diff --git a/fairmq/MemoryResourceTools.h b/fairmq/MemoryResourceTools.h
index d32fe2fa..fefab59b 100644
--- a/fairmq/MemoryResourceTools.h
+++ b/fairmq/MemoryResourceTools.h
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@
 namespace fair {
 namespace mq {
 
-using BytePmrAllocator = boost::container::pmr::polymorphic_allocator<fair::mq::byte>;
+using BytePmrAllocator = pmr::polymorphic_allocator<fair::mq::byte>;
 
 //_________________________________________________________________________________________________
 // return the message associated with the container or throw if it is not possible
 template<typename ContainerT>
 // typename std::enable_if<
 //    std::is_base_of<
-//        boost::container::pmr::polymorphic_allocator<typename
+//        pmr::polymorphic_allocator<typename
 //        ContainerT::value_type>,
 //        typename ContainerT::allocator_type>::value == true,
 //    FairMQMessagePtr>::type
diff --git a/fairmq/MemoryResources.h b/fairmq/MemoryResources.h
index 816aa451..9a4c93c7 100644
--- a/fairmq/MemoryResources.h
+++ b/fairmq/MemoryResources.h
@@ -33,11 +33,12 @@ namespace fair {
 namespace mq {
 
 using byte = unsigned char;
+namespace pmr = boost::container::pmr;
 
 /// All FairMQ related memory resources need to inherit from this interface
 /// class for the
 /// getMessage() api.
-class FairMQMemoryResource : public boost::container::pmr::memory_resource
+class FairMQMemoryResource : public pmr::memory_resource
 {
   public:
     /// return the message containing data associated with the pointer (to start
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ class ChannelResource : public FairMQMemoryResource
         messageMap.erase(p);
     };
 
-    bool do_is_equal(const boost::container::pmr::memory_resource &other) const noexcept override
+    bool do_is_equal(const pmr::memory_resource &other) const noexcept override
     {
         return this == &other;
     };
diff --git a/test/memory_resources/_memory_resources.cxx b/test/memory_resources/_memory_resources.cxx
index 88087992..d01adddc 100644
--- a/test/memory_resources/_memory_resources.cxx
+++ b/test/memory_resources/_memory_resources.cxx
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ TEST(MemoryResources, transportallocatormap_test)
     EXPECT_TRUE(_tmp == allocZMQ);
 }
 
-using namespace boost::container::pmr;
+using namespace fair::mq::pmr;
 
 TEST(MemoryResources, allocator_test)
 {