diff --git a/Socket/Protocols/UN/UNAddress.cc b/Socket/Protocols/UN/UNAddress.cc
index 6d4e81a7ae9ba015a2b88ac48799f415d2a3f923..feb9570b3c8782fcfa54fc829f21c9aa3b3989ce 100644
--- a/Socket/Protocols/UN/UNAddress.cc
+++ b/Socket/Protocols/UN/UNAddress.cc
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@
 prefix_ senf::UNAddress::UNAddress()
     //:path("")
 {
-    path = boost::filesystem::path("");
+    path = "";
 }
 
-prefix_ senf::UNAddress::UNAddress(boost::filesystem::path p)
+prefix_ senf::UNAddress::UNAddress(std::string p)
 {
     path = p; 
 }
@@ -44,17 +44,14 @@ prefix_ senf::UNAddress::UNAddress(boost::filesystem::path p)
 
 prefix_ senf::UNAddress::UNAddress senf::UNAddress::fromString(std::string &  s)
 {
-    return senf::UNAddress::UNAddress(boost::filesystem::path(s));
+    return senf::UNAddress::UNAddress(s);
 }
 
-prefix_ senf::UNAddress::UNAddress senf::UNAddress::fromPath(boost::filesystem::path & p){
-    return senf::UNAddress::UNAddress(p);
-}
 
 prefix_  std::string senf::UNAddress::pathString()
     const
 {
-    return  path.string();
+    return  path;
 }
 
 prefix_ senf::UNAddress::UNAddress senf::UNAddress::clone()
diff --git a/Socket/Protocols/UN/UNAddress.hh b/Socket/Protocols/UN/UNAddress.hh
index 1b6ed5f2989ec794f52b755e8bc44983884a0e05..1dfdeeabffd50d46051782a6756f09367c4df109 100644
--- a/Socket/Protocols/UN/UNAddress.hh
+++ b/Socket/Protocols/UN/UNAddress.hh
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 // Custom includes
 #include <string>
 #include <boost/operators.hpp>
-#include <boost/filesystem/path.hpp>
 #include "../../../Utils/safe_bool.hh"
 
 //#include "UNAddress.mpp"
@@ -41,14 +40,12 @@ namespace senf {
         \ingroup addr_group
       */
     class UNAddress 
-        : public boost::filesystem::path,
-          public comparable_safe_bool<UNAddress>
+        : public comparable_safe_bool<UNAddress>
     {   
     public: 
         UNAddress(); ///< Construct an empty address
-        explicit UNAddress(boost::filesystem::path);///< Construct an address constant from given path
+        explicit UNAddress(std::string);///< Construct an address constant from given path
         static UNAddress fromString(std::string & s); ///< Convert string to address by interpreting the string as path
-        static UNAddress fromPath(boost::filesystem::path & p);///< Convert path to address 
         UNAddress clone(); ///< Clone object 
         std::string pathString() const; ///< Return the path of the address as string
 
@@ -56,7 +53,7 @@ namespace senf {
         struct AddressException : public std::exception {}; 
 
     private:
-        boost::filesystem::path path;
+        std::string path;
     };
 
 std::ostream & operator<<(std::ostream & os, UNAddress const & addr);
diff --git a/Socket/Protocols/UN/UNAddressing.cc b/Socket/Protocols/UN/UNAddressing.cc
index 2ae9b9565691ee74801b306a0c84e4a0a7d7ed0b..9a98b10b0c39c4a474f6449448b3a64b26f7b7c7 100644
--- a/Socket/Protocols/UN/UNAddressing.cc
+++ b/Socket/Protocols/UN/UNAddressing.cc
@@ -27,24 +27,19 @@
 // Custom includes
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <boost/operators.hpp>
-#include <boost/filesystem/path.hpp>
 
 #define prefix_
 ///////////////////////////////cc.p////////////////////////////////////////
-prefix_ senf::UNSocketAddress::UNSocketAddress(boost::filesystem::path p)
+prefix_ senf::UNSocketAddress::UNSocketAddress(std::string p)
 {
 	sockAddr.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
-	strcpy(sockAddr.sun_path, p.string().c_str());
+	strcpy(sockAddr.sun_path, p.c_str());
 }
 
 prefix_ senf::UNSocketAddress fromString(std::string s) {
-    return senf::UNSocketAddress::UNSocketAddress(boost::filesystem::path(s));
+    return senf::UNSocketAddress::UNSocketAddress(s);
 }
 
-prefix_ senf::UNSocketAddress fromPath(boost::filesystem::path p)
-{
-    return senf::UNSocketAddress::UNSocketAddress(p);
-}
 
 prefix_ std::string senf::UNSocketAddress::path()
         const
diff --git a/Socket/Protocols/UN/UNAddressing.hh b/Socket/Protocols/UN/UNAddressing.hh
index 1116d1b655a0c9946a05c2bb19a3abb07f45c933..837adb79a5fd8c3b8090d481e09c9803cb3cd5c4 100644
--- a/Socket/Protocols/UN/UNAddressing.hh
+++ b/Socket/Protocols/UN/UNAddressing.hh
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 #include <sys/un.h>
 #include <boost/cstdint.hpp>
 #include <boost/operators.hpp>
-#include "boost/filesystem/path.hpp"
 #include "../../../Socket/SocketPolicy.hh"
 #include "../../../Socket/ClientSocketHandle.hh"
 #include "../../../Socket/CommunicationPolicy.hh"
@@ -57,10 +56,9 @@ namespace senf {
     public:
 
         //UNSocketAddress(); 
-        explicit UNSocketAddress(boost::filesystem::path p);
+        explicit UNSocketAddress(std::string p);
                                         ///< Construct an address constant from given path
         static UNSocketAddress from_string(std::string const s); ///< Create UNSocketAddress from string
-        static UNSocketAddress from_path(boost::filesystem::path const p); ///< Create UNSocketAddress from path
         std::string path() const ;  ///< Return path as string
         struct sockaddr_un sockaddr(); 
         struct sockaddr * sockaddr_p() ;