diff --git a/uhal/python/Makefile b/uhal/python/Makefile
index 011090046..f576def09 100644
--- a/uhal/python/Makefile
+++ b/uhal/python/Makefile
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ Libraries = \
 		\
 		boost_filesystem \
 		boost_regex \
-		boost_system \
 		\
 		pthread \
 		dl \
diff --git a/uhal/tests/Makefile b/uhal/tests/Makefile
index 9087805eb..412f27c5a 100644
--- a/uhal/tests/Makefile
+++ b/uhal/tests/Makefile
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ Libraries = \
 		boost_program_options \
 		boost_unit_test_framework \
 		boost_regex \
-		boost_system \
 		\
 		pugixml \
 		\
diff --git a/uhal/uhal/Makefile b/uhal/uhal/Makefile
index 976e9aed7..799db11e7 100644
--- a/uhal/uhal/Makefile
+++ b/uhal/uhal/Makefile
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ Libraries = pthread \
 		\
 		boost_filesystem \
 		boost_regex \
-		boost_system \
 		boost_chrono \
 		\
 		cactus_uhal_grammars \