diff --git a/cMake/FreeCAD_Helpers/CompilerChecksAndSetups.cmake b/cMake/FreeCAD_Helpers/CompilerChecksAndSetups.cmake
index fd236ffbaa..dd25403ace 100644
--- a/cMake/FreeCAD_Helpers/CompilerChecksAndSetups.cmake
+++ b/cMake/FreeCAD_Helpers/CompilerChecksAndSetups.cmake
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ macro(CompilerChecksAndSetups)
         add_definitions(-DHAVE_SNPRINTF)
     endif()
 
-    # Allow developers to use Boost < 1.48
+    # Allow developers to use Boost < 1.55
     if (NOT BOOST_MIN_VERSION)
-        set(BOOST_MIN_VERSION 1.48)
+        set(BOOST_MIN_VERSION 1.55)
     endif()
 
     # For older cmake versions the variable 'CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION' is missing
diff --git a/src/App/ObjectIdentifier.h b/src/App/ObjectIdentifier.h
index e77bccd749..83f000ee6d 100644
--- a/src/App/ObjectIdentifier.h
+++ b/src/App/ObjectIdentifier.h
@@ -31,11 +31,7 @@
 #include <set>
 #include <map>
 #include <bitset>
-#ifndef BOOST_105400
 #include <boost/any.hpp>
-#else
-#include <boost_any_1_55.hpp>
-#endif
 #include <CXX/Objects.hxx>
 
 namespace App
diff --git a/src/App/Property.h b/src/App/Property.h
index be321d346c..7a1cc64944 100644
--- a/src/App/Property.h
+++ b/src/App/Property.h
@@ -28,11 +28,7 @@
 
 #include <Base/Exception.h>
 #include <Base/Persistence.h>
-#ifndef BOOST_105400
 #include <boost/any.hpp>
-#else
-#include <boost_any_1_55.hpp>
-#endif
 #include <string>
 #include <bitset>
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/Assembly/App/opendcm/core/constraint.hpp b/src/Mod/Assembly/App/opendcm/core/constraint.hpp
index 9c7585b05c..748b559927 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Assembly/App/opendcm/core/constraint.hpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Assembly/App/opendcm/core/constraint.hpp
@@ -32,11 +32,7 @@
 #include <boost/mpl/size.hpp>
 #include <boost/mpl/for_each.hpp>
 
-#ifndef BOOST_105400
 #include <boost/any.hpp>
-#else
-#include <boost_any_1_55.hpp>
-#endif
 #include <boost/fusion/include/as_vector.hpp>
 
 #include <boost/preprocessor.hpp>
diff --git a/src/boost_any_1_55.hpp b/src/boost_any_1_55.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 1e12503d5b..0000000000
--- a/src/boost_any_1_55.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,357 +0,0 @@
-// See http://www.boost.org/libs/any for Documentation.
-
-#ifndef BOOST_ANY_INCLUDED
-#define BOOST_ANY_INCLUDED
-
-#if defined(_MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER >= 1020)
-# pragma once
-#endif
-
-// what:  variant type boost::any
-// who:   contributed by Kevlin Henney,
-//        with features contributed and bugs found by
-//        Antony Polukhin, Ed Brey, Mark Rodgers,
-//        Peter Dimov, and James Curran
-// when:  July 2001, April 2013 - May 2013
-
-#include <algorithm>
-#include <typeinfo>
-
-#include "boost/config.hpp"
-#include <boost/type_traits/remove_reference.hpp>
-#include <boost/type_traits/decay.hpp>
-#include <boost/type_traits/add_reference.hpp>
-#include <boost/type_traits/is_reference.hpp>
-#include <boost/type_traits/is_const.hpp>
-#include <boost/throw_exception.hpp>
-#include <boost/static_assert.hpp>
-#include <boost/utility/enable_if.hpp>
-#include <boost/type_traits/is_same.hpp>
-#include <boost/type_traits/is_const.hpp>
-
-// See boost/python/type_id.hpp
-// TODO: add BOOST_TYPEID_COMPARE_BY_NAME to config.hpp
-# if (defined(__GNUC__) && __GNUC__ >= 3) \
- || defined(_AIX) \
- || (   defined(__sgi) && defined(__host_mips)) \
- || (defined(__hpux) && defined(__HP_aCC)) \
- || (defined(linux) && defined(__INTEL_COMPILER) && defined(__ICC))
-#  define BOOST_AUX_ANY_TYPE_ID_NAME
-#include <cstring>
-# endif
-
-#if defined(_MSC_VER)
-#pragma warning(push)
-#pragma warning(disable: 4172) // Mistakenly warns: returning address of local variable or temporary
-#endif
-
-namespace boost
-{
-    class any
-    {
-    public: // structors
-
-        any() BOOST_NOEXCEPT
-          : content(0)
-        {
-        }
-
-        template<typename ValueType>
-        any(const ValueType & value)
-          : content(new holder<BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME decay<const ValueType>::type>(value))
-        {
-        }
-
-        any(const any & other)
-          : content(other.content ? other.content->clone() : 0)
-        {
-        }
-
-#ifndef BOOST_NO_CXX11_RVALUE_REFERENCES
-        // Move constructor
-        any(any&& other) BOOST_NOEXCEPT
-          : content(other.content)
-        {
-            other.content = 0;
-        }
-
-        // Perfect forwarding of ValueType
-        template<typename ValueType>
-        any(ValueType&& value
-            , typename boost::disable_if<boost::is_same<any&, ValueType> >::type* = 0 // disable if value has type `any&`
-            , typename boost::disable_if<boost::is_const<ValueType> >::type* = 0) // disable if value has type `const ValueType&&`
-          : content(new holder< typename decay<ValueType>::type >(static_cast<ValueType&&>(value)))
-        {
-        }
-#endif
-
-        ~any() BOOST_NOEXCEPT
-        {
-            delete content;
-        }
-
-    public: // modifiers
-
-        any & swap(any & rhs) BOOST_NOEXCEPT
-        {
-            std::swap(content, rhs.content);
-            return *this;
-        }
-
-
-#ifdef BOOST_NO_CXX11_RVALUE_REFERENCES
-        template<typename ValueType>
-        any & operator=(const ValueType & rhs)
-        {
-            any(rhs).swap(*this);
-            return *this;
-        }
-
-        any & operator=(any rhs)
-        {
-            any(rhs).swap(*this);
-            return *this;
-        }
-
-#else
-        any & operator=(const any& rhs)
-        {
-            any(rhs).swap(*this);
-            return *this;
-        }
-
-        // move assignment
-        any & operator=(any&& rhs) BOOST_NOEXCEPT
-        {
-            rhs.swap(*this);
-            any().swap(rhs);
-            return *this;
-        }
-
-        // Perfect forwarding of ValueType
-        template <class ValueType>
-        any & operator=(ValueType&& rhs)
-        {
-            any(static_cast<ValueType&&>(rhs)).swap(*this);
-            return *this;
-        }
-#endif
-
-    public: // queries
-
-        bool empty() const BOOST_NOEXCEPT
-        {
-            return !content;
-        }
-
-        void clear() BOOST_NOEXCEPT
-        {
-            any().swap(*this);
-        }
-
-        const std::type_info & type() const BOOST_NOEXCEPT
-        {
-            return content ? content->type() : typeid(void);
-        }
-
-#ifndef BOOST_NO_MEMBER_TEMPLATE_FRIENDS
-    private: // types
-#else
-    public: // types (public so any_cast can be non-friend)
-#endif
-
-        class placeholder
-        {
-        public: // structors
-
-            virtual ~placeholder()
-            {
-            }
-
-        public: // queries
-
-            virtual const std::type_info & type() const BOOST_NOEXCEPT = 0;
-
-            virtual placeholder * clone() const = 0;
-
-        };
-
-        template<typename ValueType>
-        class holder : public placeholder
-        {
-        public: // structors
-
-            holder(const ValueType & value)
-              : held(value)
-            {
-            }
-
-#ifndef BOOST_NO_CXX11_RVALUE_REFERENCES
-            holder(ValueType&& value)
-              : held(static_cast< ValueType&& >(value))
-            {
-            }
-#endif
-        public: // queries
-
-            virtual const std::type_info & type() const BOOST_NOEXCEPT
-            {
-                return typeid(ValueType);
-            }
-
-            virtual placeholder * clone() const
-            {
-                return new holder(held);
-            }
-
-        public: // representation
-
-            ValueType held;
-
-        private: // intentionally left unimplemented
-            holder & operator=(const holder &);
-        };
-
-#ifndef BOOST_NO_MEMBER_TEMPLATE_FRIENDS
-
-    private: // representation
-
-        template<typename ValueType>
-        friend ValueType * any_cast(any *) BOOST_NOEXCEPT;
-
-        template<typename ValueType>
-        friend ValueType * unsafe_any_cast(any *) BOOST_NOEXCEPT;
-
-#else
-
-    public: // representation (public so any_cast can be non-friend)
-
-#endif
-
-        placeholder * content;
-
-    };
-
-    inline void swap(any & lhs, any & rhs) BOOST_NOEXCEPT
-    {
-        lhs.swap(rhs);
-    }
-
-    class BOOST_SYMBOL_VISIBLE bad_any_cast : public std::bad_cast
-    {
-    public:
-        virtual const char * what() const BOOST_NOEXCEPT_OR_NOTHROW
-        {
-            return "boost::bad_any_cast: "
-                   "failed conversion using boost::any_cast";
-        }
-    };
-
-    template<typename ValueType>
-    ValueType * any_cast(any * operand) BOOST_NOEXCEPT
-    {
-        return operand &&
-#ifdef BOOST_AUX_ANY_TYPE_ID_NAME
-            std::strcmp(operand->type().name(), typeid(ValueType).name()) == 0
-#else
-            operand->type() == typeid(ValueType)
-#endif
-            ? &static_cast<any::holder<ValueType> *>(operand->content)->held
-            : 0;
-    }
-
-    template<typename ValueType>
-    inline const ValueType * any_cast(const any * operand) BOOST_NOEXCEPT
-    {
-        return any_cast<ValueType>(const_cast<any *>(operand));
-    }
-
-    template<typename ValueType>
-    ValueType any_cast(any & operand)
-    {
-        typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME remove_reference<ValueType>::type nonref;
-
-#ifdef BOOST_NO_TEMPLATE_PARTIAL_SPECIALIZATION
-        // If 'nonref' is still reference type, it means the user has not
-        // specialized 'remove_reference'.
-
-        // Please use BOOST_BROKEN_COMPILER_TYPE_TRAITS_SPECIALIZATION macro
-        // to generate specialization of remove_reference for your class
-        // See type traits library documentation for details
-        BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(!is_reference<nonref>::value);
-#endif
-
-        nonref * result = any_cast<nonref>(&operand);
-        if(!result)
-            boost::throw_exception(bad_any_cast());
-
-        // Attempt to avoid construction of a temporary object in cases when
-        // `ValueType` is not a reference. Example:
-        // `static_cast<std::string>(*result);`
-        // which is equal to `std::string(*result);`
-        typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME boost::mpl::if_<
-            boost::is_reference<ValueType>,
-            ValueType,
-            BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME boost::add_reference<ValueType>::type
-        >::type ref_type;
-
-        return static_cast<ref_type>(*result);
-    }
-
-    template<typename ValueType>
-    inline ValueType any_cast(const any & operand)
-    {
-        typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME remove_reference<ValueType>::type nonref;
-
-#ifdef BOOST_NO_TEMPLATE_PARTIAL_SPECIALIZATION
-        // The comment in the above version of 'any_cast' explains when this
-        // assert is fired and what to do.
-        BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(!is_reference<nonref>::value);
-#endif
-
-        return any_cast<const nonref &>(const_cast<any &>(operand));
-    }
-
-#ifndef BOOST_NO_CXX11_RVALUE_REFERENCES
-    template<typename ValueType>
-    inline ValueType&& any_cast(any&& operand)
-    {
-        BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT_MSG(
-            boost::is_rvalue_reference<ValueType&&>::value
-            || boost::is_const< typename boost::remove_reference<ValueType>::type >::value,
-            "boost::any_cast shall not be used for getting nonconst references to temporary objects"
-        );
-        return any_cast<ValueType&&>(operand);
-    }
-#endif
-
-
-    // Note: The "unsafe" versions of any_cast are not part of the
-    // public interface and may be removed at any time. They are
-    // required where we know what type is stored in the any and can't
-    // use typeid() comparison, e.g., when our types may travel across
-    // different shared libraries.
-    template<typename ValueType>
-    inline ValueType * unsafe_any_cast(any * operand) BOOST_NOEXCEPT
-    {
-        return &static_cast<any::holder<ValueType> *>(operand->content)->held;
-    }
-
-    template<typename ValueType>
-    inline const ValueType * unsafe_any_cast(const any * operand) BOOST_NOEXCEPT
-    {
-        return unsafe_any_cast<ValueType>(const_cast<any *>(operand));
-    }
-}
-
-// Copyright Kevlin Henney, 2000, 2001, 2002. All rights reserved.
-//
-// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See
-// accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
-// http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
-
-#if defined(_MSC_VER)
-#pragma warning(pop)
-#endif
-
-#endif