diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e1a591b27..61c6f1f58 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -190,10 +190,6 @@ if (MSVC10)
     set(PLATFORM_INCLUDE_DIR "")
 endif()
 
-if (APPLE)
-    set(Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS   ON)
-endif (APPLE)
-
 # Dependencies
 
 # Fix for not visible pthreads functions for linker with glibc 2.15