diff --git a/BUILD b/BUILD
index 4ff18da..ee7950d 100644
--- a/BUILD
+++ b/BUILD
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ cc_library(
     strip_include_prefix = "src/",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
-        "//third_party/boost:system",
-        "//third_party/boost:asio",
-        "//third_party/boost:date_time"
+        "@boost//:system",
+        "@boost//:asio",
+        "@boost//:date_time",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/WORKSPACE b/WORKSPACE
index 863fb47..6ac08ea 100644
--- a/WORKSPACE
+++ b/WORKSPACE
@@ -1 +1,9 @@
 workspace(name = "com_github_datasift_served")
+
+git_repository(
+    name = "com_github_nelhage_rules_boost",
+    commit = "72ec09168e5c3a296f667b3d956a853ccd65c8ed",
+    remote = "https://github.com/nelhage/rules_boost",
+)
+load("@com_github_nelhage_rules_boost//:boost/boost.bzl", "boost_deps")
+boost_deps()
diff --git a/third_party/boost/BUILD b/third_party/boost/BUILD
deleted file mode 100644
index dab9953..0000000
--- a/third_party/boost/BUILD
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,239 +0,0 @@
-licenses(["notice"])
-
-boost_path = "upstream"
-
-load("//third_party/boost:tool.bzl", "boost_library")
-
-boost_library(
-  name = "assert",
-)
-
-boost_library(
-  name = "config",
-)
-
-boost_library(
-  name = "core",
-)
-
-boost_library(
-  name = "predef",
-)
-
-boost_library(
-  name = "system",
-  srcs = glob([
-    boost_path + "/system/src/*.cpp",
-  ]),
-  deps = [
-    ":assert",
-    ":config",
-    ":core",
-    ":predef",
-  ],
-)
-
-boost_library(
-  name = "throw_exception",
-)
-
-boost_library(
-  name = "detail",
-)
-
-boost_library(
-  name = "functional",
-  deps = [
-    ":detail",
-  ],
-)
-
-boost_library(
-  name = "io",
-)
-
-boost_library(
-  name = "static_assert",
-)
-
-boost_library(
-  name = "iterator",
-  deps = [
-    ":detail",
-    ":static_assert",
-  ],
-)
-
-boost_library(
-  name = "concept_check",
-)
-
-boost_library(
-  name = "optional",
-)
-
-boost_library(
-  name = "range",
-  deps = [
-    ":concept_check",
-    ":optional",
-  ]
-)
-
-boost_library(
-  name = "align",
-)
-
-boost_library(
-  name = "utility",
-)
-
-boost_library(
-  name = "smart_ptr",
-  deps = [
-    ":align",
-    ":core",
-    ":predef",
-    ":throw_exception",
-    ":utility",
-  ],
-)
-
-boost_library(
-  name = "preprocessor",
-)
-
-boost_library(
-  name = "move",
-)
-
-boost_library(
-  name = "mpl",
-  deps = [
-    ":preprocessor",
-    ":move",
-  ]
-)
-
-boost_library(
-  name = "type_traits",
-  deps = [
-    ":core",
-    ":mpl",
-    ":static_assert",
-  ]
-)
-
-boost_library(
-  name = "bind",
-)
-
-boost_library(
-  name = "function",
-)
-
-boost_library(
-  name = "algorithm",
-  deps = [
-    ":function",
-    ":range",
-  ]
-)
-
-boost_library(
-  name = "numeric_conversion",
-)
-
-boost_library(
-  name = "array",
-)
-
-boost_library(
-  name = "container",
-)
-
-boost_library(
-  name = "math",
-)
-
-boost_library(
-  name = "lexical_cast",
-  deps = [
-    ":numeric_conversion",
-    ":container",
-    ":array",
-    ":math",
-  ]
-)
-
-boost_library(
-  name = "tokenizer",
-)
-
-boost_library(
-  name = "date_time",
-  deps = [
-    ":smart_ptr",
-    ":static_assert",
-    ":mpl",
-    ":type_traits",
-    ":tokenizer",
-    ":bind",
-	":algorithm",
-    ":iterator",
-    ":lexical_cast",
-    ":io",
-  ],
-)
-
-boost_library(
-  name = "filesystem",
-  srcs = glob([
-    boost_path + "/filesystem/src/*.cpp",
-  ]),
-  deps = [
-    ":config",
-    ":functional",
-    ":io",
-    ":iterator",
-    ":range",
-    ":smart_ptr",
-    ":system",
-    ":type_traits",
-  ],
-)
-
-boost_library(
-  name = "integer",
-)
-
-boost_library(
-  name = "regex",
-  defines = [
-    "BOOST_FALLTHROUGH"
-  ],
-  srcs = glob([
-    boost_path + "/regex/src/*.cpp",
-    boost_path + "/regex/src/*.hpp",
-  ]),
-  deps = [
-    ":assert",
-    ":config",
-    ":functional",
-    ":integer",
-    ":mpl",
-    ":smart_ptr",
-    ":throw_exception",
-    ":type_traits",
-  ]
-)
-
-boost_library(
-  name = "asio",
-  deps = [
-    ":throw_exception",
-    ":system",
-    ":regex",
-  ]
-)
-
diff --git a/third_party/boost/tool.bzl b/third_party/boost/tool.bzl
deleted file mode 100644
index a104ead..0000000
--- a/third_party/boost/tool.bzl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-def _is_library( is_library = False ):
-  if is_library:
-    include_path = "@boost/include"
-    library_path = "@boost/lib"
-    includes_pattern = include_path + "/%s/"
-    include_pattern1 = includes_pattern + "**/*.h"
-    include_pattern2 = includes_pattern + "**/*pp" # hpp and ipp
-  else:
-    includes_pattern = "upstream/%s/include"
-    include_pattern1 = includes_pattern + "/boost/**/*.h"
-    include_pattern2 = includes_pattern + "/boost/**/*pp"
-
-  return includes_pattern, include_pattern1, include_pattern2
-
-def includes_list( library_name ):
-  includes_pattern, include_pattern1, include_pattern2 = _is_library()
-  return [ includes_pattern % library_name ]
-
-def hdr_list( library_name ):
-  includes_pattern, include_pattern1, include_pattern2 = _is_library()
-  return native.glob([
-    include_pattern1 % library_name,
-    include_pattern2 % library_name,
-  ])
-
-def boost_library( name, defines=None, includes=None, hdrs=None, srcs=None, deps=None, copts=None ):
-
-  if defines == None:
-    defines = []
-
-  if includes == None:
-    includes = []
-
-  if hdrs == None:
-    hdrs = []
-
-  if srcs == None:
-    srcs = []
-
-  if deps == None:
-    deps = []
-
-  if copts == None:
-    copts = []
-
-  return native.cc_library(
-    name = name,
-    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
-    defines = defines,
-    includes = includes_list(name) + includes,
-    hdrs = hdr_list(name) + hdrs,
-    srcs = [] + srcs,
-    deps = deps,
-    copts = copts,
-)
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