diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index caeac56..64c1e18 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ link_directories(${HDF5_LIBRARIES})
 # boost
 find_package(Boost 1.46 COMPONENTS
   thread
-  system
   date_time
   serialization
   chrono