diff --git a/src/net/common/socket_startup.cpp b/src/net/common/socket_startup.cpp
index 12e86041..0b9c2dae 100644
--- a/src/net/common/socket_startup.cpp
+++ b/src/net/common/socket_startup.cpp
@@ -29,48 +29,12 @@
  * as that of the covered work.                                              *
  *****************************************************************************/
 
-#include <boost/asio.hpp>
-#include <boost/thread.hpp>
-
 #include <net/socket_startup.h>
 #include <core/openssl_wrapper.h>
 
 #ifndef HAVE_OPENSSL
-
-extern "C" {
-
-	int gcry_bthread_init()
-	{
-		return 0;
-	}
-	int gcry_bmutex_init(void **obj)
-	{
-		*obj = (void*)(new boost::mutex);
-		return 0;
-	}
-	int gcry_bmutex_destroy(void **obj)
-	{
-		delete (boost::mutex *)(*obj);
-		return 0;
-	}
-	int gcry_bmutex_lock(void **obj)
-	{
-		((boost::mutex *)(*obj))->lock();
-		return 0;
-	}
-	int gcry_bmutex_unlock(void **obj)
-	{
-		((boost::mutex *)(*obj))->unlock();
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	struct gcry_thread_cbs gcry_threads_boost = {
-		GCRY_THREAD_OPTION_USER, gcry_bthread_init, gcry_bmutex_init,
-		gcry_bmutex_destroy, gcry_bmutex_lock, gcry_bmutex_unlock,
-		NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL
-	};
-}
-#endif // not HAVE_OPENSSL
+GCRY_THREAD_OPTION_PTHREAD_IMPL;
+#endif
 
 bool
 socket_startup()
@@ -78,8 +42,8 @@ socket_startup()
 #ifdef HAVE_OPENSSL
 	return SSL_library_init() == 1;
 #else
+	gcry_control(GCRYCTL_SET_THREAD_CBS, &gcry_threads_pthread);
 	gcry_check_version(NULL);
-	gcry_control(GCRYCTL_SET_THREAD_CBS, &gcry_threads_boost);
 	gcry_control(GCRYCTL_ENABLE_QUICK_RANDOM, 0);
 	gcry_control(GCRYCTL_INITIALIZATION_FINISHED, 0);
 	return true;