CWalletDB::Recover(CDBEnv& dbenv, std::string filename)
 bool CWalletDB::WriteDestData(const std::string &address, const std::string &key, const std::string &value)
 {
     nWalletDBUpdated++;
-    return Write(boost::make_tuple(std::string("destdata"), address, key), value);
+    return Write(std::make_pair(std::string("destdata"), std::make_pair(address, key)), value);
 }
 
 bool CWalletDB::EraseDestData(const std::string &address, const std::string &key)
 {
     nWalletDBUpdated++;
-    return Erase(boost::make_tuple(string("destdata"), address, key));
+    return Erase(std::make_pair(std::string("destdata"), std::make_pair(address, key)));
 }