diff --git a/src/eitd/eitd.h b/src/eitd/eitd.h
index a35c59e05..1bcd92a9a 100644
--- a/src/eitd/eitd.h
+++ b/src/eitd/eitd.h
@@ -38,15 +38,9 @@
 #include "SIsections.hpp"
 #include "SIlanguage.hpp"
 #include "debug.h"
-//#define USE_BOOST_SHARED_PTR
-#ifdef USE_BOOST_SHARED_PTR
-#include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
-typedef boost::shared_ptr<class SIevent> SIeventPtr;
-typedef boost::shared_ptr<class SIservice> SIservicePtr;
-#else
+
 typedef SIevent * SIeventPtr;
 typedef SIservice * SIservicePtr;
-#endif
 
 /* period to restart EIT reading */
 #define TIME_EIT_SCHEDULED_PAUSE 60 * 60
diff --git a/src/eitd/sectionsd.cpp b/src/eitd/sectionsd.cpp
index f1bc0c587..05ebd7896 100644
--- a/src/eitd/sectionsd.cpp
+++ b/src/eitd/sectionsd.cpp
@@ -249,10 +249,8 @@ static bool deleteEvent(const t_event_id uniqueKey)
 			mySIeventsOrderFirstEndTimeServiceIDEventUniqueKey.erase(e->second);
 			mySIeventsOrderServiceUniqueKeyFirstStartTimeEventUniqueKey.erase(e->second);
 		}
-
-#ifndef USE_BOOST_SHARED_PTR
 		delete e->second;
-#endif
+
 		mySIeventsOrderUniqueKey.erase(uniqueKey);
 		mySIeventsNVODorderUniqueKey.erase(uniqueKey);
 		ret = true;
@@ -1177,7 +1175,6 @@ static void FreeMemory()
 
 	writeLockEvents();
 
-#ifndef USE_BOOST_SHARED_PTR
 	std::set<SIeventPtr> allevents;
 
 	allevents.insert(mySIeventsOrderFirstEndTimeServiceIDEventUniqueKey.begin(), mySIeventsOrderFirstEndTimeServiceIDEventUniqueKey.end());
@@ -1192,7 +1189,7 @@ static void FreeMemory()
 
 	for(std::set<SIeventPtr>::iterator ait = allevents.begin(); ait != allevents.end(); ++ait)
 		delete (*ait);
-#endif
+
 	mySIeventsOrderFirstEndTimeServiceIDEventUniqueKey.clear();
 	mySIeventsOrderServiceUniqueKeyFirstStartTimeEventUniqueKey.clear();
 	mySIeventsOrderUniqueKey.clear();