diff --git a/libs/boost/Makefile b/libs/boost/Makefile
index c2d273e7e..2a6e9f3e5 100644
--- a/libs/boost/Makefile
+++ b/libs/boost/Makefile
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/nls.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/target.mk 
 
 PKG_NAME:=boost
-PKG_VERSION:=1_58_0
-PKG_RELEASE:=6
+PKG_VERSION:=1_59_0
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)_$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/boost
 PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)_$(PKG_VERSION)
 HOST_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR_HOST)/$(PKG_NAME)_$(PKG_VERSION)
-PKG_MD5SUM:=5a5d5614d9a07672e1ab2a250b5defc5
+PKG_MD5SUM:=51528a0e3b33d9e10aaa311d9eb451e3
 PKG_LICENSE:=Boost Software License <http://www.boost.org/users/license.html>
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Carlos M. Ferreira <carlosmf.pt@gmail.com>
 
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ define Package/boost-test
   $(call Package/boost/Default)
   TITLE+= (test)
   HIDDEN:=1  
+  DEPENDS+=+boost-system +boost-timer
 endef
 
 define Build/Configure
diff --git a/libs/boost/patches/001-mips-options-fix.patch b/libs/boost/patches/001-mips-options-fix.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index d9b30e6e9..000000000
--- a/libs/boost/patches/001-mips-options-fix.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- boost_1_58_0/tools/build/src/tools/gcc.jam 2015-04-23 12:01:37.723438995 +0200
-+++ boost_1_58_0/tools/build/src/tools/gcc.jam 2015-04-23 12:00:21.427441384 +0200
-@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@
-         else
-         {
-             local arch = [ feature.get-values architecture : $(properties) ] ;
--            if $(arch) != arm
-+            if $(arch) = power || $(arch) = sparc || $(arch) = x86
-             {
-                 if $(model) = 32
-                 {