diff --git a/include/stxxl/bits/algo/ksort.h b/include/stxxl/bits/algo/ksort.h
index 33ec8cf..8101741 100644
--- a/include/stxxl/bits/algo/ksort.h
+++ b/include/stxxl/bits/algo/ksort.h
@@ -299,11 +299,7 @@ create_runs(
 template <typename BlockType,
           typename prefetcher_type,
           typename KeyExtractor>
-struct run_cursor2_cmp : public std::binary_function<
-                             run_cursor2<BlockType, prefetcher_type>,
-                             run_cursor2<BlockType, prefetcher_type>,
-                             bool
-                             >
+struct run_cursor2_cmp
 {
     typedef run_cursor2<BlockType, prefetcher_type> cursor_type;
     KeyExtractor keyobj;
@@ -327,7 +323,7 @@ private:
 };
 
 template <typename RecordType, typename KeyExtractor>
-class key_comparison : public std::binary_function<RecordType, RecordType, bool>
+class key_comparison
 {
     KeyExtractor ke;
 
diff --git a/include/stxxl/bits/algo/sort_helper.h b/include/stxxl/bits/algo/sort_helper.h
index 524e40d..69234c4 100644
--- a/include/stxxl/bits/algo/sort_helper.h
+++ b/include/stxxl/bits/algo/sort_helper.h
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ struct trigger_entry
 
 template <typename TriggerEntryType, typename ValueCmp>
 struct trigger_entry_cmp
-    : public std::binary_function<TriggerEntryType, TriggerEntryType, bool>
 {
     typedef TriggerEntryType trigger_entry_type;
     ValueCmp cmp;
@@ -67,11 +66,6 @@ template <typename BlockType,
           typename PrefetcherType,
           typename ValueCmp>
 struct run_cursor2_cmp
-    : public std::binary_function<
-          run_cursor2<BlockType, PrefetcherType>,
-          run_cursor2<BlockType, PrefetcherType>,
-          bool
-          >
 {
     typedef BlockType block_type;
     typedef PrefetcherType prefetcher_type;
diff --git a/include/stxxl/bits/compat/unique_ptr.h b/include/stxxl/bits/compat/unique_ptr.h
index 9df12ff..7110246 100644
--- a/include/stxxl/bits/compat/unique_ptr.h
+++ b/include/stxxl/bits/compat/unique_ptr.h
@@ -22,12 +22,7 @@ STXXL_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
 template <class Type>
 struct compat_unique_ptr {
-#if __cplusplus >= 201103L && ((__GNUC__ * 10000 + __GNUC_MINOR__ * 100) >= 40400)
     typedef std::unique_ptr<Type> result;
-#else
-    // auto_ptr is inherently broken and is deprecated by unique_ptr in c++0x
-    typedef std::auto_ptr<Type> result;
-#endif
 };
 
 STXXL_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/include/stxxl/bits/containers/btree/leaf.h b/include/stxxl/bits/containers/btree/leaf.h
index d7c619f..969adfd 100644
--- a/include/stxxl/bits/containers/btree/leaf.h
+++ b/include/stxxl/bits/containers/btree/leaf.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public:
     typedef node_cache<normal_leaf, btree_type> leaf_cache_type;
 
 public:
-    struct value_compare : public std::binary_function<value_type, value_type, bool>
+    struct value_compare
     {
         key_compare comp;
 
diff --git a/include/stxxl/bits/containers/btree/node.h b/include/stxxl/bits/containers/btree/node.h
index 13dec7b..c26cfff 100644
--- a/include/stxxl/bits/containers/btree/node.h
+++ b/include/stxxl/bits/containers/btree/node.h
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public:
     typedef node_cache<normal_node, btree_type> node_cache_type;
 
 private:
-    struct value_compare : public std::binary_function<value_type, value_type, bool>
+    struct value_compare
     {
         key_compare comp;
 
diff --git a/include/stxxl/bits/containers/hash_map/hash_map.h b/include/stxxl/bits/containers/hash_map/hash_map.h
index 0759bd2..edcc2ac 100644
--- a/include/stxxl/bits/containers/hash_map/hash_map.h
+++ b/include/stxxl/bits/containers/hash_map/hash_map.h
@@ -1258,10 +1258,7 @@ protected:
      * lexicographically by <hash-value, key> Note: the hash-value has already
      * been computed.
      */
-    struct Cmp : public std::binary_function<
-                     std::pair<internal_size_type, value_type>,
-                     std::pair<internal_size_type, value_type>, bool
-                     >
+    struct Cmp
     {
         self_type& map_;
         Cmp(self_type& map) : map_(map) { }
@@ -1520,7 +1517,7 @@ protected:
 
 public:
     //! Construct an equality predicate from the comparison operator
-    struct equal_to : public std::binary_function<key_type, key_type, bool>
+    struct equal_to
     {
         //! reference to hash_map
         const self_type& m_map;
diff --git a/include/stxxl/bits/io/wbtl_file.h b/include/stxxl/bits/io/wbtl_file.h
index 933a216..d9f0674 100644
--- a/include/stxxl/bits/io/wbtl_file.h
+++ b/include/stxxl/bits/io/wbtl_file.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class wbtl_file : public disk_queued_file
     size_type curpos;
     request_ptr backend_request;
 
-    struct FirstFit : public std::binary_function<place, offset_type, bool>
+    struct FirstFit
     {
         bool operator () (
             const place& entry,
diff --git a/include/stxxl/bits/mng/block_alloc.h b/include/stxxl/bits/mng/block_alloc.h
index 19ade8b..dac408f 100644
--- a/include/stxxl/bits/mng/block_alloc.h
+++ b/include/stxxl/bits/mng/block_alloc.h
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ private:
             perm[i] = i;
 
         stxxl::random_number<random_uniform_fast> rnd;
-        std::random_shuffle(perm.begin(), perm.end(), rnd _STXXL_FORCE_SEQUENTIAL);
+        std::shuffle(perm.begin(), perm.end(), std::mt19937(std::random_device()()));
     }
 
 public:
diff --git a/include/stxxl/bits/mng/block_alloc_interleaved.h b/include/stxxl/bits/mng/block_alloc_interleaved.h
index a82ee34..83925a3 100644
--- a/include/stxxl/bits/mng/block_alloc_interleaved.h
+++ b/include/stxxl/bits/mng/block_alloc_interleaved.h
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ struct interleaved_RC : public interleaved_striping
                 perms[i][j] = j;
 
             random_number<random_uniform_fast> rnd;
-            std::random_shuffle(perms[i].begin(), perms[i].end(), rnd _STXXL_FORCE_SEQUENTIAL);
+            std::shuffle(perms[i].begin(), perms[i].end(), std::mt19937(std::random_device()()));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/include/stxxl/bits/mng/disk_allocator.h b/include/stxxl/bits/mng/disk_allocator.h
index 59ad085..a4e534e 100644
--- a/include/stxxl/bits/mng/disk_allocator.h
+++ b/include/stxxl/bits/mng/disk_allocator.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class disk_allocator : private noncopyable
 {
     typedef std::pair<stxxl::int64, stxxl::int64> place;
 
-    struct first_fit : public std::binary_function<place, stxxl::int64, bool>
+    struct first_fit
     {
         bool operator () (
             const place& entry,
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ void disk_allocator::new_blocks(BID<BlockSize>* begin, BID<BlockSize>* end)
 
     sortseq::iterator space;
     space = std::find_if(free_space.begin(), free_space.end(),
-                         bind2nd(first_fit(), requested_size) _STXXL_FORCE_SEQUENTIAL);
+                         std::bind(first_fit(), std::placeholders::_1, requested_size) _STXXL_FORCE_SEQUENTIAL);
 
     if (space == free_space.end() && requested_size == BlockSize)
     {
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ void disk_allocator::new_blocks(BID<BlockSize>* begin, BID<BlockSize>* end)
         grow_file(BlockSize);
 
         space = std::find_if(free_space.begin(), free_space.end(),
-                             bind2nd(first_fit(), requested_size) _STXXL_FORCE_SEQUENTIAL);
+                             std::bind(first_fit(), std::placeholders::_1, requested_size) _STXXL_FORCE_SEQUENTIAL);
     }
 
     if (space != free_space.end())
diff --git a/include/stxxl/bits/msvc_compatibility.h b/include/stxxl/bits/msvc_compatibility.h
index c2c937d..0cb22e5 100644
--- a/include/stxxl/bits/msvc_compatibility.h
+++ b/include/stxxl/bits/msvc_compatibility.h
@@ -19,10 +19,12 @@
 
 #include <cmath>
 
+#if _MSC_VER < 1900
 inline double log2(double x)
 {
     return (log(x) / log(2.));
 }
+#endif // ^^^ _MSC_VER < 1900
 
 // http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/2ts7cx93.aspx
 #define snprintf _snprintf
diff --git a/include/stxxl/bits/parallel.h b/include/stxxl/bits/parallel.h
index d973861..c858d87 100644
--- a/include/stxxl/bits/parallel.h
+++ b/include/stxxl/bits/parallel.h
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ using __gnu_parallel::random_shuffle;
 #elif STXXL_PARALLEL
 
 using std::sort;
-using std::random_shuffle;
 
 #else
 
diff --git a/include/stxxl/bits/parallel/base.h b/include/stxxl/bits/parallel/base.h
index 141d515..1c970f9 100644
--- a/include/stxxl/bits/parallel/base.h
+++ b/include/stxxl/bits/parallel/base.h
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ namespace parallel {
  */
 template <class Predicate, typename first_argument_type, typename second_argument_type>
 class binary_negate
-    : public std::binary_function<first_argument_type, second_argument_type, bool>
 {
 protected:
     Predicate pred;
@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@ static inline void decode2(lcas_t x, int& a, int& b)
  * Constructs predicate for equality from strict weak ordering predicate
  */
 template <class Comparator, typename T1, typename T2>
-class equal_from_less : public std::binary_function<T1, T2, bool>
+class equal_from_less
 {
 private:
     Comparator& comp;
@@ -126,7 +125,7 @@ median_of_three_iterators(RandomAccessIterator a, RandomAccessIterator b,
 
 /** Similar to std::equal_to, but allows two different types. */
 template <typename T1, typename T2>
-struct equal_to : std::binary_function<T1, T2, bool>
+struct equal_to
 {
     bool operator () (const T1& t1, const T2& t2) const
     {
@@ -136,7 +135,7 @@ struct equal_to : std::binary_function<T1, T2, bool>
 
 /** Similar to std::less, but allows two different types. */
 template <typename T1, typename T2>
-struct less : std::binary_function<T1, T2, bool>
+struct less
 {
     bool operator () (const T1& t1, const T2& t2) const
     {
diff --git a/include/stxxl/bits/parallel/multiseq_selection.h b/include/stxxl/bits/parallel/multiseq_selection.h
index 57e7599..f41d9aa 100644
--- a/include/stxxl/bits/parallel/multiseq_selection.h
+++ b/include/stxxl/bits/parallel/multiseq_selection.h
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ namespace parallel {
 //! Compare a pair of types lexcigraphically, ascending.
 template <typename T1, typename T2, typename Comparator>
 class lexicographic
-    : public std::binary_function<std::pair<T1, T2>, std::pair<T1, T2>, bool>
 {
 protected:
     Comparator& m_comp;
@@ -60,7 +59,6 @@ public:
 //! Compare a pair of types lexcigraphically, descending.
 template <typename T1, typename T2, typename Comparator>
 class lexicographic_rev
-    : public std::binary_function<std::pair<T1, T2>, std::pair<T1, T2>, bool>
 {
 protected:
     Comparator& m_comp;
diff --git a/lib/io/wbtl_file.cpp b/lib/io/wbtl_file.cpp
index 310d76a..5f1a766 100644
--- a/lib/io/wbtl_file.cpp
+++ b/lib/io/wbtl_file.cpp
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ wbtl_file::offset_type wbtl_file::get_next_write_block()
     // mapping_lock has to be aquired by caller
     sortseq::iterator space =
         std::find_if(free_space.begin(), free_space.end(),
-                     bind2nd(FirstFit(), write_block_size) _STXXL_FORCE_SEQUENTIAL);
+                     std::bind(FirstFit(), std::placeholders::_1, write_block_size) _STXXL_FORCE_SEQUENTIAL);
 
     if (space != free_space.end())
     {