diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d51dd13..a048993 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ if test -n "$GCC"; then
 fi
 
 dnl AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
+AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(void*)
 AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(long)
 AC_CHECK_TYPES(long long)
 AC_CHECK_PROG(my_have_perl, perl, yes, no)
diff --git a/project/driver/src/RetsENV.cpp b/project/driver/src/RetsENV.cpp
index 002f45d..98a243c 100644
--- a/project/driver/src/RetsENV.cpp
+++ b/project/driver/src/RetsENV.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #include "EzLogger.h"
 #include "StreamEzLogger.h"
 #include "str_stream.h"
-#include <boost/cast.hpp>
 
 /* Double casts such as:
  *  foo = (SQLINTEGER) (SQLLEN) Value
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@
  * we have in this file (and the others.)
  */
 
-namespace b = boost;
 using namespace odbcrets;
 
 RetsENV::RetsENV() : AbstractHandle(), mOdbcVersion(3)
@@ -135,11 +133,11 @@ SQLRETURN RetsENV::SQLSetEnvAttr(SQLINTEGER Attribute, SQLPOINTER Value,
     switch (Attribute)
     {
         case SQL_ATTR_ODBC_VERSION:
-            mOdbcVersion = b::numeric_cast<SQLINTEGER>(reinterpret_cast<SQLLEN>(Value));
+            mOdbcVersion = (SQLINTEGER) (SQLLEN) Value;
             break;
 
         case SQL_ATTR_OUTPUT_NTS:
-            if (b::numeric_cast<SQLINTEGER>(reinterpret_cast<SQLLEN>(Value)) == SQL_TRUE)
+            if ((SQLINTEGER) (SQLLEN) Value == SQL_TRUE)
             {
                 break;
             }