diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 4325f5ae5384f7566ddd7a9245a07b93a7add589..8aecabf3b80f0181a4827f02929692a2d8316cc7 100755
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -217,10 +217,6 @@ fi
 
 AM_CONDITIONAL(BUILDCUDA, test x$gpu_support = x"yes")
 
-##### CHECK FOR BOOST ###
-
-AX_BOOST([1.52],[],[])
-
 ##########################
 
 AC_SUBST(NVCCFLAGS)