diff --git a/gtsam/base/Group.h b/gtsam/base/Group.h
index baacd85c85..3430a06ae5 100644
--- a/gtsam/base/Group.h
+++ b/gtsam/base/Group.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class IsGroup {
   typedef typename traits<G>::group_flavor flavor_tag;
   //typedef typename traits<G>::identity::value_type identity_value_type;
 
-  GTSAM_CONCEPT_USAGE(IsGroup) {
+  BOOST_CONCEPT_USAGE(IsGroup) {
     static_assert(
         (std::is_base_of<group_tag, structure_category_tag>::value),
         "This type's structure_category trait does not assert it as a group (or derived)");
diff --git a/gtsam/base/Lie.h b/gtsam/base/Lie.h
index b8460efb23..ce021e10eb 100644
--- a/gtsam/base/Lie.h
+++ b/gtsam/base/Lie.h
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ class IsLieGroup: public IsGroup<T>, public IsManifold<T> {
   typedef typename traits<T>::TangentVector TangentVector;
   typedef typename traits<T>::ChartJacobian ChartJacobian;
 
-  GTSAM_CONCEPT_USAGE(IsLieGroup) {
+  BOOST_CONCEPT_USAGE(IsLieGroup) {
     static_assert(
         (std::is_base_of<lie_group_tag, structure_category_tag>::value),
         "This type's trait does not assert it is a Lie group (or derived)");
diff --git a/gtsam/base/Manifold.h b/gtsam/base/Manifold.h
index 377e36f07b..815c8b2880 100644
--- a/gtsam/base/Manifold.h
+++ b/gtsam/base/Manifold.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ struct HasManifoldPrereqs {
   Eigen::Matrix<double, dim, 1> v;
   OptionalJacobian<dim, dim> Hp, Hq, Hv;
 
-  GTSAM_CONCEPT_USAGE(HasManifoldPrereqs) {
+  BOOST_CONCEPT_USAGE(HasManifoldPrereqs) {
     v = p.localCoordinates(q);
     q = p.retract(v);
   }
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ class IsManifold {
   typedef typename traits<T>::ManifoldType ManifoldType;
   typedef typename traits<T>::TangentVector TangentVector;
 
-  GTSAM_CONCEPT_USAGE(IsManifold) {
+  BOOST_CONCEPT_USAGE(IsManifold) {
     static_assert(
         (std::is_base_of<manifold_tag, structure_category_tag>::value),
         "This type's structure_category trait does not assert it as a manifold (or derived)");
diff --git a/gtsam/base/Testable.h b/gtsam/base/Testable.h
index 412b69f7ea..8eb6326c05 100644
--- a/gtsam/base/Testable.h
+++ b/gtsam/base/Testable.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ namespace gtsam {
     bool r1,r2;
   public:
 
-    GTSAM_CONCEPT_USAGE(IsTestable) {
+    BOOST_CONCEPT_USAGE(IsTestable) {
       // check print function, with optional string
       traits<T>::Print(t, std::string());
       traits<T>::Print(t);
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ namespace gtsam {
   template<typename T>
   struct HasTestablePrereqs {
 
-    GTSAM_CONCEPT_USAGE(HasTestablePrereqs) {
+    BOOST_CONCEPT_USAGE(HasTestablePrereqs) {
       t->print(str);
       b = t->equals(*s,tol);
     }
diff --git a/gtsam/base/VectorSpace.h b/gtsam/base/VectorSpace.h
index 0d13ecfb0d..f4e3d30204 100644
--- a/gtsam/base/VectorSpace.h
+++ b/gtsam/base/VectorSpace.h
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ struct HasVectorSpacePrereqs {
   Class p, q;
   Vector v;
 
-  GTSAM_CONCEPT_USAGE(HasVectorSpacePrereqs) {
+  BOOST_CONCEPT_USAGE(HasVectorSpacePrereqs) {
     p = Class::Identity();  // identity
     q = p + p;              // addition
     q = p - p;              // subtraction
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ class IsVectorSpace: public IsLieGroup<T> {
 
   typedef typename traits<T>::structure_category structure_category_tag;
 
-  GTSAM_CONCEPT_USAGE(IsVectorSpace) {
+  BOOST_CONCEPT_USAGE(IsVectorSpace) {
     static_assert(
         (std::is_base_of<vector_space_tag, structure_category_tag>::value),
         "This type's trait does not assert it as a vector space (or derived)");
diff --git a/gtsam/base/concepts.h b/gtsam/base/concepts.h
index fe73e3c666..242e681da1 100644
--- a/gtsam/base/concepts.h
+++ b/gtsam/base/concepts.h
@@ -10,16 +10,18 @@
 
 #ifdef GTSAM_USE_BOOST_FEATURES
 #include <boost/concept_check.hpp>
-#define GTSAM_CONCEPT_USAGE(concept) BOOST_CONCEPT_USAGE((concept))
+#include <boost/concept/assert.hpp>
+#include <boost/concept/requires.hpp>
+#include <boost/concept_check.hpp>
 #define GTSAM_CONCEPT_ASSERT(concept) BOOST_CONCEPT_ASSERT((concept))
 #define GTSAM_CONCEPT_ASSERT1(concept) BOOST_CONCEPT_ASSERT((concept))
 #define GTSAM_CONCEPT_ASSERT2(concept) BOOST_CONCEPT_ASSERT((concept))
 #define GTSAM_CONCEPT_ASSERT3(concept) BOOST_CONCEPT_ASSERT((concept))
 #define GTSAM_CONCEPT_ASSERT4(concept) BOOST_CONCEPT_ASSERT((concept))
-#define GTSAM_CONCEPT_REQUIRES(concept, return_type) BOOST_CONCEPT_REQUIRES((concept), (return_type))
+#define GTSAM_CONCEPT_REQUIRES(concept, return_type) BOOST_CONCEPT_REQUIRES(((concept)), (return_type))
 #else 
 // These do something sensible:
-#define GTSAM_CONCEPT_USAGE(concept) void check##concept()
+#define BOOST_CONCEPT_USAGE(concept) void check##concept()
 // TODO(dellaert): would be nice if it was a single macro...
 #define GTSAM_CONCEPT_ASSERT(concept) concept checkConcept [[maybe_unused]];
 #define GTSAM_CONCEPT_ASSERT1(concept) concept checkConcept1 [[maybe_unused]];