diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 9524da93c..9f61989a2 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -1665,7 +1665,7 @@ bool AppInitMain()
     LogPrintf("nBestHeight = %d\n", chain_active_height);
 
     if (gArgs.GetBoolArg("-listenonion", DEFAULT_LISTEN_ONION))
-        StartTorControl(threadGroup, scheduler);
+        StartTorControl();
 
     Discover();
 
diff --git a/src/torcontrol.cpp b/src/torcontrol.cpp
index d875008ef..717d1cf7e 100644
--- a/src/torcontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/torcontrol.cpp
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ void TorController::reconnect_cb(evutil_socket_t fd, short what, void *arg)
 
 /****** Thread ********/
 static struct event_base *gBase;
-static boost::thread torControlThread;
+static std::thread torControlThread;
 
 static void TorControlThread()
 {
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ static void TorControlThread()
     event_base_dispatch(gBase);
 }
 
-void StartTorControl(boost::thread_group& threadGroup, CScheduler& scheduler)
+void StartTorControl()
 {
     assert(!gBase);
 #ifdef WIN32
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ void StartTorControl(boost::thread_group& threadGroup, CScheduler& scheduler)
         return;
     }
 
-    torControlThread = boost::thread(boost::bind(&TraceThread<void (*)()>, "torcontrol", &TorControlThread));
+    torControlThread = std::thread(std::bind(&TraceThread<void (*)()>, "torcontrol", &TorControlThread));
 }
 
 void InterruptTorControl()
diff --git a/src/torcontrol.h b/src/torcontrol.h
index 20514f7bb..2be6701fa 100644
--- a/src/torcontrol.h
+++ b/src/torcontrol.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 extern const std::string DEFAULT_TOR_CONTROL;
 static const bool DEFAULT_LISTEN_ONION = true;
 
-void StartTorControl(boost::thread_group& threadGroup, CScheduler& scheduler);
+void StartTorControl();
 void InterruptTorControl();
 void StopTorControl();