diff --git a/.waf-tools/compiler-features.py b/.waf-tools/compiler-features.py
index 774784d..1fd529e 100644
--- a/.waf-tools/compiler-features.py
+++ b/.waf-tools/compiler-features.py
@@ -23,32 +23,5 @@
                    define_name='HAVE_CXX_OVERRIDE',
                    features='cxx', mandatory=False)
 
-STD_TO_STRING = '''
-#include <string>
-int
-main(int argc, char** argv)
-{
-  std::string s = std::to_string(0);
-  s = std::to_string(0l);
-  s = std::to_string(0ll);
-  s = std::to_string(0u);
-  s = std::to_string(0ul);
-  s = std::to_string(0ull);
-  s = std::to_string(0.0f);
-  s = std::to_string(0.0);
-  s = std::to_string(0.0l);
-  s.clear();
-  return 0;
-}
-'''
-
-@conf
-def check_std_to_string(self):
-    self.check_cxx(msg='Checking for std::to_string',
-                   fragment=STD_TO_STRING,
-                   define_name='HAVE_STD_TO_STRING',
-                   features='cxx', mandatory=False)
-
 def configure(conf):
     conf.check_override()
-    conf.check_std_to_string()
diff --git a/common.hpp b/common.hpp
index 25cc4a6..3e4f44f 100644
--- a/common.hpp
+++ b/common.hpp
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@
 using std::ref;
 using std::cref;
 
+using ndn::to_string;
+
 using ndn::Interest;
 using ndn::Data;
 using ndn::Name;
@@ -121,16 +123,4 @@
 
 } // namespace nfd
 
-// Some platforms are missing std::to_string (issue #2743)
-#ifndef HAVE_STD_TO_STRING
-namespace std {
-template<typename V>
-inline std::string
-to_string(const V& v)
-{
-  return boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(v);
-}
-} // namespace std
-#endif // HAVE_STD_TO_STRING
-
 #endif // NFD_COMMON_HPP
diff --git a/rib/fib-updater.cpp b/rib/fib-updater.cpp
index 91d1bdd..cddb086 100644
--- a/rib/fib-updater.cpp
+++ b/rib/fib-updater.cpp
@@ -305,8 +305,7 @@
     }
   }
   else {
-    BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(Error("Non-recoverable error: " + error + " code: " +
-                                std::to_string(code)));
+    BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(Error("Non-recoverable error: " + error + " code: " + to_string(code)));
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/ndn-autoconfig/base-dns.cpp b/tools/ndn-autoconfig/base-dns.cpp
index bcd1f65..c4f27b3 100644
--- a/tools/ndn-autoconfig/base-dns.cpp
+++ b/tools/ndn-autoconfig/base-dns.cpp
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
   std::string uri = "udp://";
   uri.append(hostName);
   uri.append(":");
-  uri.append(std::to_string(convertedPort));
+  uri.append(to_string(convertedPort));
 
   return uri;
 }