diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ec1cd8137..cdd7f70f4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ include_directories(BEFORE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/)
 include_directories(SYSTEM ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/generated/include/)
 include_directories(SYSTEM ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/third_party/sol2/include)
 
-set(BOOST_COMPONENTS system date_time iostreams program_options thread unit_test_framework zlib)
+set(BOOST_COMPONENTS system date_time iostreams program_options thread unit_test_framework)
 
 configure_file(
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/util/version.hpp.in