diff --git a/contrib/debian/control b/contrib/debian/control
--- a/contrib/debian/control
+++ b/contrib/debian/control
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@
  libjemalloc-dev,
  libminiupnpc-dev,
  libnatpmp-dev,
- libboost-filesystem-dev,
- libboost-system-dev,
  libboost-thread-dev,
  libboost-test-dev,
  libprotobuf-dev,
diff --git a/contrib/valgrind.supp b/contrib/valgrind.supp
--- a/contrib/valgrind.supp
+++ b/contrib/valgrind.supp
@@ -63,20 +63,6 @@
    fun:__wcsnlen_sse4_1
    fun:wcsnrtombs
 }
-{
-   Suppress boost::filesystem warning (fixed in boost 1.70: https://github.com/boostorg/filesystem/commit/bbe9d1771e5d679b3f10c42a58fc81f7e8c024a9)
-   Memcheck:Cond
-   fun:_ZN5boost10filesystem6detail28directory_iterator_incrementERNS0_18directory_iteratorEPNS_6system10error_codeE
-   fun:_ZN5boost10filesystem6detail28directory_iterator_constructERNS0_18directory_iteratorERKNS0_4pathEPNS_6system10error_codeE
-   obj:*/libboost_filesystem.so.*
-}
-{
-   Suppress boost::filesystem warning (could be related: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9830182/function-boostfilesystemcomplete-being-reported-as-possible-memory-leak-by-v)
-   Memcheck:Leak
-   match-leak-kinds: reachable
-   fun:_Znwm
-   fun:_ZN5boost10filesystem8absoluteERKNS0_4pathES3_
-}
 {
    Suppress boost still reachable memory warning
    Memcheck:Leak
diff --git a/depends/packages/boost.mk b/depends/packages/boost.mk
--- a/depends/packages/boost.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/boost.mk
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
    $(package)_toolset_$(host_os)=clang
 endif
 $(package)_archiver_$(host_os)=$($(package)_ar)
-$(package)_config_libraries=atomic,date_time,filesystem,system,thread,test
+$(package)_config_libraries=atomic,date_time,thread,test
 $(package)_cxxflags=-std=c++17 -fvisibility=hidden
 $(package)_cxxflags_linux=-fPIC
 endef
diff --git a/doc/build-unix.md b/doc/build-unix.md
--- a/doc/build-unix.md
+++ b/doc/build-unix.md
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
 individual boost development packages, so the following can be used to only
 install necessary parts of boost:
 
-        sudo apt-get install libboost-system-dev libboost-filesystem-dev libboost-test-dev libboost-thread-dev
+        sudo apt-get install libboost-test-dev libboost-thread-dev
 
 2. If that doesn't work, you can install all boost development packages with: