diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 31cbc2d..acf771d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,15 +2,5 @@ cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.8)
 
 project (pe-parse)
 
-#lets use boost for smart pointers
-set(BOOST_USE_MULTITHREADED ON)
-if(WIN32)
-    set(Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS ON)
-endif(WIN32)
-find_package(Boost COMPONENTS thread system filesystem program_options date_time regex REQUIRED)
-find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
-
-include_directories(${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-
 add_subdirectory(parser-library)
 add_subdirectory(dump-prog)