diff --git a/cmake/modules/DuneCommonMacros.cmake b/cmake/modules/DuneCommonMacros.cmake
index 34ac14aa7c221a9137bfd019191f83997109755f..3e79466be777ef8288dca96cf94631a92fe9519b 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/DuneCommonMacros.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/DuneCommonMacros.cmake
@@ -25,4 +25,3 @@ include(AddGMPFlags)
 find_package(Inkscape)
 include(UseInkscape)
 include(FindMProtect)
-include(DuneBoost)
diff --git a/m4/dune_common.m4 b/m4/dune_common.m4
index 9bac85e67593b09bd2a5e65000320827481c76a8..f697a7db0f6a70176b4e3d3f4f4c5725131eee1d 100644
--- a/m4/dune_common.m4
+++ b/m4/dune_common.m4
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ AC_DEFUN([DUNE_COMMON_CHECKS],
   AC_REQUIRE([CXX11_CONSTEXPR_CHECK])
   AC_REQUIRE([DUNE_CXX11_NOEXCEPT_SPECIFIER_CHECK])
   AC_REQUIRE([DUNE_CXX11_RANGE_BASED_FOR])
-  AC_REQUIRE([DUNE_BOOST_BASE])
   AC_REQUIRE([DUNE_LINKCXX])
   AC_REQUIRE([DUNE_CHECKDEPRECATED])
   AC_REQUIRE([DUNE_CHECKFINAL])