diff --git a/LCS/Common/include/Common/Exception.h b/LCS/Common/include/Common/Exception.h
index 71f96da40ade55b0f34fb46c97b762cc242bbfb1..5f55e6d5a7cc9021f0159f43f1be890c996385db 100644
--- a/LCS/Common/include/Common/Exception.h
+++ b/LCS/Common/include/Common/Exception.h
@@ -31,11 +31,7 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <iosfwd>
 
-//#ifdef HAVE_BOOST
 # include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
-//#else
-//# error "The Boost libraries are required. See http://www.boost.org/"
-//#endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_BACKTRACE
 # include <Common/Backtrace.h>
diff --git a/LCS/Common/test/Coordinates.cc b/LCS/Common/test/Coordinates.cc
index cd19ffccf6ad0b362e600c1ce34899cfbfb223a6..e5730af3310318e4145971b0a2877ad2d0e3a84f 100644
--- a/LCS/Common/test/Coordinates.cc
+++ b/LCS/Common/test/Coordinates.cc
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@
 //# Always #include <lofar_config.h> first!
 #include <lofar_config.h>
 
-//# This code can only be compiled if Boost is available.
-#ifdef HAVE_BOOST
-
 //# Includes
 #include "Coordinates.h"
 #include <Common/lofar_iostream.h>
@@ -71,5 +68,3 @@ namespace LOFAR
   }
 
 }
-
-#endif
diff --git a/LCS/Common/test/Shapes.cc b/LCS/Common/test/Shapes.cc
index 8c1cf1de7023e5399d4db683b261a28414f05392..26a815120031f96f2eea2bf402168bb3f8c8008f 100644
--- a/LCS/Common/test/Shapes.cc
+++ b/LCS/Common/test/Shapes.cc
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@
 //# Always #include <lofar_config.h> first!
 #include <lofar_config.h>
 
-//# This code can only be compiled if Boost is available.
-#ifdef HAVE_BOOST
-
 //# Includes
 #include "Shapes.h"
 #include <Common/lofar_iostream.h>
@@ -73,5 +70,3 @@ namespace LOFAR
   }
 
 }
-
-#endif
diff --git a/LCS/Common/test/tObjectFactory.cc b/LCS/Common/test/tObjectFactory.cc
index 6d9ce0ecba19ecc3bed4f4adb15aa37c6aaa7d82..8ec7bbfebe5927f76e052156e68902ee6c2c9cfc 100644
--- a/LCS/Common/test/tObjectFactory.cc
+++ b/LCS/Common/test/tObjectFactory.cc
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@
 //# Always #include <lofar_config.h> first!
 #include <lofar_config.h>
 
-//# This program can only be compiled if Boost is available.
-#ifdef HAVE_BOOST
-
 //# Includes
 #include "Shapes.h"
 #include "Coordinates.h"
@@ -89,13 +86,3 @@ int main()
   cout << endl;
   return 0;
 }
-
-#else
-
-int main()
-{
-  // Test skipped.
-  return 3;
-}
-
-#endif