diff --git a/src/blockchain_utilities/blockchain_import.cpp b/src/blockchain_utilities/blockchain_import.cpp
index cb9154f29..801fe34ef 100644
--- a/src/blockchain_utilities/blockchain_import.cpp
+++ b/src/blockchain_utilities/blockchain_import.cpp
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ int check_flush(cryptonote::core &core, std::vector<block_complete_entry> &block
 
     // process block
 
-    block_verification_context bvc = boost::value_initialized<block_verification_context>();
+    block_verification_context bvc = {};
 
     core.handle_incoming_block(block_entry.block, pblocks.empty() ? NULL : &pblocks[blockidx++], bvc, false); // <--- process block
 
diff --git a/src/crypto/hash.h b/src/crypto/hash.h
index 17071923d..27184fa53 100644
--- a/src/crypto/hash.h
+++ b/src/crypto/hash.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <iostream>
-#include <boost/utility/value_init.hpp>
 
 #include "common/pod-class.h"
 #include "generic-ops.h"
@@ -90,8 +89,8 @@ namespace crypto {
     epee::to_hex::formatted(o, epee::as_byte_span(v)); return o;
   }
 
-  const static crypto::hash null_hash = boost::value_initialized<crypto::hash>();
-  const static crypto::hash8 null_hash8 = boost::value_initialized<crypto::hash8>();
+  constexpr static crypto::hash null_hash = {};
+  constexpr static crypto::hash8 null_hash8 = {};
 }
 
 CRYPTO_MAKE_HASHABLE(hash)
diff --git a/src/cryptonote_basic/miner.cpp b/src/cryptonote_basic/miner.cpp
index 2dad2795e..856cccdeb 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_basic/miner.cpp
+++ b/src/cryptonote_basic/miner.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 
 #include <sstream>
 #include <numeric>
-#include <boost/utility/value_init.hpp>
 #include <boost/interprocess/detail/atomic.hpp>
 #include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
 #include "misc_language.h"
@@ -100,7 +99,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
 
 
   miner::miner(i_miner_handler* phandler):m_stop(1),
-    m_template(boost::value_initialized<block>()),
+    m_template{},
     m_template_no(0),
     m_diffic(0),
     m_thread_index(0),
diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp b/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp
index 643c04946..82f7d1423 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ bool Blockchain::init(BlockchainDB* db, const network_type nettype, bool offline
   {
     MINFO("Blockchain not loaded, generating genesis block.");
     block bl;
-    block_verification_context bvc = boost::value_initialized<block_verification_context>();
+    block_verification_context bvc = {};
     generate_genesis_block(bl, get_config(m_nettype).GENESIS_TX, get_config(m_nettype).GENESIS_NONCE);
     db_wtxn_guard wtxn_guard(m_db);
     add_new_block(bl, bvc);
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ bool Blockchain::reset_and_set_genesis_block(const block& b)
   m_hardfork->init();
 
   db_wtxn_guard wtxn_guard(m_db);
-  block_verification_context bvc = boost::value_initialized<block_verification_context>();
+  block_verification_context bvc = {};
   add_new_block(b, bvc);
   if (!update_next_cumulative_weight_limit())
     return false;
@@ -919,7 +919,7 @@ bool Blockchain::rollback_blockchain_switching(std::list<block>& original_chain,
   //return back original chain
   for (auto& bl : original_chain)
   {
-    block_verification_context bvc = boost::value_initialized<block_verification_context>();
+    block_verification_context bvc = {};
     bool r = handle_block_to_main_chain(bl, bvc);
     CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES(r && bvc.m_added_to_main_chain, false, "PANIC! failed to add (again) block while chain switching during the rollback!");
   }
@@ -968,7 +968,7 @@ bool Blockchain::switch_to_alternative_blockchain(std::list<block_extended_info>
   for(auto alt_ch_iter = alt_chain.begin(); alt_ch_iter != alt_chain.end(); alt_ch_iter++)
   {
     const auto &bei = *alt_ch_iter;
-    block_verification_context bvc = boost::value_initialized<block_verification_context>();
+    block_verification_context bvc = {};
 
     // add block to main chain
     bool r = handle_block_to_main_chain(bei.bl, bvc);
@@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@ bool Blockchain::switch_to_alternative_blockchain(std::list<block_extended_info>
     //pushing old chain as alternative chain
     for (auto& old_ch_ent : disconnected_chain)
     {
-      block_verification_context bvc = boost::value_initialized<block_verification_context>();
+      block_verification_context bvc = {};
       bool r = handle_alternative_block(old_ch_ent, get_block_hash(old_ch_ent), bvc);
       if(!r)
       {
@@ -1333,7 +1333,7 @@ bool Blockchain::create_block_template(block& b, const crypto::hash *from_block,
 
     //we have new block in alternative chain
     std::list<block_extended_info> alt_chain;
-    block_verification_context bvc = boost::value_initialized<block_verification_context>();
+    block_verification_context bvc = {};
     std::vector<uint64_t> timestamps;
     if (!build_alt_chain(*from_block, alt_chain, timestamps, bvc))
       return false;
@@ -1367,7 +1367,7 @@ bool Blockchain::create_block_template(block& b, const crypto::hash *from_block,
     }
 
     // FIXME: consider moving away from block_extended_info at some point
-    block_extended_info bei = boost::value_initialized<block_extended_info>();
+    block_extended_info bei = {};
     bei.bl = b;
     bei.height = alt_chain.size() ? prev_data.height + 1 : m_db->get_block_height(*from_block) + 1;
 
@@ -1655,7 +1655,7 @@ bool Blockchain::handle_alternative_block(const block& b, const crypto::hash& id
       return false;
 
     // FIXME: consider moving away from block_extended_info at some point
-    block_extended_info bei = boost::value_initialized<block_extended_info>();
+    block_extended_info bei = {};
     bei.bl = b;
     const uint64_t prev_height = alt_chain.size() ? prev_data.height : m_db->get_block_height(b.prev_id);
     bei.height = prev_height + 1;
diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp
index 41fe18543..777b5cf58 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
   //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   bool core::handle_incoming_tx_pre(const blobdata& tx_blob, tx_verification_context& tvc, cryptonote::transaction &tx, crypto::hash &tx_hash, bool keeped_by_block, bool relayed, bool do_not_relay)
   {
-    tvc = boost::value_initialized<tx_verification_context>();
+    tvc = {};
 
     if(tx_blob.size() > get_max_tx_size())
     {
@@ -1346,7 +1346,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
   //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   bool core::handle_block_found(block& b, block_verification_context &bvc)
   {
-    bvc = boost::value_initialized<block_verification_context>();
+    bvc = {};
     m_miner.pause();
     std::vector<block_complete_entry> blocks;
     try
@@ -1375,7 +1375,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
     CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES(!bvc.m_verifivation_failed, false, "mined block failed verification");
     if(bvc.m_added_to_main_chain)
     {
-      cryptonote_connection_context exclude_context = boost::value_initialized<cryptonote_connection_context>();
+      cryptonote_connection_context exclude_context = {};
       NOTIFY_NEW_BLOCK::request arg = AUTO_VAL_INIT(arg);
       arg.current_blockchain_height = m_blockchain_storage.get_current_blockchain_height();
       std::vector<crypto::hash> missed_txs;
@@ -1443,7 +1443,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
   {
     TRY_ENTRY();
 
-    bvc = boost::value_initialized<block_verification_context>();
+    bvc = {};
 
     if (!check_incoming_block_size(block_blob))
     {
diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_tx_utils.cpp b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_tx_utils.cpp
index 4cf71e558..955d6a4b0 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_tx_utils.cpp
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_tx_utils.cpp
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
     )
   {
     //genesis block
-    bl = boost::value_initialized<block>();
+    bl = {};
 
     blobdata tx_bl;
     bool r = string_tools::parse_hexstr_to_binbuff(genesis_tx, tx_bl);
diff --git a/src/cryptonote_protocol/cryptonote_protocol_handler.inl b/src/cryptonote_protocol/cryptonote_protocol_handler.inl
index 96fa1e124..6d1ad0405 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_protocol/cryptonote_protocol_handler.inl
+++ b/src/cryptonote_protocol/cryptonote_protocol_handler.inl
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
 
     if(context.m_state == cryptonote_connection_context::state_synchronizing)
     {
-      NOTIFY_REQUEST_CHAIN::request r = boost::value_initialized<NOTIFY_REQUEST_CHAIN::request>();
+      NOTIFY_REQUEST_CHAIN::request r = {};
       context.m_needed_objects.clear();
       m_core.get_short_chain_history(r.block_ids);
       handler_request_blocks_history( r.block_ids ); // change the limit(?), sleep(?)
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
     template<class t_core>
     bool t_cryptonote_protocol_handler<t_core>::get_payload_sync_data(blobdata& data)
   {
-    CORE_SYNC_DATA hsd = boost::value_initialized<CORE_SYNC_DATA>();
+    CORE_SYNC_DATA hsd = {};
     get_payload_sync_data(hsd);
     epee::serialization::store_t_to_binary(hsd, data);
     return true;
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
       }
     }
 
-    block_verification_context bvc = boost::value_initialized<block_verification_context>();
+    block_verification_context bvc = {};
     m_core.handle_incoming_block(arg.b.block, pblocks.empty() ? NULL : &pblocks[0], bvc); // got block from handle_notify_new_block
     if (!m_core.cleanup_handle_incoming_blocks(true))
     {
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
     {
       context.m_needed_objects.clear();
       context.m_state = cryptonote_connection_context::state_synchronizing;
-      NOTIFY_REQUEST_CHAIN::request r = boost::value_initialized<NOTIFY_REQUEST_CHAIN::request>();
+      NOTIFY_REQUEST_CHAIN::request r = {};
       m_core.get_short_chain_history(r.block_ids);
       handler_request_blocks_history( r.block_ids ); // change the limit(?), sleep(?)
       MLOG_P2P_MESSAGE("-->>NOTIFY_REQUEST_CHAIN: m_block_ids.size()=" << r.block_ids.size() );
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
           return 1;
         }
           
-        block_verification_context bvc = boost::value_initialized<block_verification_context>();
+        block_verification_context bvc = {};
         m_core.handle_incoming_block(arg.b.block, pblocks.empty() ? NULL : &pblocks[0], bvc); // got block from handle_notify_new_block
         if (!m_core.cleanup_handle_incoming_blocks(true))
         {
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
         {
           context.m_needed_objects.clear();
           context.m_state = cryptonote_connection_context::state_synchronizing;
-          NOTIFY_REQUEST_CHAIN::request r = boost::value_initialized<NOTIFY_REQUEST_CHAIN::request>();
+          NOTIFY_REQUEST_CHAIN::request r = {};
           m_core.get_short_chain_history(r.block_ids);
           handler_request_blocks_history( r.block_ids ); // change the limit(?), sleep(?)
           MLOG_P2P_MESSAGE("-->>NOTIFY_REQUEST_CHAIN: m_block_ids.size()=" << r.block_ids.size() );
@@ -1306,7 +1306,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
             // process block
 
             TIME_MEASURE_START(block_process_time);
-            block_verification_context bvc = boost::value_initialized<block_verification_context>();
+            block_verification_context bvc = {};
 
             m_core.handle_incoming_block(block_entry.block, pblocks.empty() ? NULL : &pblocks[blockidx], bvc, false); // <--- process block
 
@@ -2010,7 +2010,7 @@ skip:
     if(context.m_last_response_height < context.m_remote_blockchain_height-1)
     {//we have to fetch more objects ids, request blockchain entry
 
-      NOTIFY_REQUEST_CHAIN::request r = boost::value_initialized<NOTIFY_REQUEST_CHAIN::request>();
+      NOTIFY_REQUEST_CHAIN::request r = {};
       m_core.get_short_chain_history(r.block_ids);
       CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES(!r.block_ids.empty(), false, "Short chain history is empty");
 
diff --git a/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp b/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp
index 529cdbf2d..7d6472ddb 100644
--- a/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp
@@ -1556,7 +1556,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
     template_req.reserve_size = 1;
     template_req.wallet_address = req.wallet_address;
     template_req.prev_block = req.prev_block;
-    submit_req.push_back(boost::value_initialized<std::string>());
+    submit_req.push_back(std::string{});
     res.height = m_core.get_blockchain_storage().get_current_blockchain_height();
 
     for(size_t i = 0; i < req.amount_of_blocks; i++)
diff --git a/src/wallet/message_store.cpp b/src/wallet/message_store.cpp
index 96d4ef3ce..6e2cb933f 100644
--- a/src/wallet/message_store.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/message_store.cpp
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ void message_store::write_to_file(const multisig_wallet_state &state, const std:
   crypto::chacha_key key;
   crypto::generate_chacha_key(&state.view_secret_key, sizeof(crypto::secret_key), key, 1);
 
-  file_data write_file_data = boost::value_initialized<file_data>();
+  file_data write_file_data = {};
   write_file_data.magic_string = "MMS";
   write_file_data.file_version = 0;
   write_file_data.iv = crypto::rand<crypto::chacha_iv>();
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
index 24fda9532..b85e805de 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 #include <tuple>
 #include <boost/format.hpp>
 #include <boost/optional/optional.hpp>
-#include <boost/utility/value_init.hpp>
 #include <boost/algorithm/string/classification.hpp>
 #include <boost/algorithm/string/trim.hpp>
 #include <boost/algorithm/string/split.hpp>
@@ -1999,7 +1998,7 @@ void wallet2::process_new_transaction(const crypto::hash &txid, const cryptonote
           uint64_t amount = tx.vout[o].amount ? tx.vout[o].amount : tx_scan_info[o].amount;
           if (!pool)
           {
-	    m_transfers.push_back(boost::value_initialized<transfer_details>());
+	    m_transfers.push_back(transfer_details{});
 	    transfer_details& td = m_transfers.back();
 	    td.m_block_height = height;
 	    td.m_internal_output_index = o;
@@ -3572,7 +3571,7 @@ bool wallet2::store_keys(const std::string& keys_file_name, const epee::wipeable
 
   bool r = epee::serialization::store_t_to_binary(account, account_data);
   CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES(r, false, "failed to serialize wallet keys");
-  wallet2::keys_file_data keys_file_data = boost::value_initialized<wallet2::keys_file_data>();
+  wallet2::keys_file_data keys_file_data = {};
 
   // Create a JSON object with "key_data" and "seed_language" as keys.
   rapidjson::Document json;
@@ -5545,7 +5544,7 @@ void wallet2::store_to(const std::string &path, const epee::wipeable_string &pas
   boost::archive::portable_binary_oarchive ar(oss);
   ar << *this;
 
-  wallet2::cache_file_data cache_file_data = boost::value_initialized<wallet2::cache_file_data>();
+  wallet2::cache_file_data cache_file_data = {};
   cache_file_data.cache_data = oss.str();
   std::string cipher;
   cipher.resize(cache_file_data.cache_data.size());
@@ -8828,7 +8827,7 @@ void wallet2::light_wallet_get_unspent_outs()
     if(!add_transfer)
       continue;
     
-    m_transfers.push_back(boost::value_initialized<transfer_details>());
+    m_transfers.push_back(transfer_details{});
     transfer_details& td = m_transfers.back();
     
     td.m_block_height = o.height;
diff --git a/tests/core_tests/tx_validation.cpp b/tests/core_tests/tx_validation.cpp
index 232c86482..acdfdc41b 100644
--- a/tests/core_tests/tx_validation.cpp
+++ b/tests/core_tests/tx_validation.cpp
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ bool gen_tx_key_image_not_derive_from_tx_key::generate(std::vector<test_event_en
   // Tx with invalid key image can't be subscribed, so create empty signature
   builder.m_tx.signatures.resize(1);
   builder.m_tx.signatures[0].resize(1);
-  builder.m_tx.signatures[0][0] = boost::value_initialized<crypto::signature>();
+  builder.m_tx.signatures[0][0] = crypto::signature{};
 
   DO_CALLBACK(events, "mark_invalid_tx");
   events.push_back(builder.m_tx);
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ bool gen_tx_key_image_is_invalid::generate(std::vector<test_event_entry>& events
   // Tx with invalid key image can't be subscribed, so create empty signature
   builder.m_tx.signatures.resize(1);
   builder.m_tx.signatures[0].resize(1);
-  builder.m_tx.signatures[0][0] = boost::value_initialized<crypto::signature>();
+  builder.m_tx.signatures[0][0] = crypto::signature{};
 
   DO_CALLBACK(events, "mark_invalid_tx");
   events.push_back(builder.m_tx);
diff --git a/tests/functional_tests/transactions_flow_test.cpp b/tests/functional_tests/transactions_flow_test.cpp
index 2add66b8b..218590a27 100644
--- a/tests/functional_tests/transactions_flow_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/functional_tests/transactions_flow_test.cpp
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ bool transactions_flow_test(std::string& working_folder,
     transfered_money += amount_to_tx;
 
     LOG_PRINT_L0("transferred " << amount_to_tx << ", i=" << i );
-    tx_test_entry& ent = txs[get_transaction_hash(tx)] = boost::value_initialized<tx_test_entry>();
+    tx_test_entry& ent = txs[get_transaction_hash(tx)] = tx_test_entry{};
     ent.amount_transfered = amount_to_tx;
     ent.tx = tx;
     //if(i % transactions_per_second)
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/test_protocol_pack.cpp b/tests/unit_tests/test_protocol_pack.cpp
index 0ae2e9c68..59e46e332 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/test_protocol_pack.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_protocol_pack.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ TEST(protocol_pack, protocol_pack_command)
   r.total_height = 3;
   for(int i = 1; i < 10000; i += i*10)
   {
-    r.m_block_ids.resize(i, boost::value_initialized<crypto::hash>());
+    r.m_block_ids.resize(i, crypto::hash{});
     bool res = epee::serialization::store_t_to_binary(r, buff);
     ASSERT_TRUE(res);