diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1b1fa1242..6bd2b958c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ if (HAVE_UNORDERED_MAP)
 endif ()
 
 
-set(BOOST_COMPONENTS system filesystem program_options thread)
+set(BOOST_COMPONENTS system filesystem program_options)
 if(WIN32)
     set(BOOST_COMPONENTS ${BOOST_COMPONENTS} locale)
 endif(WIN32)
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/idcompletionmanager.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/idcompletionmanager.cpp
index 12b3ebb62..3316d8567 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/world/idcompletionmanager.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/idcompletionmanager.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 #include "idcompletionmanager.hpp"
 
-#include <boost/make_shared.hpp>
-
 #include <QCompleter>
 
 #include "../../view/widget/completerpopup.hpp"
diff --git a/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt b/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt
index cd1ac31ec..251b94e41 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ include_directories(${SOUND_INPUT_INCLUDES})
 target_link_libraries(openmw
     ${OPENSCENEGRAPH_LIBRARIES}
     ${Boost_SYSTEM_LIBRARY}
-    ${Boost_THREAD_LIBRARY}
     ${Boost_FILESYSTEM_LIBRARY}
     ${Boost_PROGRAM_OPTIONS_LIBRARY}
     ${OPENAL_LIBRARY}
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/bookpage.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/bookpage.cpp
index 1b46e571d..2ac492824 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/bookpage.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/bookpage.cpp
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <boost/function.hpp>
 
-#include <boost/make_shared.hpp>
-
 #include <components/misc/utf8stream.hpp>
 
 namespace MWGui
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalviewmodel.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalviewmodel.cpp
index be095035e..8153b5ead 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalviewmodel.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalviewmodel.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 #include <map>
 #include <sstream>
-#include <boost/make_shared.hpp>
 
 #include <MyGUI_LanguageManager.h>
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwsound/openal_output.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwsound/openal_output.cpp
index af41e8d23..9c1285cdf 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwsound/openal_output.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwsound/openal_output.cpp
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <stdexcept>
+#include <cstring>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <vector>
+#include <thread>
+#include <mutex>
+#include <condition_variable>
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 
 #include <components/vfs/manager.hpp>
 
-#include <boost/thread.hpp>
-
 #include "openal_output.hpp"
 #include "sound_decoder.hpp"
 #include "sound.hpp"
@@ -211,24 +213,32 @@ const ALfloat OpenAL_SoundStream::sBufferLength = 0.125f;
 struct OpenAL_Output::StreamThread {
     typedef std::vector<OpenAL_SoundStream*> StreamVec;
     StreamVec mStreams;
-    boost::recursive_mutex mMutex;
-    boost::thread mThread;
+    std::mutex mMutex;
+    std::thread mThread;
+    std::condition_variable mCondition;
+    volatile bool mExit;
 
     StreamThread()
-      : mThread(boost::ref(*this))
+      : mThread(std::ref(*this))
+      , mExit(false)
     {
     }
     ~StreamThread()
     {
-        mThread.interrupt();
+        mMutex.lock();
+        mExit = true;
+        mMutex.unlock();
+        mCondition.notify_one();
+
+        mThread.join();
     }
 
-    // boost::thread entry point
+    // std::thread entry point
     void operator()()
     {
-        while(1)
+        while(!mExit)
         {
-            mMutex.lock();
+            std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock (mMutex);
             StreamVec::iterator iter = mStreams.begin();
             while(iter != mStreams.end())
             {
@@ -237,8 +247,7 @@ struct OpenAL_Output::StreamThread {
                 else
                     ++iter;
             }
-            mMutex.unlock();
-            boost::this_thread::sleep(boost::posix_time::milliseconds(50));
+            mCondition.wait_for(lock, std::chrono::milliseconds(50));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/components/CMakeLists.txt b/components/CMakeLists.txt
index 3224d0989..85852b5c9 100644
--- a/components/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -173,7 +173,6 @@ add_library(components STATIC ${COMPONENT_FILES} ${MOC_SRCS} ${ESM_UI_HDR})
 target_link_libraries(components 
     ${Boost_SYSTEM_LIBRARY}
     ${Boost_FILESYSTEM_LIBRARY}
-    ${Boost_THREAD_LIBRARY}
     ${Boost_PROGRAM_OPTIONS_LIBRARY}
     ${OPENSCENEGRAPH_LIBRARIES}
     ${BULLET_LIBRARIES}
diff --git a/extern/osg-ffmpeg-videoplayer/CMakeLists.txt b/extern/osg-ffmpeg-videoplayer/CMakeLists.txt
index 614a0804c..d7843cbb6 100644
--- a/extern/osg-ffmpeg-videoplayer/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/extern/osg-ffmpeg-videoplayer/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ set(OSG_FFMPEG_VIDEOPLAYER_SOURCE_FILES
 
 include_directories(${FFMPEG_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 add_library(${OSG_FFMPEG_VIDEOPLAYER_LIBRARY} STATIC ${OSG_FFMPEG_VIDEOPLAYER_SOURCE_FILES})
-target_link_libraries(${OSG_FFMPEG_VIDEOPLAYER_LIBRARY} ${FFMPEG_LIBRARIES} ${Boost_THREAD_LIBRARY})
+target_link_libraries(${OSG_FFMPEG_VIDEOPLAYER_LIBRARY} ${FFMPEG_LIBRARIES})
 
 link_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
diff --git a/extern/osg-ffmpeg-videoplayer/videostate.cpp b/extern/osg-ffmpeg-videoplayer/videostate.cpp
index 98f3decc6..303411b90 100644
--- a/extern/osg-ffmpeg-videoplayer/videostate.cpp
+++ b/extern/osg-ffmpeg-videoplayer/videostate.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #include "videostate.hpp"
 
 #include <iostream>
+#include <mutex>
+#include <cassert>
+#include <chrono>
 
 #include <osg/Texture2D>
 
@@ -116,7 +119,7 @@ void PacketQueue::put(AVPacket *pkt)
 
 int PacketQueue::get(AVPacket *pkt, VideoState *is)
 {
-    boost::unique_lock<boost::mutex> lock(this->mutex);
+    std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(this->mutex);
     while(!is->mQuit)
     {
         AVPacketList *pkt1 = this->first_pkt;
@@ -240,7 +243,7 @@ void VideoState::video_display(VideoPicture *vp)
 
 void VideoState::video_refresh()
 {
-    boost::mutex::scoped_lock lock(this->pictq_mutex);
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(this->pictq_mutex);
     if(this->pictq_size == 0)
         return;
 
@@ -293,9 +296,9 @@ int VideoState::queue_picture(AVFrame *pFrame, double pts)
 
     /* wait until we have a new pic */
     {
-        boost::unique_lock<boost::mutex> lock(this->pictq_mutex);
+        std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(this->pictq_mutex);
         while(this->pictq_size >= VIDEO_PICTURE_QUEUE_SIZE && !this->mQuit)
-            this->pictq_cond.timed_wait(lock, boost::posix_time::milliseconds(1));
+            this->pictq_cond.wait_for(lock, std::chrono::milliseconds(1));
     }
     if(this->mQuit)
         return -1;
@@ -508,7 +511,7 @@ void VideoState::decode_thread_loop(VideoState *self)
             if((self->audio_st && self->audioq.size > MAX_AUDIOQ_SIZE) ||
                (self->video_st && self->videoq.size > MAX_VIDEOQ_SIZE))
             {
-                boost::this_thread::sleep(boost::posix_time::milliseconds(10));
+                std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(10));
                 continue;
             }
 
@@ -591,7 +594,7 @@ int VideoState::stream_open(int stream_index, AVFormatContext *pFormatCtx)
 
         codecCtx->get_buffer = our_get_buffer;
         codecCtx->release_buffer = our_release_buffer;
-        this->video_thread = boost::thread(video_thread_loop, this);
+        this->video_thread = std::thread(video_thread_loop, this);
         break;
 
     default:
@@ -673,7 +676,7 @@ void VideoState::init(std::shared_ptr<std::istream> inputstream, const std::stri
     }
 
 
-    this->parse_thread = boost::thread(decode_thread_loop, this);
+    this->parse_thread = std::thread(decode_thread_loop, this);
 }
 
 void VideoState::deinit()
@@ -783,7 +786,7 @@ ExternalClock::ExternalClock()
 
 void ExternalClock::setPaused(bool paused)
 {
-    boost::mutex::scoped_lock lock(mMutex);
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mMutex);
     if (mPaused == paused)
         return;
     if (paused)
@@ -797,7 +800,7 @@ void ExternalClock::setPaused(bool paused)
 
 uint64_t ExternalClock::get()
 {
-    boost::mutex::scoped_lock lock(mMutex);
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mMutex);
     if (mPaused)
         return mPausedAt;
     else
@@ -806,7 +809,7 @@ uint64_t ExternalClock::get()
 
 void ExternalClock::set(uint64_t time)
 {
-    boost::mutex::scoped_lock lock(mMutex);
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mMutex);
     mTimeBase = av_gettime() - time;
     mPausedAt = time;
 }
diff --git a/extern/osg-ffmpeg-videoplayer/videostate.hpp b/extern/osg-ffmpeg-videoplayer/videostate.hpp
index 0621b6dee..6816051c8 100644
--- a/extern/osg-ffmpeg-videoplayer/videostate.hpp
+++ b/extern/osg-ffmpeg-videoplayer/videostate.hpp
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 
-#include <boost/thread.hpp>
+#include <thread>
+#include <mutex>
+#include <vector>
+#include <condition_variable>
 
 #include <osg/ref_ptr>
 namespace osg
@@ -43,7 +46,7 @@ struct ExternalClock
     uint64_t mPausedAt;
     bool mPaused;
 
-    boost::mutex mMutex;
+    std::mutex mMutex;
 
     void setPaused(bool paused);
     uint64_t get();
@@ -62,8 +65,8 @@ struct PacketQueue {
     int nb_packets;
     int size;
 
-    boost::mutex mutex;
-    boost::condition_variable cond;
+    std::mutex mutex;
+    std::condition_variable cond;
 
     void put(AVPacket *pkt);
     int get(AVPacket *pkt, VideoState *is);
@@ -141,11 +144,11 @@ struct VideoState {
     VideoPicture pictq[VIDEO_PICTURE_ARRAY_SIZE];
     AVFrame*     rgbaFrame; // used as buffer for the frame converted from its native format to RGBA
     int          pictq_size, pictq_rindex, pictq_windex;
-    boost::mutex pictq_mutex;
-    boost::condition_variable pictq_cond;
+    std::mutex pictq_mutex;
+    std::condition_variable pictq_cond;
 
-    boost::thread parse_thread;
-    boost::thread video_thread;
+    std::thread parse_thread;
+    std::thread video_thread;
 
     volatile bool mSeekRequested;
     uint64_t mSeekPos;