diff --git a/packages/arb-avm-cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/packages/arb-avm-cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 8f3285de23..36d8e06abc 100644
--- a/packages/arb-avm-cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/packages/arb-avm-cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ set(AVM_VERSION_STRING ${AVM_VERSION_MAJOR}.${AVM_VERSION_MINOR}.${AVM_VERSION_P
 include(${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/conanbuildinfo.cmake)
 conan_basic_setup(TARGETS)
 
-find_package(Boost 1.65 COMPONENTS system REQUIRED)
+find_package(Boost 1.65 REQUIRED)
 
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake)
 
diff --git a/packages/arb-avm-cpp/utils/CMakeLists.txt b/packages/arb-avm-cpp/utils/CMakeLists.txt
index babc533188..e948cd5019 100644
--- a/packages/arb-avm-cpp/utils/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/packages/arb-avm-cpp/utils/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ set (CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
 
 project (avm_utils LANGUAGES CXX)
 
-find_package(Boost 1.65 COMPONENTS system REQUIRED)
-
 add_library(avm_utils STATIC bigint_utils.hpp bigint_utils.cpp )
 
 set_target_properties(