diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a49ae481c18f2681122cc60209db036e9e66a555..f6de5cf9d1950fa09fe5457a569bb021c42587c5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ find_package(Boost COMPONENTS filesystem REQUIRED)
 find_package(Boost COMPONENTS log REQUIRED)
 find_package(Boost COMPONENTS thread REQUIRED)
 find_package(Boost COMPONENTS system REQUIRED)
-find_package(Boost COMPONENTS beast REQUIRED)
 find_package(GTest REQUIRED)
 
 # print include directories for debugging