diff --git a/gtsam/inference/tests/testKey.cpp b/gtsam/inference/tests/testKey.cpp
index 98c5d36bf..59245a53a 100644
--- a/gtsam/inference/tests/testKey.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/inference/tests/testKey.cpp
@@ -21,11 +21,8 @@
 
 #include <CppUnitLite/TestHarness.h>
 
-#include <boost/assign/std/list.hpp> // for operator +=
-
 #include <sstream>
 
-using namespace boost::assign;
 using namespace std;
 using namespace gtsam;
 
diff --git a/gtsam/inference/tests/testLabeledSymbol.cpp b/gtsam/inference/tests/testLabeledSymbol.cpp
index 4ac171c73..f63b438b4 100644
--- a/gtsam/inference/tests/testLabeledSymbol.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/inference/tests/testLabeledSymbol.cpp
@@ -19,9 +19,7 @@
 #include <gtsam/base/TestableAssertions.h>
 
 #include <CppUnitLite/TestHarness.h>
-#include <boost/assign/std/list.hpp> // for operator +=
 
-using namespace boost::assign;
 using namespace std;
 using namespace gtsam;
 
diff --git a/gtsam/linear/KalmanFilter.cpp b/gtsam/linear/KalmanFilter.cpp
index 8a1b145c3..05e82be08 100644
--- a/gtsam/linear/KalmanFilter.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/linear/KalmanFilter.cpp
@@ -27,9 +27,7 @@
 #include <gtsam/base/Testable.h>
 
 #include <boost/make_shared.hpp>
-#include <boost/assign/list_of.hpp>
 
-using namespace boost::assign;
 using namespace std;
 
 namespace gtsam {
diff --git a/gtsam/linear/tests/testGaussianBayesNet.cpp b/gtsam/linear/tests/testGaussianBayesNet.cpp
index 771a24631..4113c3efd 100644
--- a/gtsam/linear/tests/testGaussianBayesNet.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/linear/tests/testGaussianBayesNet.cpp
@@ -25,15 +25,12 @@
 
 #include <CppUnitLite/TestHarness.h>
 #include <boost/tuple/tuple.hpp>
-#include <boost/assign/list_of.hpp>
-#include <boost/assign/std/list.hpp> // for operator +=
 #include <boost/bind/bind.hpp>
 
 // STL/C++
 #include <iostream>
 #include <sstream>
 
-using namespace boost::assign;
 using namespace std::placeholders;
 using namespace std;
 using namespace gtsam;
diff --git a/gtsam/linear/tests/testGaussianFactorGraph.cpp b/gtsam/linear/tests/testGaussianFactorGraph.cpp
index 41464a110..221f49956 100644
--- a/gtsam/linear/tests/testGaussianFactorGraph.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/linear/tests/testGaussianFactorGraph.cpp
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@
 #include <gtsam/base/debug.h>
 #include <gtsam/base/VerticalBlockMatrix.h>
 
-#include <boost/assign/list_of.hpp>
-#include <boost/assign/std/list.hpp>  // for operator +=
-using namespace boost::assign;
-
 #include <gtsam/base/TestableAssertions.h>
 #include <CppUnitLite/TestHarness.h>