diff --git a/include/boost/unordered/detail/implementation.hpp b/include/boost/unordered/detail/implementation.hpp
index 7a9e4761..fb1d4788 100644
--- a/include/boost/unordered/detail/implementation.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/unordered/detail/implementation.hpp
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 #include <boost/assert.hpp>
 #include <boost/core/no_exceptions_support.hpp>
 #include <boost/detail/select_type.hpp>
-#include <boost/iterator/iterator_categories.hpp>
 #include <boost/limits.hpp>
 #include <boost/move/move.hpp>
 #include <boost/predef.h>
@@ -33,8 +32,8 @@
 #include <boost/type_traits/add_lvalue_reference.hpp>
 #include <boost/type_traits/aligned_storage.hpp>
 #include <boost/type_traits/alignment_of.hpp>
+#include <boost/type_traits/is_base_of.hpp>
 #include <boost/type_traits/is_class.hpp>
-#include <boost/type_traits/is_convertible.hpp>
 #include <boost/type_traits/is_empty.hpp>
 #include <boost/type_traits/is_nothrow_move_assignable.hpp>
 #include <boost/type_traits/is_nothrow_move_constructible.hpp>
@@ -244,9 +243,8 @@ namespace boost {
       // iterator SFINAE
 
       template <typename I>
-      struct is_forward
-        : boost::is_convertible<typename boost::iterator_traversal<I>::type,
-            boost::forward_traversal_tag>
+      struct is_forward : boost::is_base_of<std::forward_iterator_tag,
+                            typename std::iterator_traits<I>::iterator_category>
       {
       };
 
diff --git a/test/helpers/input_iterator.hpp b/test/helpers/input_iterator.hpp
index 18e6695d..b32dbb37 100644
--- a/test/helpers/input_iterator.hpp
+++ b/test/helpers/input_iterator.hpp
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 #define BOOST_UNORDERED_TEST_HELPERS_INPUT_ITERATOR_HEADER
 
 #include <boost/config.hpp>
-#include <boost/iterator/iterator_traits.hpp>
 #include <iterator>
 
 namespace test {
@@ -28,12 +27,12 @@ namespace test {
   template <class Iterator>
   struct input_iterator_adaptor
     : public std::iterator<std::input_iterator_tag,
-        BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME boost::iterator_value<Iterator>::type,
+        BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME std::iterator_traits<Iterator>::value_type,
         std::ptrdiff_t,
-        BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME boost::iterator_pointer<Iterator>::type,
+        BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME std::iterator_traits<Iterator>::pointer,
         proxy<Iterator> >
   {
-    typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME boost::iterator_value<Iterator>::type
+    typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME std::iterator_traits<Iterator>::value_type
       value_type;
 
     input_iterator_adaptor() : base_() {}
@@ -68,17 +67,17 @@ namespace test {
 
   template <class Iterator>
   struct copy_iterator_adaptor
-    : public std::iterator<
-        BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME boost::iterator_category<Iterator>::type,
-        BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME boost::iterator_value<Iterator>::type,
-        BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME boost::iterator_difference<Iterator>::type,
-        BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME boost::iterator_pointer<Iterator>::type,
+    : public std::iterator<BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME
+                             std::iterator_traits<Iterator>::iterator_category,
+        BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME std::iterator_traits<Iterator>::value_type,
+        BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME std::iterator_traits<Iterator>::difference_type,
+        BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME std::iterator_traits<Iterator>::pointer,
         proxy<Iterator> >
   {
-    typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME boost::iterator_value<Iterator>::type
+    typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME std::iterator_traits<Iterator>::value_type
       value_type;
-    typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME boost::iterator_difference<Iterator>::type
-      difference_type;
+    typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME
+      std::iterator_traits<Iterator>::difference_type difference_type;
 
     copy_iterator_adaptor() : base_() {}
     explicit copy_iterator_adaptor(Iterator const& it) : base_(it) {}
diff --git a/test/unordered/compile_tests.hpp b/test/unordered/compile_tests.hpp
index 0a6176ad..c3aa9a87 100644
--- a/test/unordered/compile_tests.hpp
+++ b/test/unordered/compile_tests.hpp
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #endif
 
 #include "../helpers/check_return_type.hpp"
-#include <boost/iterator/iterator_traits.hpp>
 #include <boost/limits.hpp>
 #include <boost/predef.h>
 #include <boost/static_assert.hpp>
@@ -56,14 +55,14 @@ template <class X, class T> void container_test(X& r, T const&)
   typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME X::difference_type difference_type;
   typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME X::size_type size_type;
 
-  typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME boost::iterator_value<iterator>::type
+  typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME std::iterator_traits<iterator>::value_type
     iterator_value_type;
-  typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME boost::iterator_value<const_iterator>::type
-    const_iterator_value_type;
-  typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME boost::iterator_difference<iterator>::type
+  typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME
+    std::iterator_traits<const_iterator>::value_type const_iterator_value_type;
+  typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME std::iterator_traits<iterator>::difference_type
     iterator_difference_type;
-  typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME boost::iterator_difference<
-    const_iterator>::type const_iterator_difference_type;
+  typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME std::iterator_traits<
+    const_iterator>::difference_type const_iterator_difference_type;
 
   typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME X::value_type value_type;
   typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME X::reference reference;
@@ -263,14 +262,14 @@ template <class X, class Key> void unordered_set_test(X& r, Key const&)
   typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME X::const_iterator const_iterator;
   typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME X::local_iterator local_iterator;
   typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME X::const_local_iterator const_local_iterator;
-  typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME boost::iterator_pointer<iterator>::type
+  typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME std::iterator_traits<iterator>::pointer
     iterator_pointer;
-  typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME boost::iterator_pointer<const_iterator>::type
+  typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME std::iterator_traits<const_iterator>::pointer
     const_iterator_pointer;
-  typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME boost::iterator_pointer<local_iterator>::type
+  typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME std::iterator_traits<local_iterator>::pointer
     local_iterator_pointer;
-  typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME boost::iterator_pointer<
-    const_local_iterator>::type const_local_iterator_pointer;
+  typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME std::iterator_traits<
+    const_local_iterator>::pointer const_local_iterator_pointer;
 
   BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(
     (boost::is_same<value_type const*, iterator_pointer>::value));
@@ -309,14 +308,14 @@ void unordered_map_test(X& r, Key const& k, T const& v)
   typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME X::const_iterator const_iterator;
   typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME X::local_iterator local_iterator;
   typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME X::const_local_iterator const_local_iterator;
-  typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME boost::iterator_pointer<iterator>::type
+  typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME std::iterator_traits<iterator>::pointer
     iterator_pointer;
-  typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME boost::iterator_pointer<const_iterator>::type
+  typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME std::iterator_traits<const_iterator>::pointer
     const_iterator_pointer;
-  typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME boost::iterator_pointer<local_iterator>::type
+  typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME std::iterator_traits<local_iterator>::pointer
     local_iterator_pointer;
-  typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME boost::iterator_pointer<
-    const_local_iterator>::type const_local_iterator_pointer;
+  typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME std::iterator_traits<
+    const_local_iterator>::pointer const_local_iterator_pointer;
 
   BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT((boost::is_same<value_type*, iterator_pointer>::value));
   BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(
@@ -482,41 +481,41 @@ void unordered_test(X& x, Key& k, Hash& hf, Pred& eq)
   typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME X::local_iterator local_iterator;
   typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME X::const_local_iterator const_local_iterator;
 
-  typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME boost::BOOST_ITERATOR_CATEGORY<iterator>::type
-    iterator_category;
-  typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME boost::iterator_difference<iterator>::type
+  typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME
+    std::iterator_traits<iterator>::iterator_category iterator_category;
+  typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME std::iterator_traits<iterator>::difference_type
     iterator_difference;
-  typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME boost::iterator_pointer<iterator>::type
+  typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME std::iterator_traits<iterator>::pointer
     iterator_pointer;
-  typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME boost::iterator_reference<iterator>::type
+  typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME std::iterator_traits<iterator>::reference
     iterator_reference;
 
-  typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME boost::BOOST_ITERATOR_CATEGORY<
-    local_iterator>::type local_iterator_category;
-  typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME
-    boost::iterator_difference<local_iterator>::type local_iterator_difference;
-  typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME boost::iterator_pointer<local_iterator>::type
+  typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME std::iterator_traits<
+    local_iterator>::iterator_category local_iterator_category;
+  typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME std::iterator_traits<
+    local_iterator>::difference_type local_iterator_difference;
+  typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME std::iterator_traits<local_iterator>::pointer
     local_iterator_pointer;
-  typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME boost::iterator_reference<local_iterator>::type
+  typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME std::iterator_traits<local_iterator>::reference
     local_iterator_reference;
 
-  typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME boost::BOOST_ITERATOR_CATEGORY<
-    const_iterator>::type const_iterator_category;
-  typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME
-    boost::iterator_difference<const_iterator>::type const_iterator_difference;
-  typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME boost::iterator_pointer<const_iterator>::type
+  typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME std::iterator_traits<
+    const_iterator>::iterator_category const_iterator_category;
+  typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME std::iterator_traits<
+    const_iterator>::difference_type const_iterator_difference;
+  typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME std::iterator_traits<const_iterator>::pointer
     const_iterator_pointer;
-  typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME boost::iterator_reference<const_iterator>::type
+  typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME std::iterator_traits<const_iterator>::reference
     const_iterator_reference;
 
-  typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME boost::BOOST_ITERATOR_CATEGORY<
-    const_local_iterator>::type const_local_iterator_category;
-  typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME boost::iterator_difference<
-    const_local_iterator>::type const_local_iterator_difference;
-  typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME boost::iterator_pointer<
-    const_local_iterator>::type const_local_iterator_pointer;
-  typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME boost::iterator_reference<
-    const_local_iterator>::type const_local_iterator_reference;
+  typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME std::iterator_traits<
+    const_local_iterator>::iterator_category const_local_iterator_category;
+  typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME std::iterator_traits<
+    const_local_iterator>::difference_type const_local_iterator_difference;
+  typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME std::iterator_traits<
+    const_local_iterator>::pointer const_local_iterator_pointer;
+  typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME std::iterator_traits<
+    const_local_iterator>::reference const_local_iterator_reference;
   typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME X::allocator_type allocator_type;
 
   BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT((boost::is_same<Key, key_type>::value));