diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c88a77d3c7..56e102fb73 100755
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@ fi
 if test x$use_boost = xyes; then
 
 dnl Minimum required Boost version
-define(MINIMUM_REQUIRED_BOOST, 1.58.0)
+define(MINIMUM_REQUIRED_BOOST, 1.60.0)
 
 dnl Check for Boost libs
 AX_BOOST_BASE([MINIMUM_REQUIRED_BOOST])
@@ -957,11 +957,7 @@ AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[
   #include <boost/thread/thread.hpp>
   #include <boost/version.hpp>
   ]],[[
-  #if BOOST_VERSION >= 105000 && (!defined(BOOST_HAS_NANOSLEEP) || BOOST_VERSION >= 105200)
-      boost::this_thread::sleep_for(boost::chrono::milliseconds(0));
-  #else
-   choke me
-  #endif
+    boost::this_thread::sleep_for(boost::chrono::milliseconds(0));
   ]])],
   [boost_sleep=yes;
      AC_DEFINE(HAVE_WORKING_BOOST_SLEEP_FOR, 1, [Define this symbol if boost sleep_for works])],
diff --git a/src/qt/qtipcserver.cpp b/src/qt/qtipcserver.cpp
index e554969615..4be670917e 100644
--- a/src/qt/qtipcserver.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/qtipcserver.cpp
@@ -2,11 +2,6 @@
 // Distributed under the MIT/X11 software license, see the accompanying
 // file COPYING or https://opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
-#if defined(WIN32) && BOOST_VERSION == 104900
-#define BOOST_INTERPROCESS_HAS_WINDOWS_KERNEL_BOOTTIME
-#define BOOST_INTERPROCESS_HAS_KERNEL_BOOTTIME
-#endif
-
 #include "qtipcserver.h"
 #include "guiconstants.h"
 #include "ui_interface.h"
@@ -17,7 +12,7 @@
 #include <boost/interprocess/ipc/message_queue.hpp>
 #include <boost/version.hpp>
 
-#if defined(WIN32) && (!defined(BOOST_INTERPROCESS_HAS_WINDOWS_KERNEL_BOOTTIME) || !defined(BOOST_INTERPROCESS_HAS_KERNEL_BOOTTIME) || BOOST_VERSION < 104900)
+#if defined(WIN32) && (!defined(BOOST_INTERPROCESS_HAS_WINDOWS_KERNEL_BOOTTIME) || !defined(BOOST_INTERPROCESS_HAS_KERNEL_BOOTTIME))
 #warning Compiling without BOOST_INTERPROCESS_HAS_WINDOWS_KERNEL_BOOTTIME and BOOST_INTERPROCESS_HAS_KERNEL_BOOTTIME uncommented in boost/interprocess/detail/tmp_dir_helpers.hpp or using a boost version before 1.49 may have unintended results see svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/5392
 #endif