diff --git a/components/esm4/loadaloc.cpp b/components/esm4/loadaloc.cpp
index 6039e0ead8..a8c6de2432 100644
--- a/components/esm4/loadaloc.cpp
+++ b/components/esm4/loadaloc.cpp
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@
 //#include <iostream> // FIXME: for debugging only
 //#include <iomanip>  // FIXME: for debugging only
 
-//#include <boost/scoped_array.hpp> // FIXME
-
 //#include "formid.hpp" // FIXME:
 
 #include "reader.hpp"
@@ -131,8 +129,8 @@ void ESM4::MediaLocationController::load(ESM4::Reader& reader)
             case ESM4::SUB_FNAM: // always 0? 4 bytes
             {
 #if 0
-                boost::scoped_array<unsigned char> mDataBuf(new unsigned char[subHdr.dataSize]);
-                reader.get(mDataBuf.get(), subHdr.dataSize);
+                std::vector<unsigned char> mDataBuf(subHdr.dataSize);
+                reader.get(mDataBuf.data(), subHdr.dataSize);
 
                 std::ostringstream ss;
                 ss << mEditorId << " " << ESM::printName(subHdr.typeId) << ":size " << subHdr.dataSize << "\n";
diff --git a/components/esm4/loadnpc.cpp b/components/esm4/loadnpc.cpp
index eda5f8a4ca..2b8f953127 100644
--- a/components/esm4/loadnpc.cpp
+++ b/components/esm4/loadnpc.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 
 //#include <boost/iostreams/filtering_streambuf.hpp>
 //#include <boost/iostreams/copy.hpp>
-#include <boost/scoped_array.hpp>
 
 #include "formid.hpp" // NOTE: for testing only
 #include "reader.hpp"
@@ -261,8 +260,8 @@ void ESM4::Npc::load(ESM4::Reader& reader)
             case ESM4::SUB_DSTF:
             {
 #if 1
-                boost::scoped_array<unsigned char> dataBuf(new unsigned char[subHdr.dataSize]);
-                reader.get(dataBuf.get(), subHdr.dataSize);
+                std::vector<unsigned char> dataBuf(subHdr.dataSize);
+                reader.get(dataBuf.data(), subHdr.dataSize);
 
                 std::ostringstream ss;
                 ss << mEditorId << " " << ESM::printName(subHdr.typeId) << ":size " << subHdr.dataSize << "\n";
diff --git a/components/esm4/loadpgrd.cpp b/components/esm4/loadpgrd.cpp
index 93b14ed2c1..5f0ee69df3 100644
--- a/components/esm4/loadpgrd.cpp
+++ b/components/esm4/loadpgrd.cpp
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@
 //#include <iostream> // FIXME: for debugging only
 //#include <iomanip>  // FIXME: for debugging only
 
-//#include <boost/scoped_array.hpp> // FIXME for debugging only
-
 #include "formid.hpp" // FIXME: for mEditorId workaround
 #include "reader.hpp"
 //#include "writer.hpp"
@@ -126,8 +124,8 @@ void ESM4::Pathgrid::load(ESM4::Reader& reader)
             case ESM4::SUB_PGAG:
             {
 #if 0
-                boost::scoped_array<unsigned char> mDataBuf(new unsigned char[subHdr.dataSize]);
-                reader.get(mDataBuf.get(), subHdr.dataSize);
+                std::vector<unsigned char> mDataBuf(subHdr.dataSize);
+                reader.get(mDataBuf.data(), subHdr.dataSize);
 
                 std::ostringstream ss;
                 ss << mEditorId << " " << ESM::printName(subHdr.typeId) << ":size " << subHdr.dataSize << "\n";