diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5fa1eb15..82b413eb 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ include_directories(${SDL2_TTF_DIRS})
 FIND_PACKAGE(SDL2_gfx REQUIRED)
 include_directories(${SDL2_GFX_DIRS})
 
-FIND_PACKAGE(Boost REQUIRED COMPONENTS system thread filesystem)
+FIND_PACKAGE(Boost REQUIRED COMPONENTS thread filesystem)
 include_directories(${Boost_INCLUDE_DIR})
 
 FIND_PACKAGE(OpenAL REQUIRED)
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ add_library(menulib ${MENU_SOURCES} ${MENU_HEADERS})
 add_library(datalib ${DATA_SOURCES} ${DATA_HEADERS})
 
 set(LIBRARIES gamelib hidlib menulib datalib leaguelib blunted2
-   Boost::filesystem Boost::system Boost::thread SQLite::SQLite3
+   Boost::filesystem Boost::thread SQLite::SQLite3
    ${SDL2_IMAGE_LIBRARIES} ${SDL2_TTF_LIBRARIES} ${SDL2_GFX_LIBRARIES}
    ${SDL2_LIBRARIES} ${OPENAL_LIBRARY} dl m ${OPENGL_LIBRARIES})