diff --git a/MAC/APL/APLCommon/CMakeLists.txt b/MAC/APL/APLCommon/CMakeLists.txt
index 9dbf80c0a74509bd14c24794984d3886fe33922a..7669476b48c5f1fe66a8881a14ac70bc7421ec08 100644
--- a/MAC/APL/APLCommon/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/MAC/APL/APLCommon/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 lofar_package(APLCommon 3.1 DEPENDS Common ApplCommon GCFTM MACIO)
 
 include(LofarFindPackage)
-lofar_find_package(Boost REQUIRED COMPONENTS regex)
 lofar_find_package(Blitz REQUIRED)
 
 add_definitions(-DBOOST_DISABLE_THREADS)