diff --git a/src/bitcoin-tx.cpp b/src/bitcoin-tx.cpp
index 0b40626595..05f910e9cb 100644
--- a/src/bitcoin-tx.cpp
+++ b/src/bitcoin-tx.cpp
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
-#include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
-
 static bool fCreateBlank;
 static std::map<std::string,UniValue> registers;
 static const int CONTINUE_EXECUTION=-1;
@@ -251,8 +249,7 @@ static T TrimAndParse(const std::string& int_str, const std::string& err)
 
 static void MutateTxAddInput(CMutableTransaction& tx, const std::string& strInput)
 {
-    std::vector<std::string> vStrInputParts;
-    boost::split(vStrInputParts, strInput, boost::is_any_of(":"));
+    std::vector<std::string> vStrInputParts = SplitString(strInput, ':');
 
     // separate TXID:VOUT in string
     if (vStrInputParts.size()<2)
@@ -287,8 +284,7 @@ static void MutateTxAddInput(CMutableTransaction& tx, const std::string& strInpu
 static void MutateTxAddOutAddr(CMutableTransaction& tx, const std::string& strInput)
 {
     // Separate into VALUE:ADDRESS
-    std::vector<std::string> vStrInputParts;
-    boost::split(vStrInputParts, strInput, boost::is_any_of(":"));
+    std::vector<std::string> vStrInputParts = SplitString(strInput, ':');
 
     if (vStrInputParts.size() != 2)
         throw std::runtime_error("TX output missing or too many separators");
@@ -312,8 +308,7 @@ static void MutateTxAddOutAddr(CMutableTransaction& tx, const std::string& strIn
 static void MutateTxAddOutPubKey(CMutableTransaction& tx, const std::string& strInput)
 {
     // Separate into VALUE:PUBKEY[:FLAGS]
-    std::vector<std::string> vStrInputParts;
-    boost::split(vStrInputParts, strInput, boost::is_any_of(":"));
+    std::vector<std::string> vStrInputParts = SplitString(strInput, ':');
 
     if (vStrInputParts.size() < 2 || vStrInputParts.size() > 3)
         throw std::runtime_error("TX output missing or too many separators");
@@ -356,8 +351,7 @@ static void MutateTxAddOutPubKey(CMutableTransaction& tx, const std::string& str
 static void MutateTxAddOutMultiSig(CMutableTransaction& tx, const std::string& strInput)
 {
     // Separate into VALUE:REQUIRED:NUMKEYS:PUBKEY1:PUBKEY2:....[:FLAGS]
-    std::vector<std::string> vStrInputParts;
-    boost::split(vStrInputParts, strInput, boost::is_any_of(":"));
+    std::vector<std::string> vStrInputParts = SplitString(strInput, ':');
 
     // Check that there are enough parameters
     if (vStrInputParts.size()<3)
@@ -460,8 +454,7 @@ static void MutateTxAddOutData(CMutableTransaction& tx, const std::string& strIn
 static void MutateTxAddOutScript(CMutableTransaction& tx, const std::string& strInput)
 {
     // separate VALUE:SCRIPT[:FLAGS]
-    std::vector<std::string> vStrInputParts;
-    boost::split(vStrInputParts, strInput, boost::is_any_of(":"));
+    std::vector<std::string> vStrInputParts = SplitString(strInput, ':');
     if (vStrInputParts.size() < 2)
         throw std::runtime_error("TX output missing separator");
 
diff --git a/src/chainparams.cpp b/src/chainparams.cpp
index c65a816a5f..7a7c72ea25 100644
--- a/src/chainparams.cpp
+++ b/src/chainparams.cpp
@@ -10,13 +10,11 @@
 #include <deploymentinfo.h>
 #include <hash.h> // for signet block challenge hash
 #include <script/interpreter.h>
+#include <util/string.h>
 #include <util/system.h>
 
 #include <assert.h>
 
-#include <boost/algorithm/string/classification.hpp>
-#include <boost/algorithm/string/split.hpp>
-
 static CBlock CreateGenesisBlock(const char* pszTimestamp, const CScript& genesisOutputScript, uint32_t nTime, uint32_t nNonce, uint32_t nBits, int32_t nVersion, const CAmount& genesisReward)
 {
     CMutableTransaction txNew;
@@ -528,8 +526,7 @@ void CRegTestParams::UpdateActivationParametersFromArgs(const ArgsManager& args)
     if (!args.IsArgSet("-vbparams")) return;
 
     for (const std::string& strDeployment : args.GetArgs("-vbparams")) {
-        std::vector<std::string> vDeploymentParams;
-        boost::split(vDeploymentParams, strDeployment, boost::is_any_of(":"));
+        std::vector<std::string> vDeploymentParams = SplitString(strDeployment, ':');
         if (vDeploymentParams.size() < 3 || 4 < vDeploymentParams.size()) {
             throw std::runtime_error("Version bits parameters malformed, expecting deployment:start:end[:min_activation_height]");
         }
diff --git a/src/rest.cpp b/src/rest.cpp
index a8eba05c3f..70703bca66 100644
--- a/src/rest.cpp
+++ b/src/rest.cpp
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@
 #include <any>
 #include <string>
 
-#include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
-
 #include <univalue.h>
 
 using node::GetTransaction;
@@ -192,8 +190,7 @@ static bool rest_headers(const std::any& context,
         return false;
     std::string param;
     const RESTResponseFormat rf = ParseDataFormat(param, strURIPart);
-    std::vector<std::string> path;
-    boost::split(path, param, boost::is_any_of("/"));
+    std::vector<std::string> path = SplitString(param, '/');
 
     std::string raw_count;
     std::string hashStr;
@@ -363,8 +360,7 @@ static bool rest_filter_header(const std::any& context, HTTPRequest* req, const
     std::string param;
     const RESTResponseFormat rf = ParseDataFormat(param, strURIPart);
 
-    std::vector<std::string> uri_parts;
-    boost::split(uri_parts, param, boost::is_any_of("/"));
+    std::vector<std::string> uri_parts = SplitString(param, '/');
     std::string raw_count;
     std::string raw_blockhash;
     if (uri_parts.size() == 3) {
@@ -484,8 +480,7 @@ static bool rest_block_filter(const std::any& context, HTTPRequest* req, const s
     const RESTResponseFormat rf = ParseDataFormat(param, strURIPart);
 
     // request is sent over URI scheme /rest/blockfilter/filtertype/blockhash
-    std::vector<std::string> uri_parts;
-    boost::split(uri_parts, param, boost::is_any_of("/"));
+    std::vector<std::string> uri_parts = SplitString(param, '/');
     if (uri_parts.size() != 2) {
         return RESTERR(req, HTTP_BAD_REQUEST, "Invalid URI format. Expected /rest/blockfilter/<filtertype>/<blockhash>");
     }
@@ -713,7 +708,7 @@ static bool rest_getutxos(const std::any& context, HTTPRequest* req, const std::
     if (param.length() > 1)
     {
         std::string strUriParams = param.substr(1);
-        boost::split(uriParts, strUriParams, boost::is_any_of("/"));
+        uriParts = SplitString(strUriParams, '/');
     }
 
     // throw exception in case of an empty request
diff --git a/src/rpc/server.cpp b/src/rpc/server.cpp
index 333ed6f5da..6083c23d3b 100644
--- a/src/rpc/server.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/server.cpp
@@ -9,10 +9,9 @@
 #include <shutdown.h>
 #include <sync.h>
 #include <util/strencodings.h>
+#include <util/string.h>
 #include <util/system.h>
 
-#include <boost/algorithm/string/classification.hpp>
-#include <boost/algorithm/string/split.hpp>
 #include <boost/signals2/signal.hpp>
 
 #include <cassert>
@@ -407,8 +406,7 @@ static inline JSONRPCRequest transformNamedArguments(const JSONRPCRequest& in, c
     // Process expected parameters.
     int hole = 0;
     for (const std::string &argNamePattern: argNames) {
-        std::vector<std::string> vargNames;
-        boost::algorithm::split(vargNames, argNamePattern, boost::algorithm::is_any_of("|"));
+        std::vector<std::string> vargNames = SplitString(argNamePattern, '|');
         auto fr = argsIn.end();
         for (const std::string & argName : vargNames) {
             fr = argsIn.find(argName);
diff --git a/src/rpc/util.cpp b/src/rpc/util.cpp
index 01fae140cc..139bee1cf1 100644
--- a/src/rpc/util.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/util.cpp
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@
 
 #include <tuple>
 
-#include <boost/algorithm/string/classification.hpp>
-#include <boost/algorithm/string/split.hpp>
-
 const std::string UNIX_EPOCH_TIME = "UNIX epoch time";
 const std::string EXAMPLE_ADDRESS[2] = {"bc1q09vm5lfy0j5reeulh4x5752q25uqqvz34hufdl", "bc1q02ad21edsxd23d32dfgqqsz4vv4nmtfzuklhy3"};
 
@@ -513,8 +510,7 @@ RPCHelpMan::RPCHelpMan(std::string name, std::string description, std::vector<RP
 {
     std::set<std::string> named_args;
     for (const auto& arg : m_args) {
-        std::vector<std::string> names;
-        boost::split(names, arg.m_names, boost::is_any_of("|"));
+        std::vector<std::string> names = SplitString(arg.m_names, '|');
         // Should have unique named arguments
         for (const std::string& name : names) {
             CHECK_NONFATAL(named_args.insert(name).second);
@@ -665,8 +661,7 @@ UniValue RPCHelpMan::GetArgMap() const
     UniValue arr{UniValue::VARR};
     for (int i{0}; i < int(m_args.size()); ++i) {
         const auto& arg = m_args.at(i);
-        std::vector<std::string> arg_names;
-        boost::split(arg_names, arg.m_names, boost::is_any_of("|"));
+        std::vector<std::string> arg_names = SplitString(arg.m_names, '|');
         for (const auto& arg_name : arg_names) {
             UniValue map{UniValue::VARR};
             map.push_back(m_name);
diff --git a/src/test/fuzz/script_assets_test_minimizer.cpp b/src/test/fuzz/script_assets_test_minimizer.cpp
index 00a3bed12f..a18a0de47e 100644
--- a/src/test/fuzz/script_assets_test_minimizer.cpp
+++ b/src/test/fuzz/script_assets_test_minimizer.cpp
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 #include <streams.h>
 #include <univalue.h>
 #include <util/strencodings.h>
+#include <util/string.h>
 
-#include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
@@ -130,8 +130,7 @@ unsigned int ParseScriptFlags(const std::string& str)
     if (str.empty()) return 0;
 
     unsigned int flags = 0;
-    std::vector<std::string> words;
-    boost::algorithm::split(words, str, boost::algorithm::is_any_of(","));
+    std::vector<std::string> words = SplitString(str, ',');
 
     for (const std::string& word : words) {
         auto it = FLAG_NAMES.find(word);
diff --git a/src/test/transaction_tests.cpp b/src/test/transaction_tests.cpp
index 4fb7f9c405..df67841b66 100644
--- a/src/test/transaction_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/transaction_tests.cpp
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@
 #include <map>
 #include <string>
 
-#include <boost/algorithm/string/classification.hpp>
-#include <boost/algorithm/string/split.hpp>
 #include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
 
 #include <univalue.h>
@@ -70,8 +68,7 @@ unsigned int ParseScriptFlags(std::string strFlags)
 {
     if (strFlags.empty() || strFlags == "NONE") return 0;
     unsigned int flags = 0;
-    std::vector<std::string> words;
-    boost::algorithm::split(words, strFlags, boost::algorithm::is_any_of(","));
+    std::vector<std::string> words = SplitString(strFlags, ',');
 
     for (const std::string& word : words)
     {
diff --git a/src/torcontrol.cpp b/src/torcontrol.cpp
index a15094e5c8..6d7331f23a 100644
--- a/src/torcontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/torcontrol.cpp
@@ -24,9 +24,7 @@
 #include <set>
 #include <vector>
 
-#include <boost/algorithm/string/classification.hpp>
 #include <boost/algorithm/string/replace.hpp>
-#include <boost/algorithm/string/split.hpp>
 
 #include <event2/buffer.h>
 #include <event2/bufferevent.h>
@@ -347,8 +345,8 @@ void TorController::get_socks_cb(TorControlConnection& _conn, const TorControlRe
         for (const auto& line : reply.lines) {
             if (0 == line.compare(0, 20, "net/listeners/socks=")) {
                 const std::string port_list_str = line.substr(20);
-                std::vector<std::string> port_list;
-                boost::split(port_list, port_list_str, boost::is_any_of(" "));
+                std::vector<std::string> port_list = SplitString(port_list_str, ' ');
+
                 for (auto& portstr : port_list) {
                     if (portstr.empty()) continue;
                     if ((portstr[0] == '"' || portstr[0] == '\'') && portstr.size() >= 2 && (*portstr.rbegin() == portstr[0])) {
@@ -542,8 +540,10 @@ void TorController::protocolinfo_cb(TorControlConnection& _conn, const TorContro
             if (l.first == "AUTH") {
                 std::map<std::string,std::string> m = ParseTorReplyMapping(l.second);
                 std::map<std::string,std::string>::iterator i;
-                if ((i = m.find("METHODS")) != m.end())
-                    boost::split(methods, i->second, boost::is_any_of(","));
+                if ((i = m.find("METHODS")) != m.end()) {
+                    std::vector<std::string> m_vec = SplitString(i->second, ',');
+                    methods = std::set<std::string>(m_vec.begin(), m_vec.end());
+                }
                 if ((i = m.find("COOKIEFILE")) != m.end())
                     cookiefile = i->second;
             } else if (l.first == "VERSION") {
diff --git a/src/util/spanparsing.cpp b/src/util/spanparsing.cpp
index 50f6aee419..8614bd1176 100644
--- a/src/util/spanparsing.cpp
+++ b/src/util/spanparsing.cpp
@@ -48,20 +48,4 @@ Span<const char> Expr(Span<const char>& sp)
     return ret;
 }
 
-std::vector<Span<const char>> Split(const Span<const char>& sp, char sep)
-{
-    std::vector<Span<const char>> ret;
-    auto it = sp.begin();
-    auto start = it;
-    while (it != sp.end()) {
-        if (*it == sep) {
-            ret.emplace_back(start, it);
-            start = it + 1;
-        }
-        ++it;
-    }
-    ret.emplace_back(start, it);
-    return ret;
-}
-
 } // namespace spanparsing
diff --git a/src/util/spanparsing.h b/src/util/spanparsing.h
index fa2e698e6d..ebec8714a7 100644
--- a/src/util/spanparsing.h
+++ b/src/util/spanparsing.h
@@ -43,7 +43,22 @@ Span<const char> Expr(Span<const char>& sp);
  * Note that this function does not care about braces, so splitting
  * "foo(bar(1),2),3) on ',' will return {"foo(bar(1)", "2)", "3)"}.
  */
-std::vector<Span<const char>> Split(const Span<const char>& sp, char sep);
+template <typename T = Span<const char>>
+std::vector<T> Split(const Span<const char>& sp, char sep)
+{
+    std::vector<T> ret;
+    auto it = sp.begin();
+    auto start = it;
+    while (it != sp.end()) {
+        if (*it == sep) {
+            ret.emplace_back(start, it);
+            start = it + 1;
+        }
+        ++it;
+    }
+    ret.emplace_back(start, it);
+    return ret;
+}
 
 } // namespace spanparsing
 
diff --git a/src/util/string.h b/src/util/string.h
index a3b8df8d78..bcd6905fd5 100644
--- a/src/util/string.h
+++ b/src/util/string.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #define BITCOIN_UTIL_STRING_H
 
 #include <attributes.h>
+#include <util/spanparsing.h>
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <array>
@@ -15,6 +16,11 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
+[[nodiscard]] inline std::vector<std::string> SplitString(std::string_view str, char sep)
+{
+    return spanparsing::Split<std::string>(str, sep);
+}
+
 [[nodiscard]] inline std::string TrimString(const std::string& str, const std::string& pattern = " \f\n\r\t\v")
 {
     std::string::size_type front = str.find_first_not_of(pattern);
diff --git a/src/wallet/rpc/backup.cpp b/src/wallet/rpc/backup.cpp
index b048ddfc6e..2d57f20a04 100644
--- a/src/wallet/rpc/backup.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/rpc/backup.cpp
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@
 #include <tuple>
 #include <string>
 
-#include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
-
 #include <univalue.h>
 
 
@@ -546,8 +544,7 @@ RPCHelpMan importwallet()
             if (line.empty() || line[0] == '#')
                 continue;
 
-            std::vector<std::string> vstr;
-            boost::split(vstr, line, boost::is_any_of(" "));
+            std::vector<std::string> vstr = SplitString(line, ' ');
             if (vstr.size() < 2)
                 continue;
             CKey key = DecodeSecret(vstr[0]);