diff --git a/nano/core_test/CMakeLists.txt b/nano/core_test/CMakeLists.txt
index 441b3bd4..7318fd41 100644
--- a/nano/core_test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/nano/core_test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -66,5 +66,4 @@ target_link_libraries(
   gtest
   libminiupnpc-static
   Boost::log_setup
-  Boost::log
-  Boost::boost)
+  Boost::log)
diff --git a/nano/ipc_flatbuffers_test/CMakeLists.txt b/nano/ipc_flatbuffers_test/CMakeLists.txt
index ca8202c2..90ced6aa 100644
--- a/nano/ipc_flatbuffers_test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/nano/ipc_flatbuffers_test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,5 +8,4 @@ target_link_libraries(
   Boost::log
   Boost::program_options
   Boost::system
-  Boost::thread
-  Boost::boost)
+  Boost::thread)
diff --git a/nano/lib/CMakeLists.txt b/nano/lib/CMakeLists.txt
index f54b80b0..8300f37f 100644
--- a/nano/lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/nano/lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ target_link_libraries(
   ipc_flatbuffers_lib
   ${CRYPTOPP_LIBRARY}
   ${CMAKE_DL_LIBS}
-  Boost::boost
   Boost::program_options)
 
 if(NANO_STACKTRACE_BACKTRACE)
diff --git a/nano/load_test/CMakeLists.txt b/nano/load_test/CMakeLists.txt
index 921e5122..df5558fc 100644
--- a/nano/load_test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/nano/load_test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,5 @@ target_link_libraries(
   secure
   test_common
   gtest
-  Boost::boost
   Boost::coroutine
   Boost::context)
diff --git a/nano/nano_node/CMakeLists.txt b/nano/nano_node/CMakeLists.txt
index 2f940dbe..a5c5962a 100644
--- a/nano/nano_node/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/nano/nano_node/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,13 +1,6 @@
 add_executable(nano_node daemon.cpp daemon.hpp entry.cpp)
 
-target_link_libraries(
-  nano_node
-  node
-  rpc
-  secure
-  argon2
-  Boost::boost
-  ${PLATFORM_LIBS})
+target_link_libraries(nano_node node rpc secure argon2 ${PLATFORM_LIBS})
 
 if(NANO_STACKTRACE_BACKTRACE)
   target_link_libraries(nano_node backtrace)
diff --git a/nano/nano_rpc/CMakeLists.txt b/nano/nano_rpc/CMakeLists.txt
index 63b5168d..1b3be49a 100644
--- a/nano/nano_rpc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/nano/nano_rpc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ target_link_libraries(
   Boost::log
   Boost::program_options
   Boost::system
-  Boost::thread
-  Boost::boost)
+  Boost::thread)
 
 target_compile_definitions(
   nano_rpc
diff --git a/nano/node/CMakeLists.txt b/nano/node/CMakeLists.txt
index 4202a0ac..913962ce 100644
--- a/nano/node/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/nano/node/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -242,7 +242,6 @@ target_link_libraries(
   Boost::program_options
   Boost::system
   Boost::thread
-  Boost::boost
   rocksdb
   ${DISKHASH}
   ${CMAKE_DL_LIBS}
diff --git a/nano/rpc/CMakeLists.txt b/nano/rpc/CMakeLists.txt
index a1585a4d..29e43d74 100644
--- a/nano/rpc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/nano/rpc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ add_library(
   rpc_request_processor.hpp
   rpc_request_processor.cpp)
 
-target_link_libraries(rpc nano_lib ${OPENSSL_LIBRARIES} Boost::boost)
+target_link_libraries(rpc nano_lib ${OPENSSL_LIBRARIES})
diff --git a/nano/secure/CMakeLists.txt b/nano/secure/CMakeLists.txt
index 57937d33..77549fc9 100644
--- a/nano/secure/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/nano/secure/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ target_link_libraries(
   ed25519
   crypto_lib
   lmdb
-  Boost::boost
   Boost::system
   Boost::filesystem)
 
diff --git a/nano/slow_test/CMakeLists.txt b/nano/slow_test/CMakeLists.txt
index 8358e29a..5408bbf3 100644
--- a/nano/slow_test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/nano/slow_test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,10 +1,4 @@
 add_executable(slow_test entry.cpp node.cpp vote_cache.cpp vote_processor.cpp)
 
-target_link_libraries(
-  slow_test
-  secure
-  node
-  test_common
-  gtest
-  libminiupnpc-static
-  Boost::boost)
+target_link_libraries(slow_test secure node test_common gtest
+                      libminiupnpc-static)
diff --git a/nano/test_common/CMakeLists.txt b/nano/test_common/CMakeLists.txt
index e1ade065..0e2177ab 100644
--- a/nano/test_common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/nano/test_common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,5 +13,4 @@ add_library(
   testutil.hpp
   testutil.cpp)
 
-target_link_libraries(test_common node gtest Boost::log_setup Boost::log
-                      Boost::boost)
+target_link_libraries(test_common node gtest Boost::log_setup Boost::log)