diff --git a/test/unit/datasource/geojson.cpp b/test/unit/datasource/geojson.cpp
index d8e8e2a3c..d83f8b762 100644
--- a/test/unit/datasource/geojson.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/datasource/geojson.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 #include <mapnik/util/fs.hpp>
 #include <cstdlib>
 
-#include <boost/filesystem/operations.hpp>
 #include <boost/optional/optional_io.hpp>
 
 namespace {
@@ -320,7 +319,7 @@ TEST_CASE("geojson") {
             // cleanup in the case of a failed previous run
             if (mapnik::util::exists(filename + ".index"))
             {
-                boost::filesystem::remove(filename + ".index");
+                mapnik::util::remove(filename + ".index");
             }
 
             for (auto create_index : { true, false })
@@ -387,7 +386,7 @@ TEST_CASE("geojson") {
             // cleanup in the case of a failed previous run
             if (mapnik::util::exists(filename + ".index"))
             {
-                boost::filesystem::remove(filename + ".index");
+                mapnik::util::remove(filename + ".index");
             }
 
             for (auto create_index : { true, false })
@@ -423,7 +422,7 @@ TEST_CASE("geojson") {
                 // cleanup
                 if (create_index && mapnik::util::exists(filename + ".index"))
                 {
-                    boost::filesystem::remove(filename + ".index");
+                    mapnik::util::remove(filename + ".index");
                 }
 
             }
@@ -439,7 +438,7 @@ TEST_CASE("geojson") {
             // cleanup in the case of a failed previous run
             if (mapnik::util::exists(filename + ".index"))
             {
-                boost::filesystem::remove(filename + ".index");
+                mapnik::util::remove(filename + ".index");
             }
 
             for (auto create_index : { true, false })
@@ -474,7 +473,7 @@ TEST_CASE("geojson") {
                 // cleanup
                 if (create_index && mapnik::util::exists(filename + ".index"))
                 {
-                    boost::filesystem::remove(filename + ".index");
+                    mapnik::util::remove(filename + ".index");
                 }
             }
         }