diff --git a/nano/core_test/block_store.cpp b/nano/core_test/block_store.cpp
index 48c38464c2..fd9a99e7d2 100644
--- a/nano/core_test/block_store.cpp
+++ b/nano/core_test/block_store.cpp
@@ -686,7 +686,6 @@ TEST (mdb_block_store, bad_path)
 		return;
 	}
 	ASSERT_TRUE (false);
-
 }
 
 TEST (block_store, DISABLED_already_open) // File can be shared
diff --git a/nano/lib/config.hpp b/nano/lib/config.hpp
index 3701f2029e..fd7eff2603 100644
--- a/nano/lib/config.hpp
+++ b/nano/lib/config.hpp
@@ -12,14 +12,6 @@
 
 using namespace std::chrono_literals;
 
-namespace boost
-{
-namespace filesystem
-{
-	class path;
-}
-}
-
 #define xstr(a) ver_str (a)
 #define ver_str(a) #a
 
diff --git a/nano/lib/rpcconfig.hpp b/nano/lib/rpcconfig.hpp
index b05d3c05c0..d07b2ead3a 100644
--- a/nano/lib/rpcconfig.hpp
+++ b/nano/lib/rpcconfig.hpp
@@ -10,14 +10,6 @@
 #include <thread>
 #include <vector>
 
-namespace boost
-{
-namespace filesystem
-{
-	class path;
-}
-}
-
 namespace nano
 {
 class tomlconfig;
diff --git a/nano/lib/utility.hpp b/nano/lib/utility.hpp
index 4fdda6fc84..7155ca4760 100644
--- a/nano/lib/utility.hpp
+++ b/nano/lib/utility.hpp
@@ -16,11 +16,6 @@
 
 namespace boost
 {
-namespace filesystem
-{
-	class path;
-}
-
 namespace system
 {
 	class error_code;
diff --git a/nano/nano_node/daemon.hpp b/nano/nano_node/daemon.hpp
index 41a4c01de9..d56a26c907 100644
--- a/nano/nano_node/daemon.hpp
+++ b/nano/nano_node/daemon.hpp
@@ -1,11 +1,3 @@
-namespace boost
-{
-namespace filesystem
-{
-	class path;
-}
-}
-
 namespace nano
 {
 class node_flags;
diff --git a/nano/node/ipc/ipc_access_config.hpp b/nano/node/ipc/ipc_access_config.hpp
index 17575f23e6..7098baf773 100644
--- a/nano/node/ipc/ipc_access_config.hpp
+++ b/nano/node/ipc/ipc_access_config.hpp
@@ -8,13 +8,6 @@
 #include <unordered_map>
 #include <unordered_set>
 
-namespace boost
-{
-namespace filesystem
-{
-	class path;
-}
-}
 namespace cpptoml
 {
 class table;
diff --git a/nano/node/logging.hpp b/nano/node/logging.hpp
index b36d61fa64..e8f206a51e 100644
--- a/nano/node/logging.hpp
+++ b/nano/node/logging.hpp
@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@ namespace sinks
 
 BOOST_LOG_CLOSE_NAMESPACE
 
-namespace filesystem
-{
-	class path;
-}
 }
 
 namespace nano
diff --git a/nano/node/node_rpc_config.hpp b/nano/node/node_rpc_config.hpp
index e5dad70167..5f23574686 100644
--- a/nano/node/node_rpc_config.hpp
+++ b/nano/node/node_rpc_config.hpp
@@ -6,14 +6,6 @@
 
 #include <string>
 
-namespace boost
-{
-namespace filesystem
-{
-	class path;
-}
-}
-
 namespace nano
 {
 class tomlconfig;
diff --git a/nano/secure/utility.cpp b/nano/secure/utility.cpp
index 9ba8202473..19c5836294 100644
--- a/nano/secure/utility.cpp
+++ b/nano/secure/utility.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@ std::filesystem::path nano::unique_path (nano::networks network)
 		random_string += hex_chars[dis (gen)];
 	}
 
-	return (working_path (network) / random_string);
+	auto result = working_path (network) / random_string;
+	all_unique_paths.push_back (result);
+	return result;
 }
 
 void nano::remove_temporary_directories ()
diff --git a/nano/store/lmdb/lmdb.hpp b/nano/store/lmdb/lmdb.hpp
index 5668d19401..91822f7f95 100644
--- a/nano/store/lmdb/lmdb.hpp
+++ b/nano/store/lmdb/lmdb.hpp
@@ -26,14 +26,6 @@
 
 #include <lmdb/libraries/liblmdb/lmdb.h>
 
-namespace boost
-{
-namespace filesystem
-{
-	class path;
-}
-}
-
 namespace nano
 {
 class logging_mt;