diff --git a/STL_Extension/examples/STL_Extension/min_element_if_example.cpp b/STL_Extension/examples/STL_Extension/min_element_if_example.cpp
index a2a98015533..32e43c1abfb 100644
--- a/STL_Extension/examples/STL_Extension/min_element_if_example.cpp
+++ b/STL_Extension/examples/STL_Extension/min_element_if_example.cpp
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ int main()
   std::cout << "min_odd = "
             << *CGAL::min_element_if(v.begin(),
                                      v.end(),
-                                     CGAL::compose1_1(boost::bind2nd(std::greater< int >(), 0),
-                                                      boost::bind2nd(std::modulus< int >(), 2)))
+                                     [](int i){ return (i%2) > 0; })
             << std::endl;
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/STL_Extension/test/STL_Extension/test_composition.cpp b/STL_Extension/test/STL_Extension/test_composition.cpp
index c7deeaa56f0..a4d4c4d5d66 100644
--- a/STL_Extension/test/STL_Extension/test_composition.cpp
+++ b/STL_Extension/test/STL_Extension/test_composition.cpp
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ using CGAL::compose1_2;
 using CGAL::compose2_1;
 using CGAL::compose2_2;
 using CGAL::compare_to_less;
-using boost::binder1st;
-using boost::bind1st;
 using std::accumulate;
 using std::plus;
 using std::multiplies;
@@ -31,8 +29,8 @@ int main()
 {
   plus< int >        pl;
   multiplies< int >  mu;
-  binder1st< plus< int > >       op1 = bind1st(pl, 1);
-  binder1st< multiplies< int > > op2 = bind1st(mu, 2);
+  auto op1 = [](int i){ return i+1; };
+  auto op2 = [](int i){ return i * 2; };
 
   // compose1_2:
   int a[] = {3,5,7,2,4};