diff --git a/intern/cycles/blender/blender_session.cpp b/intern/cycles/blender/blender_session.cpp
index ef57849..2d48e64 100644
--- a/intern/cycles/blender/blender_session.cpp
+++ b/intern/cycles/blender/blender_session.cpp
@@ -96,8 +96,13 @@ void BlenderSession::create_session()
 	/* create session */
 	session = new Session(session_params);
 	session->scene = scene;
+#if defined( _MSC_VER ) && (_MSC_VER >= 1800)
+	session->progress.set_update_callback(std::bind(&BlenderSession::tag_redraw, this));
+	session->progress.set_cancel_callback(std::bind(&BlenderSession::test_cancel, this));
+#else
 	session->progress.set_update_callback(function_bind(&BlenderSession::tag_redraw, this));
 	session->progress.set_cancel_callback(function_bind(&BlenderSession::test_cancel, this));
+#endif
 	session->set_pause(BlenderSync::get_session_pause(b_scene, background));
 
 	/* create sync */
@@ -123,9 +128,15 @@ void BlenderSession::create_session()
 	b_engine.use_highlight_tiles(session_params.progressive_refine == false);
 
 	/* setup callbacks for builtin image support */
+#if defined( _MSC_VER ) && (_MSC_VER >= 1800)
+	scene->image_manager->builtin_image_info_cb = std::bind(&BlenderSession::builtin_image_info, this, std::placeholders::_1, std::placeholders::_2, std::placeholders::_3, std::placeholders::_4, std::placeholders::_5, std::placeholders::_6);
+	scene->image_manager->builtin_image_pixels_cb = std::bind(&BlenderSession::builtin_image_pixels, this, std::placeholders::_1, std::placeholders::_2, std::placeholders::_3);
+	scene->image_manager->builtin_image_float_pixels_cb = std::bind(&BlenderSession::builtin_image_float_pixels, this, std::placeholders::_1, std::placeholders::_2, std::placeholders::_3);
+#else
 	scene->image_manager->builtin_image_info_cb = function_bind(&BlenderSession::builtin_image_info, this, _1, _2, _3, _4, _5, _6);
 	scene->image_manager->builtin_image_pixels_cb = function_bind(&BlenderSession::builtin_image_pixels, this, _1, _2, _3);
 	scene->image_manager->builtin_image_float_pixels_cb = function_bind(&BlenderSession::builtin_image_float_pixels, this, _1, _2, _3);
+#endif
 }
 
 void BlenderSession::reset_session(BL::BlendData b_data_, BL::Scene b_scene_)
@@ -334,8 +345,13 @@ void BlenderSession::update_render_tile(RenderTile& rtile)
 void BlenderSession::render()
 {
 	/* set callback to write out render results */
+#if defined( _MSC_VER ) && (_MSC_VER >= 1800)
+	session->write_render_tile_cb = std::bind(&BlenderSession::write_render_tile, this, std::placeholders::_1);
+	session->update_render_tile_cb = std::bind(&BlenderSession::update_render_tile, this, std::placeholders::_1);
+#else
 	session->write_render_tile_cb = function_bind(&BlenderSession::write_render_tile, this, _1);
 	session->update_render_tile_cb = function_bind(&BlenderSession::update_render_tile, this, _1);
+#endif
 
 	/* get buffer parameters */
 	SessionParams session_params = BlenderSync::get_session_params(b_engine, b_userpref, b_scene, background);
@@ -412,8 +428,13 @@ void BlenderSession::render()
 	}
 
 	/* clear callback */
+#if defined( _MSC_VER ) && (_MSC_VER >= 1800)
+	session->write_render_tile_cb = std::function<void(RenderTile&)>{};
+	session->update_render_tile_cb = std::function<void(RenderTile&)>{};
+#else
 	session->write_render_tile_cb = NULL;
 	session->update_render_tile_cb = NULL;
+#endif
 
 	/* free all memory used (host and device), so we wouldn't leave render
 	 * engine with extra memory allocated
diff --git a/intern/cycles/render/image.h b/intern/cycles/render/image.h
index 85b6b51..126969d 100644
--- a/intern/cycles/render/image.h
+++ b/intern/cycles/render/image.h
@@ -63,9 +63,16 @@ public:
 
 	bool need_update;
 
+#if defined( _MSC_VER ) && (_MSC_VER >= 1800)
+	std::function<void(const string &filename, void *data, bool &is_float, int &width, int &height, int &channels)> builtin_image_info_cb;
+	std::function<bool(const string &filename, void *data, unsigned char *pixels)> builtin_image_pixels_cb;
+	std::function<bool(const string &filename, void *data, float *pixels)> builtin_image_float_pixels_cb;
+#else
 	boost::function<void(const string &filename, void *data, bool &is_float, int &width, int &height, int &channels)> builtin_image_info_cb;
 	boost::function<bool(const string &filename, void *data, unsigned char *pixels)> builtin_image_pixels_cb;
 	boost::function<bool(const string &filename, void *data, float *pixels)> builtin_image_float_pixels_cb;
+#endif
+
 private:
 	int tex_num_images;
 	int tex_num_float_images;
diff --git a/intern/cycles/render/session.h b/intern/cycles/render/session.h
index 1227edf..cdcf6d6 100644
--- a/intern/cycles/render/session.h
+++ b/intern/cycles/render/session.h
@@ -121,8 +121,13 @@ public:
 	TileManager tile_manager;
 	Stats stats;
 
+#if defined( _MSC_VER ) && (_MSC_VER >= 1800)
+	std::function<void(RenderTile&)> write_render_tile_cb;
+	std::function<void(RenderTile&)> update_render_tile_cb;
+#else
 	boost::function<void(RenderTile&)> write_render_tile_cb;
 	boost::function<void(RenderTile&)> update_render_tile_cb;
+#endif
 
 	Session(const SessionParams& params);
 	~Session();
diff --git a/intern/cycles/util/util_progress.h b/intern/cycles/util/util_progress.h
index 5d1219b..07fc7d1 100644
--- a/intern/cycles/util/util_progress.h
+++ b/intern/cycles/util/util_progress.h
@@ -102,8 +102,11 @@ public:
 		thread_scoped_lock lock(progress_mutex);
 		return cancel_message;
 	}
-
+#if defined( _MSC_VER ) && (_MSC_VER >= 1800)
+	void set_cancel_callback(std::function<void(void)> function)
+#else
 	void set_cancel_callback(boost::function<void(void)> function)
+#endif
 	{
 		cancel_cb = function;
 	}
@@ -227,7 +230,11 @@ public:
 		}
 	}
 
+#if defined( _MSC_VER ) && (_MSC_VER >= 1800)
+	void set_update_callback(std::function<void(void)> function)
+#else
 	void set_update_callback(boost::function<void(void)> function)
+#endif
 	{
 		update_cb = function;
 	}
diff --git a/intern/cycles/util/util_task.cpp b/intern/cycles/util/util_task.cpp
index 420cc54..afa1577 100644
--- a/intern/cycles/util/util_task.cpp
+++ b/intern/cycles/util/util_task.cpp
@@ -192,7 +192,11 @@ void TaskScheduler::init(int num_threads)
 		threads.resize(num_threads);
 
 		for(size_t i = 0; i < threads.size(); i++)
+#if defined( _MSC_VER ) && (_MSC_VER >= 1800)
+			threads[i] = new thread(&TaskScheduler::thread_run, i);
+#else
 			threads[i] = new thread(function_bind(&TaskScheduler::thread_run, i));
+#endif
 	}
 	
 	users++;
diff --git a/intern/cycles/util/util_task.h b/intern/cycles/util/util_task.h
index 42a1e2f..0bbed92 100644
--- a/intern/cycles/util/util_task.h
+++ b/intern/cycles/util/util_task.h
@@ -27,7 +27,12 @@ class Task;
 class TaskPool;
 class TaskScheduler;
 
+
+#if defined( _MSC_VER ) && (_MSC_VER >= 1800)
+typedef std::function<void(void)> TaskRunFunction;
+#else
 typedef boost::function<void(void)> TaskRunFunction;
+#endif
 
 /* Task
  *
diff --git a/intern/cycles/util/util_thread.h b/intern/cycles/util/util_thread.h
index 62abe35..8a45026 100644
--- a/intern/cycles/util/util_thread.h
+++ b/intern/cycles/util/util_thread.h
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@
 #include <condition_variable>
 #include <boost/thread/thread_time.hpp>
 
-#include "util_function.h"
-
 CCL_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
 /*  use std for mutexes and thread */