diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/Utility/String.hpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/Utility/String.hpp
index 5547494a2..9bef51366 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/Utility/String.hpp
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/Utility/String.hpp
@@ -20,9 +20,21 @@ typename std::decay< T >::type uppercase( T&& x ) {
     return uppercase( t, t );
 }
 
+template<typename T>
+std::string ltrim_copy(const T& s)
+{
+    auto ret = std::string(s.c_str());
+
+    const auto start = ret.find_first_not_of(" \t\n\r\f\v");
+    if (start == std::string::npos)
+        return "";
+
+    return ret.substr(start);
+}
+
 
 template<typename T>
-std::string trim_copy(const T& s) {
+std::string rtrim_copy(const T& s)
 {
     auto ret = std::string(s.c_str());
 
@@ -32,6 +44,11 @@ std::string trim_copy(const T& s) {
 
     return ret.substr(0, end + 1);
 }
+
+template<typename T>
+std::string trim_copy(const T& s)
+{
+    return ltrim_copy( rtrim_copy(s) );
 }
 }
 #endif //OPM_UTILITY_STRING_HPP
diff --git a/src/opm/io/eclipse/rst/group.cpp b/src/opm/io/eclipse/rst/group.cpp
index b6464a66f..2c9fa22be 100644
--- a/src/opm/io/eclipse/rst/group.cpp
+++ b/src/opm/io/eclipse/rst/group.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ RstGroup::RstGroup(const std::string* zwel,
                    const int *,
                    const float * sgrp,
                    const double * xgrp) :
-    name(trim_copy(zwel[0])),
+    name(rtrim_copy(zwel[0])),
     oil_rate_limit(sgrp[VI::SGroup::OilRateLimit]),
     water_rate_limit(sgrp[VI::SGroup::WatRateLimit]),
     gas_rate_limit(sgrp[VI::SGroup::GasRateLimit]),
diff --git a/src/opm/io/eclipse/rst/well.cpp b/src/opm/io/eclipse/rst/well.cpp
index 190067353..1913a614f 100644
--- a/src/opm/io/eclipse/rst/well.cpp
+++ b/src/opm/io/eclipse/rst/well.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ RstWell::RstWell(const RstHeader& header,
                  const int * icon,
                  const float * scon,
                  const double * xcon) :
-    name(trim_copy(zwel[0])),
+    name(rtrim_copy(zwel[0])),
     group(group_arg),
     ij({iwel[VI::IWell::IHead] - 1, iwel[VI::IWell::JHead] - 1}),
     k1k2(std::make_pair(iwel[VI::IWell::FirstK] - 1, iwel[VI::IWell::LastK] - 1)),
diff --git a/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.cpp b/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.cpp
index b38139aaa..9db85f6e4 100644
--- a/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.cpp
+++ b/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.cpp
@@ -23,10 +23,9 @@
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <iostream>
 
-#include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
-
 #include <opm/common/OpmLog/LogUtil.hpp>
 
+#include <opm/parser/eclipse/Utility/String.hpp>
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/Deck/DeckItem.hpp>
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/Deck/DeckKeyword.hpp>
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/Deck/DeckRecord.hpp>
@@ -96,7 +95,7 @@ namespace {
     */
 
     std::string trim_wgname(const DeckKeyword& keyword, const std::string& wgname_arg, const ParseContext& parseContext, ErrorGuard errors) {
-        std::string wgname = boost::algorithm::trim_copy(wgname_arg);
+        std::string wgname = trim_copy(wgname_arg);
         if (wgname != wgname_arg)  {
             const auto& location = keyword.location();
             std::string msg = "Illegal space: \"" + wgname_arg + "\" found when defining WELL/GROUP in keyword: " + keyword.name() + " at " + location.filename + ":" + std::to_string(location.lineno);
diff --git a/tests/parser/StringTests.cpp b/tests/parser/StringTests.cpp
index 2c12f605d..50978ab2e 100644
--- a/tests/parser/StringTests.cpp
+++ b/tests/parser/StringTests.cpp
@@ -181,3 +181,35 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(strncmp_function) {
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( view.find('X'), std::string::npos);
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( view.find('D'), 9);
 }
+
+
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(trim) {
+    std::string s1 = "ABC";
+    std::string s2 = " ABC";
+    std::string s3 = "ABC ";
+    std::string s4 = " ABC ";
+    std::string s5 = "";
+    std::string s6 = "      ";
+
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(trim_copy(s1) , s1);
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(trim_copy(s2) , s1);
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(trim_copy(s3) , s1);
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(trim_copy(s4) , s1);
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(trim_copy(s5) , s5);
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(trim_copy(s6) , s5);
+
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(ltrim_copy(s1) , s1);
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(ltrim_copy(s2) , s1);
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(ltrim_copy(s3) , s3);
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(ltrim_copy(s4) , s3);
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(ltrim_copy(s5) , s5);
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(ltrim_copy(s6) , s5);
+
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(rtrim_copy(s1) , s1);
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(rtrim_copy(s2) , s2);
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(rtrim_copy(s3) , s1);
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(rtrim_copy(s4) , s2);
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(rtrim_copy(s5) , s5);
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(rtrim_copy(s6) , s5);
+}