diff --git a/gtsam/base/tests/testMatrix.cpp b/gtsam/base/tests/testMatrix.cpp
index 8f9d2bca6..3fbf11746 100644
--- a/gtsam/base/tests/testMatrix.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/base/tests/testMatrix.cpp
@@ -1151,8 +1151,10 @@ TEST(Matrix, Matrix24IsVectorSpace) {
 }
 
 TEST(Matrix, RowMajorIsVectorSpace) {
+#ifdef GTSAM_USE_BOOST_FEATURES
   typedef Eigen::Matrix<double, 2, 3, Eigen::RowMajor> RowMajor;
   GTSAM_CONCEPT_ASSERT(IsVectorSpace<RowMajor>);
+#endif
 }
 
 TEST(Matrix, MatrixIsVectorSpace) {
@@ -1164,9 +1166,11 @@ TEST(Matrix, VectorIsVectorSpace) {
 }
 
 TEST(Matrix, RowVectorIsVectorSpace) {
+#ifdef GTSAM_USE_BOOST_FEATURES
   typedef Eigen::Matrix<double, 1, -1> RowVector;
   GTSAM_CONCEPT_ASSERT(IsVectorSpace<RowVector>);
   GTSAM_CONCEPT_ASSERT(IsVectorSpace<Vector5>);
+#endif
 }
 
 //******************************************************************************
diff --git a/gtsam/base/tests/testVector.cpp b/gtsam/base/tests/testVector.cpp
index ca96bc73d..d95b14292 100644
--- a/gtsam/base/tests/testVector.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/base/tests/testVector.cpp
@@ -272,8 +272,10 @@ TEST(Vector, VectorIsVectorSpace) {
 }
 
 TEST(Vector, RowVectorIsVectorSpace) {
+#ifdef GTSAM_USE_BOOST_FEATURES
   typedef Eigen::Matrix<double,1,-1> RowVector;
   GTSAM_CONCEPT_ASSERT(IsVectorSpace<RowVector>);
+#endif
 }
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */