diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fd94577e89..4e14499dab 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt	
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ target_link_libraries(boost_gil
     Boost::config
     Boost::container_hash
     Boost::core
-    Boost::filesystem
     Boost::integer
     Boost::iterator
     Boost::mp11