diff --git a/tests/daemon/face/unix-stream-channel.t.cpp b/tests/daemon/face/unix-stream-channel.t.cpp
index 605597d..f149b95 100644
--- a/tests/daemon/face/unix-stream-channel.t.cpp
+++ b/tests/daemon/face/unix-stream-channel.t.cpp
@@ -27,12 +27,16 @@
 
 #include "channel-fixture.hpp"
 
-#include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
+#include <filesystem>
 #include <fstream>
+#include <system_error>
+
+BOOST_TEST_DONT_PRINT_LOG_VALUE(::std::filesystem::file_type)
+BOOST_TEST_DONT_PRINT_LOG_VALUE(::std::filesystem::perms)
 
 namespace nfd::tests {
 
-namespace fs = boost::filesystem;
+namespace fs = std::filesystem;
 namespace local = boost::asio::local;
 using face::UnixStreamChannel;
 
@@ -41,12 +45,12 @@
 protected:
   UnixStreamChannelFixture()
   {
-    listenerEp = unix_stream::Endpoint(socketPath.string());
+    listenerEp = unix_stream::Endpoint(socketPath);
   }
 
   ~UnixStreamChannelFixture() override
   {
-    boost::system::error_code ec;
+    std::error_code ec;
     fs::remove_all(testDir, ec); // ignore error
   }
 
@@ -141,16 +145,17 @@
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(CreateAndRemove)
 {
   auto channel = makeChannel();
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(fs::symlink_status(socketPath).type(), fs::file_not_found);
+  BOOST_TEST(fs::symlink_status(socketPath).type() == fs::file_type::not_found);
 
   channel->listen(nullptr, nullptr);
   auto status = fs::symlink_status(socketPath);
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(status.type(), fs::socket_file);
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(status.permissions(), fs::owner_read | fs::group_read | fs::others_read |
-                                          fs::owner_write | fs::group_write | fs::others_write);
+  BOOST_TEST(status.type() == fs::file_type::socket);
+  BOOST_TEST(status.permissions() ==
+             (fs::perms::owner_read | fs::perms::group_read | fs::perms::others_read |
+              fs::perms::owner_write | fs::perms::group_write | fs::perms::others_write));
 
   channel.reset();
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(fs::symlink_status(socketPath).type(), fs::file_not_found);
+  BOOST_TEST(fs::symlink_status(socketPath).type() == fs::file_type::not_found);
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(InUse)
@@ -159,10 +164,10 @@
   fs::create_directories(socketPath.parent_path());
 
   local::stream_protocol::acceptor acceptor(g_io, listenerEp);
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(fs::symlink_status(socketPath).type(), fs::socket_file);
+  BOOST_TEST(fs::symlink_status(socketPath).type() == fs::file_type::socket);
 
   BOOST_CHECK_EXCEPTION(channel->listen(nullptr, nullptr), fs::filesystem_error, [&] (const auto& e) {
-    return e.code() == boost::system::errc::address_in_use &&
+    return e.code() == std::errc::address_in_use &&
            e.path1() == socketPath &&
            std::string_view(e.what()).find("UnixStreamChannel::listen") != std::string_view::npos;
   });
@@ -176,23 +181,23 @@
   local::stream_protocol::acceptor acceptor(g_io, listenerEp);
   acceptor.close();
   // the socket file is not removed when the acceptor is closed
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(fs::symlink_status(socketPath).type(), fs::socket_file);
+  BOOST_TEST(fs::symlink_status(socketPath).type() == fs::file_type::socket);
 
   // drop write permission from the parent directory
-  fs::permissions(socketPath.parent_path(), fs::owner_all & ~fs::owner_write);
+  fs::permissions(socketPath.parent_path(), fs::perms::owner_all & ~fs::perms::owner_write);
   // removal of the "stale" socket fails due to insufficient permissions
   BOOST_CHECK_EXCEPTION(channel->listen(nullptr, nullptr), fs::filesystem_error, [&] (const auto& e) {
-    return e.code() == boost::system::errc::permission_denied &&
+    return e.code() == std::errc::permission_denied &&
            e.path1() == socketPath &&
            std::string_view(e.what()).find("remove") != std::string_view::npos;
   });
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(fs::symlink_status(socketPath).type(), fs::socket_file);
+  BOOST_TEST(fs::symlink_status(socketPath).type() == fs::file_type::socket);
 
   // restore all permissions
-  fs::permissions(socketPath.parent_path(), fs::owner_all);
+  fs::permissions(socketPath.parent_path(), fs::perms::owner_all);
   // the socket file should be considered "stale" and overwritten
   channel->listen(nullptr, nullptr);
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(fs::symlink_status(socketPath).type(), fs::socket_file);
+  BOOST_TEST(fs::symlink_status(socketPath).type() == fs::file_type::socket);
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(NotASocket)
@@ -200,19 +205,19 @@
   auto channel = makeChannel();
 
   fs::create_directories(socketPath);
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(fs::symlink_status(socketPath).type(), fs::directory_file);
+  BOOST_TEST(fs::symlink_status(socketPath).type() == fs::file_type::directory);
   BOOST_CHECK_EXCEPTION(channel->listen(nullptr, nullptr), fs::filesystem_error, [&] (const auto& e) {
-    return e.code() == boost::system::errc::not_a_socket &&
+    return e.code() == std::errc::not_a_socket &&
            e.path1() == socketPath &&
            std::string_view(e.what()).find("UnixStreamChannel::listen") != std::string_view::npos;
   });
 
   fs::remove(socketPath);
-  std::ofstream f(socketPath.string());
+  std::ofstream f(socketPath);
   f.close();
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(fs::symlink_status(socketPath).type(), fs::regular_file);
+  BOOST_TEST(fs::symlink_status(socketPath).type() == fs::file_type::regular);
   BOOST_CHECK_EXCEPTION(channel->listen(nullptr, nullptr), fs::filesystem_error, [&] (const auto& e) {
-    return e.code() == boost::system::errc::not_a_socket &&
+    return e.code() == std::errc::not_a_socket &&
            e.path1() == socketPath &&
            std::string_view(e.what()).find("UnixStreamChannel::listen") != std::string_view::npos;
   });
@@ -224,13 +229,14 @@
   fs::create_directories(testDir);
 
   auto parent = socketPath.parent_path();
-  std::ofstream f(parent.string());
+  std::ofstream f(parent);
   f.close();
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(fs::symlink_status(parent).type(), fs::regular_file);
+  BOOST_TEST(fs::symlink_status(parent).type() == fs::file_type::regular);
   BOOST_CHECK_EXCEPTION(channel->listen(nullptr, nullptr), fs::filesystem_error, [&] (const auto& e) {
-    return e.code() == boost::system::errc::file_exists &&
+    return (e.code() == std::errc::not_a_directory || // libstdc++
+            e.code() == std::errc::file_exists) &&    // libc++
            e.path1() == parent &&
-           std::string_view(e.what()).find("create_dir") != std::string_view::npos;
+           std::string_view(e.what()).find("create") != std::string_view::npos;
   });
 }
 
@@ -239,38 +245,40 @@
   auto channel = makeChannel();
   fs::create_directories(testDir);
 
-  fs::permissions(testDir, fs::no_perms);
+  fs::permissions(testDir, fs::perms::none);
   BOOST_CHECK_EXCEPTION(channel->listen(nullptr, nullptr), fs::filesystem_error, [&] (const auto& e) {
-    return e.code() == boost::system::errc::permission_denied &&
+    return e.code() == std::errc::permission_denied &&
            e.path1() == socketPath.parent_path() &&
-           std::string_view(e.what()).find("create_dir") != std::string_view::npos;
+           std::string_view(e.what()).find("create") != std::string_view::npos;
   });
 
-  fs::permissions(testDir, fs::owner_read | fs::owner_exe);
+  fs::permissions(testDir, fs::perms::owner_read | fs::perms::owner_exec);
   BOOST_CHECK_EXCEPTION(channel->listen(nullptr, nullptr), fs::filesystem_error, [&] (const auto& e) {
-    return e.code() == boost::system::errc::permission_denied &&
+    return e.code() == std::errc::permission_denied &&
            e.path1() == socketPath.parent_path() &&
-           std::string_view(e.what()).find("create_dir") != std::string_view::npos;
+           std::string_view(e.what()).find("create") != std::string_view::npos;
   });
 
-  fs::permissions(testDir, fs::owner_all);
+  fs::permissions(testDir, fs::perms::owner_all);
   fs::create_directories(socketPath.parent_path());
 
-  fs::permissions(socketPath.parent_path(), fs::no_perms);
+  fs::permissions(socketPath.parent_path(), fs::perms::none);
   BOOST_CHECK_EXCEPTION(channel->listen(nullptr, nullptr), fs::filesystem_error, [&] (const auto& e) {
-    return e.code() == boost::system::errc::permission_denied &&
+    std::string_view what(e.what());
+    return e.code() == std::errc::permission_denied &&
            e.path1() == socketPath &&
-           std::string_view(e.what()).find("status") != std::string_view::npos;
+           (what.find("symlink_status") != std::string_view::npos ||  // libstdc++
+            what.find("posix_stat") != std::string_view::npos);       // libc++
   });
 
-  fs::permissions(socketPath.parent_path(), fs::owner_read | fs::owner_exe);
+  fs::permissions(socketPath.parent_path(), fs::perms::owner_read | fs::perms::owner_exec);
   BOOST_CHECK_EXCEPTION(channel->listen(nullptr, nullptr), fs::filesystem_error, [&] (const auto& e) {
-    return e.code() == boost::system::errc::permission_denied &&
+    return e.code() == std::errc::permission_denied &&
            e.path1() == socketPath &&
            std::string_view(e.what()).find("bind") != std::string_view::npos;
   });
 
-  fs::permissions(socketPath.parent_path(), fs::owner_all);
+  fs::permissions(socketPath.parent_path(), fs::perms::owner_all);
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END() // SocketFile
diff --git a/tests/daemon/face/unix-stream-factory.t.cpp b/tests/daemon/face/unix-stream-factory.t.cpp
index 1f0a62f..3eb43b7 100644
--- a/tests/daemon/face/unix-stream-factory.t.cpp
+++ b/tests/daemon/face/unix-stream-factory.t.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #include "face-system-fixture.hpp"
 #include "factory-test-common.hpp"
 
-#include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
+#include <filesystem>
 
 namespace nfd::tests {
 
@@ -59,10 +59,7 @@
 
   const auto& uri = factory.getChannels().front()->getUri();
   BOOST_TEST(uri.getScheme() == "unix");
-  boost::filesystem::path path(uri.getPath());
-  BOOST_TEST(path.filename() == "nfd-test.sock");
-  BOOST_TEST(boost::filesystem::canonical(path) == path); // path should already be in canonical form
-  BOOST_TEST(boost::filesystem::equivalent(path, "/tmp/nfd-test.sock"));
+  BOOST_TEST(uri.getPath() == std::filesystem::canonical("/tmp/nfd-test.sock"));
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(RelativePath)
@@ -85,10 +82,7 @@
 
   const auto& uri = factory.getChannels().front()->getUri();
   BOOST_TEST(uri.getScheme() == "unix");
-  boost::filesystem::path path(uri.getPath());
-  BOOST_TEST(path.filename() == "nfd-test.sock");
-  BOOST_TEST(boost::filesystem::canonical(path) == path); // path should already be in canonical form
-  BOOST_TEST(boost::filesystem::equivalent(path, "nfd-test.sock"));
+  BOOST_TEST(uri.getPath() == std::filesystem::canonical("nfd-test.sock"));
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(Omitted)
@@ -140,7 +134,7 @@
 {
   auto channel1 = factory.createChannel("./" + CHANNEL_PATH1); // test path normalization
   auto channel1a = factory.createChannel(CHANNEL_PATH1);
-  auto channel1b = factory.createChannel(boost::filesystem::absolute(CHANNEL_PATH1).string());
+  auto channel1b = factory.createChannel(std::filesystem::absolute(CHANNEL_PATH1));
   auto channel1c = factory.createChannel("foo//../" + CHANNEL_PATH1);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(channel1, channel1a);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(channel1, channel1b);
@@ -152,7 +146,7 @@
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(uri.getScheme(), "unix");
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(uri.getHost(), "");
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(uri.getPort(), "");
-  boost::filesystem::path path1(uri.getPath());
+  std::filesystem::path path1(uri.getPath());
   BOOST_TEST(path1.filename() == CHANNEL_PATH1);
   BOOST_TEST(path1.is_absolute()); // path should always be absolute
   BOOST_TEST(path1.lexically_normal() == path1); // path should be in normal form
diff --git a/tests/daemon/face/unix-stream-transport-fixture.hpp b/tests/daemon/face/unix-stream-transport-fixture.hpp
index 8aca3da..ca4077e 100644
--- a/tests/daemon/face/unix-stream-transport-fixture.hpp
+++ b/tests/daemon/face/unix-stream-transport-fixture.hpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #include "tests/daemon/face/dummy-link-service.hpp"
 #include "tests/daemon/face/transport-test-common.hpp"
 
-#include <boost/filesystem/operations.hpp>
+#include <filesystem>
 
 namespace nfd::tests {
 
@@ -65,14 +65,15 @@
 
   ~AcceptorWithCleanup()
   {
-    boost::system::error_code ec;
-    std::string path = local_endpoint(ec).path();
-    if (ec) {
-      return;
+    try {
+      std::string path = local_endpoint().path();
+      boost::system::error_code ec;
+      close(ec);
+      std::filesystem::remove(path);
     }
-
-    close(ec);
-    boost::filesystem::remove(path, ec);
+    catch (...) {
+      // ignore
+    }
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/tests/daemon/mgmt/command-authenticator.t.cpp b/tests/daemon/mgmt/command-authenticator.t.cpp
index 2dd3da6..a431211 100644
--- a/tests/daemon/mgmt/command-authenticator.t.cpp
+++ b/tests/daemon/mgmt/command-authenticator.t.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2023,  Regents of the University of California,
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2024,  Regents of the University of California,
  *                           Arizona Board of Regents,
  *                           Colorado State University,
  *                           University Pierre & Marie Curie, Sorbonne University,
@@ -27,11 +27,18 @@
 
 #include "manager-common-fixture.hpp"
 
+#include <filesystem>
+
 namespace nfd::tests {
 
 class CommandAuthenticatorFixture : public InterestSignerFixture
 {
 protected:
+  CommandAuthenticatorFixture()
+  {
+    std::filesystem::create_directories(confDir);
+  }
+
   void
   makeModules(std::initializer_list<std::string> modules)
   {
@@ -45,7 +52,7 @@
   {
     ConfigFile cf;
     authenticator->setConfigFile(cf);
-    cf.parse(config, false, "command-authenticator-test.conf");
+    cf.parse(config, false, confDir / "test.conf");
   }
 
   bool
@@ -84,6 +91,8 @@
   }
 
 protected:
+  static inline const std::filesystem::path confDir{UNIT_TESTS_TMPDIR "/command-authenticator"};
+
   shared_ptr<CommandAuthenticator> authenticator = CommandAuthenticator::create();
   std::unordered_map<std::string, ndn::mgmt::Authorization> authorizations;
   std::string lastRequester;
@@ -99,8 +108,8 @@
   Name id1("/localhost/CommandAuthenticator/1");
   Name id2("/localhost/CommandAuthenticator/2");
   BOOST_REQUIRE(m_keyChain.createIdentity(id0));
-  BOOST_REQUIRE(saveIdentityCert(id1, "1.ndncert", true));
-  BOOST_REQUIRE(saveIdentityCert(id2, "2.ndncert", true));
+  BOOST_REQUIRE(saveIdentityCert(id1, confDir / "1.ndncert", true));
+  BOOST_REQUIRE(saveIdentityCert(id2, confDir / "2.ndncert", true));
 
   makeModules({"module0", "module1", "module2", "module3", "module4", "module5", "module6", "module7"});
   const std::string config = R"CONFIG(
@@ -189,7 +198,7 @@
   Name id0("/localhost/CommandAuthenticator/0");
   Name id1("/localhost/CommandAuthenticator/1");
   BOOST_REQUIRE(m_keyChain.createIdentity(id0));
-  BOOST_REQUIRE(saveIdentityCert(id1, "1.ndncert", true));
+  BOOST_REQUIRE(saveIdentityCert(id1, confDir / "1.ndncert", true));
 
   makeModules({"module0", "module1"});
   const std::string config = R"CONFIG(
@@ -232,7 +241,7 @@
 protected:
   IdentityAuthorizedFixture()
   {
-    BOOST_REQUIRE(saveIdentityCert(id1, "1.ndncert", true));
+    BOOST_REQUIRE(saveIdentityCert(id1, confDir / "1.ndncert", true));
 
     makeModules({"module1"});
     const std::string config = R"CONFIG(
diff --git a/tests/global-configuration.cpp b/tests/global-configuration.cpp
index 402dcf8..f56959a 100644
--- a/tests/global-configuration.cpp
+++ b/tests/global-configuration.cpp
@@ -27,11 +27,10 @@
 
 #include <ndn-cxx/util/exception.hpp>
 
-#include <boost/filesystem/operations.hpp>
-#include <boost/filesystem/path.hpp>
-
+#include <filesystem>
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <system_error>
 
 namespace nfd::tests {
 
@@ -45,10 +44,10 @@
       m_home.assign(envHome);
 
     // in case an earlier test run crashed without a chance to run the destructor
-    boost::filesystem::remove_all(TESTDIR);
+    std::filesystem::remove_all(TESTDIR);
 
     auto testHome = TESTDIR / "test-home";
-    boost::filesystem::create_directories(testHome);
+    std::filesystem::create_directories(testHome);
 
     if (::setenv("HOME", testHome.c_str(), 1) != 0)
       NDN_THROW_NO_STACK(std::runtime_error("setenv() failed"));
@@ -61,12 +60,12 @@
     else
       ::setenv("HOME", m_home.data(), 1);
 
-    boost::system::error_code ec;
-    boost::filesystem::remove_all(TESTDIR, ec); // ignore error
+    std::error_code ec;
+    std::filesystem::remove_all(TESTDIR, ec); // ignore error
   }
 
 private:
-  static inline const boost::filesystem::path TESTDIR{UNIT_TESTS_TMPDIR};
+  static inline const std::filesystem::path TESTDIR{UNIT_TESTS_TMPDIR};
   std::string m_home;
 };
 
diff --git a/tests/key-chain-fixture.cpp b/tests/key-chain-fixture.cpp
index 57bb057..1a9b43b 100644
--- a/tests/key-chain-fixture.cpp
+++ b/tests/key-chain-fixture.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
 
 #include <ndn-cxx/util/io.hpp>
 
-#include <boost/filesystem/operations.hpp>
+#include <filesystem>
+#include <system_error>
 
 namespace nfd::tests {
 
@@ -40,9 +41,9 @@
 
 KeyChainFixture::~KeyChainFixture()
 {
-  boost::system::error_code ec;
+  std::error_code ec;
   for (const auto& certFile : m_certFiles) {
-    boost::filesystem::remove(certFile, ec); // ignore error
+    std::filesystem::remove(certFile, ec); // ignore error
   }
 }