diff --git a/tests/key-chain-fixture.cpp b/tests/key-chain-fixture.cpp
index f29153f..bae6ca7 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 nlsr::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
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/security/test-certificate-store.cpp b/tests/security/test-certificate-store.cpp
index 484959e..b00744f 100644
--- a/tests/security/test-certificate-store.cpp
+++ b/tests/security/test-certificate-store.cpp
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@
 #include "tests/io-key-chain-fixture.hpp"
 #include "tests/test-common.hpp"
 
-#include <boost/filesystem/operations.hpp>
-#include <boost/filesystem/path.hpp>
 #include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
 #include <boost/property_tree/info_parser.hpp>
 
+#include <filesystem>
+
 namespace nlsr::tests {
 
 class CertificateStoreFixture : public IoKeyChainFixture
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     , nlsr(face, m_keyChain, conf)
     , lsdb(nlsr.getLsdb())
     , certStore(face, conf, lsdb)
-    , ROOT_CERT_PATH(boost::filesystem::current_path() / "root.cert")
+    , ROOT_CERT_PATH(std::filesystem::current_path() / "root.cert")
   {
     rootId = m_keyChain.createIdentity(rootIdName);
     siteIdentity = addSubCertificate(siteIdentityName, rootId);
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
   ndn::security::Certificate certificate;
   ndn::Name certificateKey;
   security::CertificateStore certStore;
-  const boost::filesystem::path ROOT_CERT_PATH;
+  const std::filesystem::path ROOT_CERT_PATH;
 };
 
 BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(TestCertificateStore, CertificateStoreFixture)
diff --git a/tests/test-lsa-rule.cpp b/tests/test-lsa-rule.cpp
index 87f915d..ddd5969 100644
--- a/tests/test-lsa-rule.cpp
+++ b/tests/test-lsa-rule.cpp
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@
 #include "tests/io-key-chain-fixture.hpp"
 #include "tests/test-common.hpp"
 
-#include <boost/filesystem/operations.hpp>
-#include <boost/filesystem/path.hpp>
 #include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
 #include <boost/property_tree/info_parser.hpp>
 #include <boost/property_tree/ptree.hpp>
 
+#include <filesystem>
+
 namespace nlsr::tests {
 
 using namespace ndn;
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     , confProcessor(confParam, SyncProtocol::PSYNC, HYPERBOLIC_STATE_OFF,
                     "/ndn/", "/edu/test-site", "/%C1.Router/router1")
     , lsdb(face, m_keyChain, confParam)
-    , ROOT_CERT_PATH(boost::filesystem::current_path() / std::string("root.cert"))
+    , ROOT_CERT_PATH(std::filesystem::current_path() / "root.cert")
   {
     rootId = m_keyChain.createIdentity(rootIdName);
     siteIdentity = addSubCertificate(siteIdentityName, rootId);
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
   DummyConfFileProcessor confProcessor;
   Lsdb lsdb;
 
-  const boost::filesystem::path ROOT_CERT_PATH;
+  const std::filesystem::path ROOT_CERT_PATH;
 };
 
 BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(TestLsaDataValidation, LsaRuleFixture)
diff --git a/tests/test-sequencing-manager.cpp b/tests/test-sequencing-manager.cpp
index dd098c0..9941d1d 100644
--- a/tests/test-sequencing-manager.cpp
+++ b/tests/test-sequencing-manager.cpp
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@
 
 #include "tests/boost-test.hpp"
 
-#include <boost/filesystem/operations.hpp>
+#include <filesystem>
 #include <fstream>
+#include <system_error>
 
 namespace nlsr::tests {
 
@@ -33,22 +34,17 @@
 class SequencingManagerFixture
 {
 public:
-  SequencingManagerFixture()
-    : m_seqManager("/tmp", HYPERBOLIC_STATE_OFF)
-  {
-  }
-
   ~SequencingManagerFixture()
   {
-    boost::filesystem::remove(seqFile);
+    std::error_code ec;
+    std::filesystem::remove(m_seqFile, ec); // ignore error
   }
 
   void
   writeToFile(const std::string& testSeq)
   {
-    std::ofstream outputFile(seqFile, std::ofstream::trunc);
+    std::ofstream outputFile(m_seqFile, std::ofstream::trunc);
     outputFile << testSeq;
-    outputFile.close();
   }
 
   void
@@ -66,8 +62,10 @@
   }
 
 public:
-  std::string seqFile = "/tmp/nlsrSeqNo.txt";
-  SequencingManager m_seqManager;
+  SequencingManager m_seqManager{"/tmp", HYPERBOLIC_STATE_OFF};
+
+private:
+  std::filesystem::path m_seqFile{"/tmp/nlsrSeqNo.txt"};
 };
 
 BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(TestSequencingManager, SequencingManagerFixture)
diff --git a/tests/update/test-prefix-update-processor.cpp b/tests/update/test-prefix-update-processor.cpp
index 493d73d..229e2d3 100644
--- a/tests/update/test-prefix-update-processor.cpp
+++ b/tests/update/test-prefix-update-processor.cpp
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@
 #include <ndn-cxx/security/interest-signer.hpp>
 #include <ndn-cxx/security/signing-helpers.hpp>
 
-#include <boost/filesystem/operations.hpp>
-#include <boost/filesystem/path.hpp>
 #include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
 #include <boost/property_tree/info_parser.hpp>
 #include <boost/property_tree/ptree.hpp>
 
+#include <filesystem>
+
 namespace nlsr::tests {
 
 using namespace ndn;
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     , confProcessor(conf)
     , nlsr(face, m_keyChain, conf)
     , namePrefixList(conf.getNamePrefixList())
-    , SITE_CERT_PATH(boost::filesystem::current_path() / std::string("site.cert"))
+    , SITE_CERT_PATH(std::filesystem::current_path() / "site.cert")
   {
     // Site cert
     siteIdentity = m_keyChain.createIdentity(siteIdentityName);
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
   Nlsr nlsr;
   NamePrefixList& namePrefixList;
 
-  const boost::filesystem::path SITE_CERT_PATH;
+  const std::filesystem::path SITE_CERT_PATH;
 };
 
 BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(TestPrefixUpdateProcessor, PrefixUpdateFixture)
diff --git a/tests/update/test-save-delete-prefix.cpp b/tests/update/test-save-delete-prefix.cpp
index ef38cef..5c582cd 100644
--- a/tests/update/test-save-delete-prefix.cpp
+++ b/tests/update/test-save-delete-prefix.cpp
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@
 #include <ndn-cxx/security/interest-signer.hpp>
 #include <ndn-cxx/security/signing-helpers.hpp>
 
-#include <boost/filesystem/operations.hpp>
-#include <boost/filesystem/path.hpp>
 #include <boost/property_tree/info_parser.hpp>
 
+#include <filesystem>
+
 namespace nlsr::tests {
 
 namespace bpt = boost::property_tree;
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     , conf(face, m_keyChain, testConfFile)
     , confProcessor(conf)
     , nlsr(face, m_keyChain, conf)
-    , SITE_CERT_PATH(boost::filesystem::current_path() / std::string("site.cert"))
+    , SITE_CERT_PATH(std::filesystem::current_path() / "site.cert")
     , counter(0)
   {
     std::ifstream source("nlsr.conf", std::ios::binary);
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
     std::ifstream inputFile;
     inputFile.open(testConfFile);
     BOOST_REQUIRE(inputFile.is_open());
+
     bpt::ptree pt;
     bpt::read_info(inputFile, pt);
     // Loads section and file name
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@
   ConfParameter conf;
   DummyConfFileProcessor confProcessor;
   Nlsr nlsr;
-  const boost::filesystem::path SITE_CERT_PATH;
+  const std::filesystem::path SITE_CERT_PATH;
   ndn::Name sessionTime;
   int counter;
 };