diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 886f55b07bf1f2db70bbea57fd3cd8d027543171..c6bda4b163aa9a8b20695b83d11a4f3e43f7d5ba 100755
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -168,10 +168,6 @@ fi
 
 AM_CONDITIONAL(BUILDCUDA, test x$gpu_support = x"yes")
 
-##### CHECK FOR BOOST ###
-
-AX_BOOST([1.52],[],[])
-
 ##########################
 
 AC_SUBST(NVCCFLAGS)