diff --git a/daemon/fw/available-strategies.cpp b/daemon/fw/available-strategies.cpp
index fce0fc5..c6f7d42 100644
--- a/daemon/fw/available-strategies.cpp
+++ b/daemon/fw/available-strategies.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 shared_ptr<Strategy>
 makeDefaultStrategy(Forwarder& forwarder)
 {
-  return make_shared<BestRouteStrategy>(boost::ref(forwarder));
+  return make_shared<BestRouteStrategy>(ref(forwarder));
 }
 
 template<typename S>
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 {
   StrategyChoice& strategyChoice = forwarder.getStrategyChoice();
   if (!strategyChoice.hasStrategy(S::STRATEGY_NAME)) {
-    strategyChoice.install(make_shared<S>(boost::ref(forwarder)));
+    strategyChoice.install(make_shared<S>(ref(forwarder)));
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/daemon/fw/face-table.cpp b/daemon/fw/face-table.cpp
index ce66a89..ec9deb6 100644
--- a/daemon/fw/face-table.cpp
+++ b/daemon/fw/face-table.cpp
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@
                                               " local=" << face->getLocalUri());
 
   face->onReceiveInterest += bind(&Forwarder::onInterest,
-                                  &m_forwarder, boost::ref(*face), _1);
+                                  &m_forwarder, ref(*face), _1);
   face->onReceiveData     += bind(&Forwarder::onData,
-                                  &m_forwarder, boost::ref(*face), _1);
+                                  &m_forwarder, ref(*face), _1);
   face->onFail            += bind(&FaceTable::remove,
                                   this, face);
 
diff --git a/daemon/fw/forwarder.cpp b/daemon/fw/forwarder.cpp
index 6b06d10..4c8aa36 100644
--- a/daemon/fw/forwarder.cpp
+++ b/daemon/fw/forwarder.cpp
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
 
   // dispatch to strategy
   this->dispatchToStrategy(pitEntry, bind(&Strategy::afterReceiveInterest, _1,
-    boost::cref(inFace), boost::cref(interest), fibEntry, pitEntry));
+                                          cref(inFace), cref(interest), fibEntry, pitEntry));
 }
 
 void
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
 
   // invoke PIT unsatisfied callback
   this->dispatchToStrategy(pitEntry, bind(&Strategy::beforeExpirePendingInterest, _1,
-    pitEntry));
+                                          pitEntry));
 
   // PIT delete
   m_pit.erase(pitEntry);
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@
 
     // invoke PIT satisfy callback
     this->dispatchToStrategy(pitEntry, bind(&Strategy::beforeSatisfyPendingInterest, _1,
-      pitEntry, boost::cref(inFace), boost::cref(data)));
+                                            pitEntry, cref(inFace), cref(data)));
   }
 
   // foreach pending downstream