diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 787306dd..ea7c8e78 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ NC_DEBUGGING
 
 CHECK_RAGEL([ip.cpp])
 
-NC_BOOST([1.53], [system filesystem thread])
+NC_BOOST([1.53], [system thread])
 AC_SUBST(BOOST_CPPFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(BOOST_LDFLAGS)
 
diff --git a/exe.cpp b/exe.cpp
index 7bfc07ca..30740a98 100644
--- a/exe.cpp
+++ b/exe.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <vector>
 
-boost::filesystem::path
+std::experimental::filesystem::path
 util::image_path (void) {
         static const char PROC_SELF[] = "/proc/self/exe";
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ retry:
             goto retry;
         }
 
-        return boost::filesystem::path (resolved.data (), resolved.data () + written);
+        return std::experimental::filesystem::path (resolved.data (), resolved.data () + written);
 }
 
 #elif defined(PLATFORM_FREEBSD)
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ retry:
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/sysctl.h>
 
-boost::filesystem::path
+std::experimental::filesystem::path
 util::image_path (void)
 {
     int name[] = {
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ util::image_path (void)
     auto err = sysctl (name, elems (name), data, &len, nullptr, 0);
     errno_error::try_code (err);
 
-    return boost::filesystem::path (std::cbegin (data), std::cbegin (data) + len);
+    return std::experimental::filesystem::path (std::cbegin (data), std::cbegin (data) + len);
 }
 
 #elif defined(PLATFORM_WIN32)
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ util::image_path (void)
 
 #include <windows.h>
 
-boost::filesystem::path
+std::experimental::filesystem::path
 util::image_path (void) {
         std::vector<char> resolved (256);
 
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ retry:
             goto retry;
         }
 
-        return boost::filesystem::path (resolved.data (), resolved.data () + written);
+        return std::experimental::filesystem::path (resolved.data (), resolved.data () + written);
 }
 
 #else
diff --git a/exe.hpp b/exe.hpp
index 1a04e830..0e7c2268 100644
--- a/exe.hpp
+++ b/exe.hpp
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@
 #ifndef __UTIL_EXE_HPP
 #define __UTIL_EXE_HPP
 
-#include <boost/filesystem/path.hpp>
+#include <experimental/filesystem>
 
 namespace util {
-    boost::filesystem::path image_path (void);
+    std::experimental::filesystem::path image_path (void);
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/io.cpp b/io.cpp
index fcb521f3..3e1ff35d 100644
--- a/io.cpp
+++ b/io.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-#include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
+#include <experimental/filesystem>
 #include <stdexcept>
 
 
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ scoped_cwd::~scoped_cwd ()
 
 
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-path_error::path_error (const boost::filesystem::path &_path):
+path_error::path_error (const std::experimental::filesystem::path &_path):
     runtime_error (format::render ("Unknown path: %!", m_path)),
     m_path (_path)
 { ; }
diff --git a/io.hpp b/io.hpp
index 2c11ca04..83f74726 100644
--- a/io.hpp
+++ b/io.hpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <memory>
-#include <boost/filesystem/path.hpp>
+#include <experimental/filesystem>
 
 #ifdef PLATFORM_WIN32
 #include <windows.h>
@@ -104,12 +104,12 @@ namespace util {
     //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     class path_error : public std::runtime_error {
     public:
-        path_error (const boost::filesystem::path &path);
+        path_error (const std::experimental::filesystem::path &path);
 
         const char* path (void) const noexcept;
 
     private:
-        const boost::filesystem::path m_path;
+        const std::experimental::filesystem::path m_path;
     };
 
     class stream_error : public std::exception {
diff --git a/io_win32.cpp b/io_win32.cpp
index 05f3ab91..c27e2410 100644
--- a/io_win32.cpp
+++ b/io_win32.cpp
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ mapped_file::mapped_file (::util::win32::handle &&src,
 
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-mapped_file::mapped_file (const boost::filesystem::path &path,
+mapped_file::mapped_file (const std::experimental::filesystem::path &path,
                           int fflags,
                           int mflags):
     mapped_file (
diff --git a/io_win32.hpp b/io_win32.hpp
index c103f6d0..776eaedc 100644
--- a/io_win32.hpp
+++ b/io_win32.hpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include "./view.hpp"
 
 #include <cstdint>
-#include <boost/filesystem/path.hpp>
+#include <experimental/filesystem>
 #include <windows.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ namespace util {
             mapped_file (::util::win32::handle &&,
                          int fflags = O_RDONLY,
                          int mflags = PROT_READ);
-            mapped_file (const boost::filesystem::path &path,
+            mapped_file (const std::experimental::filesystem::path &path,
                          int fflags = O_RDONLY,
                          int mflags = PROT_READ);
             mapped_file (const util::fd&,
diff --git a/json/flat.hpp b/json/flat.hpp
index 5e0bb54a..b0b56c8c 100644
--- a/json/flat.hpp
+++ b/json/flat.hpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #ifndef __UTIL_JSON_FLAT_HPP
 #define __UTIL_JSON_FLAT_HPP
 
-#include <boost/filesystem/path.hpp>
+#include <experimental/filesystem>
 #include <ostream>
 
 #include "../view.hpp"
diff --git a/json/schema.cpp b/json/schema.cpp
index 6821d5b3..63b6ab64 100644
--- a/json/schema.cpp
+++ b/json/schema.cpp
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ json::schema::validate (json::tree::node &data,
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void
 json::schema::validate (json::tree::node &data,
-                        const boost::filesystem::path &schema_path)
+                        const std::experimental::filesystem::path &schema_path)
 {
     const util::mapped_file schema_data (schema_path.string ().c_str ());
     auto schema_object = json::tree::parse (schema_data.as_view<char> ());
diff --git a/json/schema.hpp b/json/schema.hpp
index a1f5af6d..ec941fe2 100644
--- a/json/schema.hpp
+++ b/json/schema.hpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include "./fwd.hpp"
 
 #include <memory>
-#include <boost/filesystem/path.hpp>
+#include <experimental/filesystem>
 
 namespace json { namespace schema {
     // Validate the json tree using the provide schema object or path.
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace json { namespace schema {
     // of validation. If a value is not present but the schema specifies a
     // default, it will be realised in the data object.
     void validate (json::tree::node &data, const json::tree::object &schema);
-    void validate (json::tree::node &data, const boost::filesystem::path &schema);
+    void validate (json::tree::node &data, const std::experimental::filesystem::path &schema);
 } }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/json/tree.cpp b/json/tree.cpp
index 7e94a44f..d1f316c1 100644
--- a/json/tree.cpp
+++ b/json/tree.cpp
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ MAP(
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 std::unique_ptr<json::tree::node>
-json::tree::parse (const boost::filesystem::path &src)
+json::tree::parse (const std::experimental::filesystem::path &src)
 {
     const util::mapped_file data (src.string ().c_str ());
     return parse (data.as_view<char> ());
diff --git a/json/tree.hpp b/json/tree.hpp
index e4a99ac7..c36d0a2f 100644
--- a/json/tree.hpp
+++ b/json/tree.hpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
-#include <boost/filesystem/path.hpp>
+#include <experimental/filesystem>
 
 
 namespace json { namespace tree {
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ namespace json { namespace tree {
     parse (util::view<T> data);
 
     std::unique_ptr<node>
-    parse (const boost::filesystem::path &);
+    parse (const std::experimental::filesystem::path &);
 
     extern void write (const json::tree::node&, std::ostream&);
 
diff --git a/m4/nc b/m4/nc
index 006f6977..597459d7 160000
--- a/m4/nc
+++ b/m4/nc
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 006f69779160a490786399b1af6a7d1e251cd15c
+Subproject commit 597459d7e6dd9d8994740a863231eac49cc9bd56
diff --git a/term.cpp b/term.cpp
index a6b923b2..db2f1f4e 100644
--- a/term.cpp
+++ b/term.cpp
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@
 
 #include "./string.hpp"
 
-#include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
+#include <experimental/filesystem>
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <stdexcept>
 
 using util::term::csi::graphics;
 
 
-static const boost::filesystem::path DEFAULT_SEARCH_DIR = "/usr/share/terminfo";
+static const std::experimental::filesystem::path DEFAULT_SEARCH_DIR = "/usr/share/terminfo";
 
 constexpr char util::term::csi::code::CSI;
 
@@ -37,14 +37,14 @@ const graphics graphics::RESET (0);
 //
 // throws an exception if not found
 static
-boost::filesystem::path
-find_terminfo_path (const boost::filesystem::path &dir,
+std::experimental::filesystem::path
+find_terminfo_path (const std::experimental::filesystem::path &dir,
                     const std::string &key)
 {
     const char letter[2] = { key[0], '\0' };
     auto candidate = dir / letter / key;
 
-    if (!boost::filesystem::is_directory (candidate))
+    if (!std::experimental::filesystem::is_directory (candidate))
         throw std::runtime_error ("path not found");
 
     return candidate;
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ find_terminfo_path (const boost::filesystem::path &dir,
 //
 // throws an exception if not found
 static
-boost::filesystem::path
+std::experimental::filesystem::path
 find_terminfo_path (const std::string &key)
 {
     // check if the path is explicitly listed. must not fall through.
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ find_terminfo_path (const std::string &key)
 
     // check if we have a path at $HOME. falls through.
     if (const char *home = getenv ("HOME")) {
-        boost::filesystem::path HOME (home);
+        std::experimental::filesystem::path HOME (home);
         try {
             return find_terminfo_path (HOME / ".terminfo", key);
         } catch (...) { }
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ find_terminfo_path (const std::string &key)
                 return find_terminfo_path (
                     i.empty () ?
                     DEFAULT_SEARCH_DIR :
-                    boost::filesystem::path (i.cbegin (), i.cend ()), key
+                    std::experimental::filesystem::path (i.cbegin (), i.cend ()), key
                 );
             } catch (...) { }
         }
diff --git a/tools/json-clean.cpp b/tools/json-clean.cpp
index d65e36be..f595cb22 100644
--- a/tools/json-clean.cpp
+++ b/tools/json-clean.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <iostream>
 
-#include <boost/filesystem/path.hpp>
+#include <experimental/filesystem>
 
 
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/tools/json-schema.cpp b/tools/json-schema.cpp
index ebea7d90..f0ada5ef 100644
--- a/tools/json-schema.cpp
+++ b/tools/json-schema.cpp
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@
 
 #include "io.hpp"
 
-#include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
+#include <experimental/filesystem>
 #include <iostream>
 
 
-namespace fs = boost::filesystem;
+namespace fs = std::experimental::filesystem;
 
 
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/tools/json-validate.cpp b/tools/json-validate.cpp
index 7fe9d097..1caff3b6 100644
--- a/tools/json-validate.cpp
+++ b/tools/json-validate.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 #include <iostream>
 #include <cstdlib>
-#include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
+#include <experimental/filesystem>
 
 
 enum {