diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9f793ab2..8f2d8e62 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 Version 230:
 
 * Don't use dynamic_buffer_ref
+* Remove dynamic_buffer_ref
 
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/doc/qbk/03_core/5_buffers.qbk b/doc/qbk/03_core/5_buffers.qbk
index 5f18b0cc..7043980b 100644
--- a/doc/qbk/03_core/5_buffers.qbk
+++ b/doc/qbk/03_core/5_buffers.qbk
@@ -133,15 +133,6 @@ set of additional implementations of the dynamic buffer concept:
     The basic container is an
     [@https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/named_req/AllocatorAwareContainer [*AllocatorAwareContainer]].
 ]]
-[[
-    [link beast.ref.boost__beast__dynamic_buffer_ref `dynamic_buffer_ref`]
-    [link beast.ref.boost__beast__dynamic_buffer_ref_wrapper `dynamic_buffer_ref_wrapper`]
-][
-    This function returns a wrapper containing a reference to the passed
-    dynamic buffer, permitting a Beast dynamic buffer type (which acts
-    like a true container type) to be used with Networking algorithms
-    which want to take ownership of the dynamic buffer in their interface.
-]]
 [[
     [link beast.ref.boost__beast__flat_static_buffer `flat_static_buffer`]
     [link beast.ref.boost__beast__flat_static_buffer_base `flat_static_buffer_base`]
diff --git a/doc/qbk/03_core/7_composed.qbk b/doc/qbk/03_core/7_composed.qbk
index 83e9aa12..3f57e8fb 100644
--- a/doc/qbk/03_core/7_composed.qbk
+++ b/doc/qbk/03_core/7_composed.qbk
@@ -89,18 +89,6 @@ composed operations:
     handler, whose associated allocator and associated executor will
     will be the same as those of the original handler.
 ]]
-[[
-    [link beast.ref.boost__beast__handler_ptr `handler_ptr`]
-][
-    This is a smart pointer container used to manage the internal state of a
-    composed operation. It is useful when the state is non trivial. For example
-    when the state has non-movable or contains expensive to move types. The
-    container takes ownership of the final completion handler, and provides
-    boilerplate to invoke the final handler in a way that also deletes the
-    internal state. The internal state is allocated using the final completion
-    handler's associated allocator, benefiting from all handler memory
-    management optimizations transparently.
-]]
 [[
     [link beast.ref.boost__beast__saved_handler `saved_handler`]
 ][
diff --git a/doc/qbk/quickref.xml b/doc/qbk/quickref.xml
index 07b1bb0f..c781fca9 100644
--- a/doc/qbk/quickref.xml
+++ b/doc/qbk/quickref.xml
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@
           <member><link linkend="beast.ref.boost__beast__buffers_cat_view">buffers_cat_view</link></member>
           <member><link linkend="beast.ref.boost__beast__buffers_prefix_view">buffers_prefix_view</link></member>
           <member><link linkend="beast.ref.boost__beast__buffers_suffix">buffers_suffix</link></member>
-          <member><link linkend="beast.ref.boost__beast__dynamic_buffer_ref_wrapper">dynamic_buffer_ref_wrapper</link>&nbsp;<emphasis role="green">&#9733;</emphasis></member>
           <member><link linkend="beast.ref.boost__beast__flat_buffer">flat_buffer</link></member>
           <member><link linkend="beast.ref.boost__beast__flat_static_buffer">flat_static_buffer</link></member>
           <member><link linkend="beast.ref.boost__beast__flat_static_buffer_base">flat_static_buffer_base</link></member>
@@ -150,7 +149,6 @@
           <member><link linkend="beast.ref.boost__beast__buffers_range">buffers_range</link>&nbsp;<emphasis role="green">&#9733;</emphasis></member>
           <member><link linkend="beast.ref.boost__beast__buffers_range_ref">buffers_range_ref</link>&nbsp;<emphasis role="green">&#9733;</emphasis></member>
           <member><link linkend="beast.ref.boost__beast__buffers_to_string">buffers_to_string</link></member>
-          <member><link linkend="beast.ref.boost__beast__dynamic_buffer_ref">dynamic_buffer_ref</link>&nbsp;<emphasis role="green">&#9733;</emphasis></member>
           <member><link linkend="beast.ref.boost__beast__make_printable">make_printable</link>&nbsp;<emphasis role="green">&#9733;</emphasis></member>
           <member><link linkend="beast.ref.boost__beast__ostream">ostream</link></member>
           <member><link linkend="beast.ref.boost__beast__read_size">read_size</link></member>
diff --git a/doc/qbk/release_notes.qbk b/doc/qbk/release_notes.qbk
index 9b606ea8..b67874ff 100644
--- a/doc/qbk/release_notes.qbk
+++ b/doc/qbk/release_notes.qbk
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@
 * New:
   * `saved_handler`
   * `buffers_range_ref` 
-  * `dynamic_buffer_ref`
   * `executor_type`
   * `get_lowest_layer`,
     `lowest_layer_type`
diff --git a/include/boost/beast/core.hpp b/include/boost/beast/core.hpp
index edd84a40..905476d3 100644
--- a/include/boost/beast/core.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/beast/core.hpp
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include <boost/beast/core/buffers_suffix.hpp>
 #include <boost/beast/core/buffers_to_string.hpp>
 #include <boost/beast/core/detect_ssl.hpp>
-#include <boost/beast/core/dynamic_buffer_ref.hpp>
 #include <boost/beast/core/error.hpp>
 #include <boost/beast/core/file.hpp>
 #include <boost/beast/core/file_base.hpp>
diff --git a/include/boost/beast/core/dynamic_buffer_ref.hpp b/include/boost/beast/core/dynamic_buffer_ref.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 8ee42fed..00000000
--- a/include/boost/beast/core/dynamic_buffer_ref.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,143 +0,0 @@
-//
-// Copyright (c) 2016-2019 Vinnie Falco (vinnie dot falco at gmail dot com)
-//
-// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
-// file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
-//
-// Official repository: https://github.com/boostorg/beast
-//
-
-#ifndef BOOST_BEAST_CORE_DYNAMIC_BUFFER_REF_HPP
-#define BOOST_BEAST_CORE_DYNAMIC_BUFFER_REF_HPP
-
-#include <boost/beast/core/detail/config.hpp>
-#include <boost/asio/buffer.hpp>
-#include <cstdlib>
-#include <type_traits>
-
-namespace boost {
-namespace beast {
-
-/** A lightweight reference to a dynamic buffer.
-
-    Objects of this type meet the requirements of <em>DynamicBuffer</em>.
-    This is the wrapper returned by the function @ref dynamic_buffer_ref.
-
-    @see dynamic_buffer_ref
-*/
-template<class DynamicBuffer>
-class dynamic_buffer_ref_wrapper
-#if ! BOOST_BEAST_DOXYGEN
-{
-    static_assert(net::is_dynamic_buffer<DynamicBuffer>::value,
-        "DynamicBuffer type requirements not met");
-
-    DynamicBuffer& b_;
-
-public:
-    using const_buffers_type = typename
-        DynamicBuffer::const_buffers_type;
-
-    using mutable_buffers_type = typename
-        DynamicBuffer::mutable_buffers_type;
-
-    dynamic_buffer_ref_wrapper(
-        dynamic_buffer_ref_wrapper&&) = default;
-
-    dynamic_buffer_ref_wrapper(
-        dynamic_buffer_ref_wrapper const&) = default;
-
-    explicit
-    dynamic_buffer_ref_wrapper(
-        DynamicBuffer& b) noexcept
-        : b_(b)
-    {
-    }
-
-    std::size_t
-    size() const noexcept
-    {
-        return b_.size();
-    }
-
-    std::size_t
-    max_size() const noexcept
-    {
-        return b_.max_size();
-    }
-
-    std::size_t
-    capacity() const noexcept
-    {
-        return b_.capacity();
-    }
-
-    const_buffers_type
-    data() const noexcept
-    {
-        return b_.data();
-    }
-
-    mutable_buffers_type
-    prepare(std::size_t n)
-    {
-        return b_.prepare(n);
-    }
-
-    void
-    commit(std::size_t n)
-    {
-        b_.commit(n);
-    }
-
-    void
-    consume(std::size_t n)
-    {
-        b_.consume(n);
-    }
-}
-#endif
-;
-
-/** Return a non-owning reference to a dynamic buffer.
-
-    This function returns a wrapper which holds a reference to the
-    passed dynamic buffer. The wrapper meets the requirements of
-    <em>DynamicBuffer</em>, allowing its use in Networking algorithms
-    which want to take ownership of the dynamic buffer. Since Beast
-    dynamic buffers are true storage types, they cannot be used directly
-    with functions that take ownership of the dynamic buffer.
-
-    @par Example
-    This function reads a line of text from a stream into a
-    @ref beast::basic_flat_buffer, using the net function `async_read_until`.
-    @code
-    template <class SyncReadStream>
-    std::size_t read_line (SyncReadStream& stream, flat_buffer& buffer)
-    {
-        return net::read_until(stream, dynamic_buffer_ref(buffer), "\r\n");
-    }
-    @endcode
-
-    @param buffer The dynamic buffer to wrap. Ownership of the buffer is
-    not transferred, the caller is still responsible for managing the
-    lifetime of the original object.
-
-    @return A wrapper meeting the requirements of <em>DynamicBuffer</em>
-    which references the original dynamic buffer.
-
-    @see dynamic_buffer_ref_wrapper
-*/
-template<class DynamicBuffer>
-dynamic_buffer_ref_wrapper<DynamicBuffer>
-dynamic_buffer_ref(DynamicBuffer& buffer) noexcept
-{
-    static_assert(net::is_dynamic_buffer<DynamicBuffer>::value,
-        "DynamicBuffer type requirements not met");
-    return dynamic_buffer_ref_wrapper<DynamicBuffer>(buffer);
-}
-
-} // beast
-} // boost
-
-#endif
diff --git a/test/beast/core/CMakeLists.txt b/test/beast/core/CMakeLists.txt
index f6aba25d..c81d48c9 100644
--- a/test/beast/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/beast/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ add_executable (tests-beast-core
     buffers_suffix.cpp
     buffers_to_string.cpp
     detect_ssl.cpp
-    dynamic_buffer_ref.cpp
     error.cpp
     file.cpp
     file_base.cpp
diff --git a/test/beast/core/Jamfile b/test/beast/core/Jamfile
index cb5e295b..14e0096e 100644
--- a/test/beast/core/Jamfile
+++ b/test/beast/core/Jamfile
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ local SOURCES =
     buffers_suffix.cpp
     buffers_to_string.cpp
     detect_ssl.cpp
-    dynamic_buffer_ref.cpp
     error.cpp
     file.cpp
     file_base.cpp
diff --git a/test/beast/core/dynamic_buffer_ref.cpp b/test/beast/core/dynamic_buffer_ref.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index e25c6cea..00000000
--- a/test/beast/core/dynamic_buffer_ref.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
-//
-// Copyright (c) 2016-2019 Vinnie Falco (vinnie dot falco at gmail dot com)
-//
-// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
-// file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
-//
-// Official repository: https://github.com/boostorg/beast
-//
-
-// Test that header file is self-contained.
-#include <boost/beast/core/dynamic_buffer_ref.hpp>
-
-#include <boost/beast/_experimental/unit_test/suite.hpp>
-#include <boost/beast/_experimental/test/stream.hpp>
-#include <boost/beast/core/flat_buffer.hpp>
-#include <boost/asio/read_until.hpp>
-
-namespace boost {
-namespace beast {
-
-namespace {
-
-template <class SyncReadStream>
-std::size_t read_line (SyncReadStream& stream, flat_buffer& buffer)
-{
-    return net::read_until(stream, dynamic_buffer_ref(buffer), "\r\n");
-}
-
-} // (anon)
-
-class dynamic_buffer_ref_test : public beast::unit_test::suite
-{
-public:
-    void
-    testJavadocs()
-    {
-        BEAST_EXPECT(static_cast<
-            std::size_t(*)(test::stream&, flat_buffer&)>(
-                &read_line<test::stream>));
-    }
-
-    void
-    testBuffer()
-    {
-        flat_buffer b;
-        b.max_size(1000);
-        auto db = dynamic_buffer_ref(b);
-        BEAST_EXPECT(db.max_size() == 1000);
-        BEAST_EXPECT(db.size() == 0);
-        BEAST_EXPECT(db.capacity() == 0);
-        db.prepare(512);
-        BEAST_EXPECT(db.size() == 0);
-        BEAST_EXPECT(db.capacity() == 512);
-        db.commit(12);
-        BEAST_EXPECT(db.size() == 12);
-        BEAST_EXPECT(db.capacity() == 512);
-        BEAST_EXPECT(buffer_bytes(db.data()) == 12);
-        db.consume(12);
-        BEAST_EXPECT(db.size() == 0);
-        BEAST_EXPECT(db.capacity() == 512);
-    }
-
-    void run() override
-    {
-        testJavadocs();
-        testBuffer();
-    }
-};
-
-BEAST_DEFINE_TESTSUITE(beast,core,dynamic_buffer_ref);
-
-} // beast
-} // boost