diff --git a/src/framework/CMakeLists.txt b/src/framework/CMakeLists.txt
index 657a457d..2d558486 100644
--- a/src/framework/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/framework/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -196,7 +196,6 @@ message(STATUS "Build revision: ${BUILD_REVISION}")
 add_definitions(-D"BUILD_REVISION=\\\"${BUILD_REVISION}\\\"")
 
 # find boost
-set(framework_DEFINITIONS ${framework_DEFINITIONS} -DBOOST_THREAD_PROVIDES_FUTURE) # enable boost::future
 set(REQUIRED_BOOST_COMPONENTS system thread chrono)
 if(WIN32)
     set(Boost_THREADAPI win32)
diff --git a/src/framework/core/asyncdispatcher.h b/src/framework/core/asyncdispatcher.h
index 75290550..e914cc61 100644
--- a/src/framework/core/asyncdispatcher.h
+++ b/src/framework/core/asyncdispatcher.h
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ public:
     void stop();
 
     template<class F>
-    std::future<typename std::result_of<F()>::type> schedule(const F& task) {
+    boost::unique_future<typename std::result_of<F()>::type> schedule(const F& task) {
         std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(m_mutex);
-        auto prom = std::make_shared<std::promise<typename std::result_of<F()>::type>>();
+        auto prom = std::make_shared<boost::promise<typename std::result_of<F()>::type>>();
         m_tasks.push_back([=]() { prom->set_value(task()); });
         m_condition.notify_all();
         return prom->get_future();
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ protected:
 
 private:
     std::list<std::function<void()>> m_tasks;
-    std::mutex m_mutex;
     std::list<std::thread> m_threads;
+    std::mutex m_mutex;
     std::condition_variable m_condition;
     stdext::boolean<false> m_running;
 };
diff --git a/src/framework/sound/soundmanager.cpp b/src/framework/sound/soundmanager.cpp
index 7120bd0a..a065937a 100644
--- a/src/framework/sound/soundmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/framework/sound/soundmanager.cpp
@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@ void SoundManager::poll()
 
     for(auto it = m_streamFiles.begin(); it != m_streamFiles.end();) {
         StreamSoundSourcePtr source = it->first;
-        std::future<SoundFilePtr>& future = it->second;
+        auto& future = it->second;
 
-        if(std::is_ready(future)) {
+        if(future.is_ready()) {
             SoundFilePtr sound = future.get();
             if(sound)
                 source->setSoundFile(sound);
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ SoundSourcePtr SoundManager::createSoundSource(const std::string& filename)
             source = combinedSource;
 #else
             StreamSoundSourcePtr streamSource(new StreamSoundSource);
-            m_streamFiles[streamSource] = m_loadJobs [=]() -> SoundFilePtr {
+            m_streamFiles[streamSource] = g_asyncDispatcher.schedule([=]() -> SoundFilePtr {
                 try {
                     return SoundFile::loadSoundFile(filename); 
                 } catch(std::exception& e) {
diff --git a/src/framework/sound/soundmanager.h b/src/framework/sound/soundmanager.h
index aa7eab78..f5de89dc 100644
--- a/src/framework/sound/soundmanager.h
+++ b/src/framework/sound/soundmanager.h
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ private:
     ALCdevice *m_device;
     ALCcontext *m_context;
 
-    std::map<StreamSoundSourcePtr, std::future<SoundFilePtr>> m_streamFiles;
+    std::map<StreamSoundSourcePtr, boost::unique_future<SoundFilePtr>> m_streamFiles;
     std::unordered_map<std::string, SoundBufferPtr> m_buffers;
     std::vector<SoundSourcePtr> m_sources;
     stdext::boolean<true> m_audioEnabled;
diff --git a/src/framework/stdext/thread.h b/src/framework/stdext/thread.h
index 06737e18..ba7ae5ed 100644
--- a/src/framework/stdext/thread.h
+++ b/src/framework/stdext/thread.h
@@ -23,48 +23,33 @@
 #ifndef THREAD_H
 #define THREAD_H
 
+#include <boost/thread/future.hpp>
+
 // hack to enable std::thread on mingw32 4.6
 #if !defined(_GLIBCXX_HAS_GTHREADS) && defined(__GNUG__)
+
 #include <boost/thread/thread.hpp>
 #include <boost/thread/mutex.hpp>
 #include <boost/thread/recursive_mutex.hpp>
 #include <boost/thread/locks.hpp>
-#include <boost/thread/future.hpp>
 #include <boost/thread/condition_variable.hpp>
+
 namespace std {
     using boost::thread;
-    using boost::future;
-    using boost::future_status;
-    using boost::promise;
-
     using boost::mutex;
-    using boost::timed_mutex;
     using boost::recursive_mutex;
-    using boost::recursive_timed_mutex;
-
     using boost::lock_guard;
     using boost::unique_lock;
-
     using boost::condition_variable;
-    using boost::condition_variable_any;
-
-    template<typename R>
-    bool is_ready(std::future<R>& f)
-    { return f.wait_for(boost::chrono::seconds(0)) == future_status::ready; }
 }
-  
+
 #else
+
 #include <thread>
 #include <condition_variable>
 #include <mutex>
-#include <future>
-
-namespace std {
-    template<typename R>
-    bool is_ready(std::future<R>& f)
-    { return f.wait_for(chrono::seconds(0)) == future_status::ready; }
-};
 
 #endif
 
 #endif
+