diff --git a/Polyhedron/demo/Polyhedron/CMakeLists.txt b/Polyhedron/demo/Polyhedron/CMakeLists.txt
index 19c549d0e40..e0defae030b 100644
--- a/Polyhedron/demo/Polyhedron/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Polyhedron/demo/Polyhedron/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ endif(EXISTS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../GraphicsView/src/CGALQt4)
 find_package(CGAL QUIET COMPONENTS Qt4)
 include( ${CGAL_USE_FILE} )
 
-# Find Boost and Boost.Thread
-find_package(Boost 1.33.1 QUIET COMPONENTS thread)
-
 # Find Qt4 itself
 set( QT_USE_QTXML    TRUE )
 set( QT_USE_QTMAIN   TRUE )
@@ -51,7 +48,7 @@ if (NOT TAUCS_FOUND)
   message(STATUS "warning: TAUCS is not found. parameterization will not be available.")
 endif()
 
-if(CGAL_Qt4_FOUND AND Boost_FOUND AND Boost_THREAD_FOUND AND QT_FOUND AND OPENGL_FOUND AND QGLVIEWER_FOUND)
+if(CGAL_Qt4_FOUND AND QT_FOUND AND OPENGL_FOUND AND QGLVIEWER_FOUND)
 
   include_directories ( ${QGLVIEWER_INCLUDE_DIR} )
 
@@ -115,7 +112,7 @@ if(CGAL_Qt4_FOUND AND Boost_FOUND AND Boost_THREAD_FOUND AND QT_FOUND AND OPENGL
   # Link with libQGLViewer, OpenGL
   target_link_libraries( Polyhedron_3 ${QGLVIEWER_LIBRARY} ${OPENGL_gl_LIBRARY} ${OPENGL_glu_LIBRARY} )
 
-else (CGAL_Qt4_FOUND AND Boost_FOUND AND Boost_THREAD_FOUND AND QT_FOUND AND OPENGL_FOUND AND QGLVIEWER_FOUND)
+else (CGAL_Qt4_FOUND AND QT_FOUND AND OPENGL_FOUND AND QGLVIEWER_FOUND)
 
   set(POLYHEDRON_MISSING_DEPS "")
 
@@ -123,14 +120,6 @@ else (CGAL_Qt4_FOUND AND Boost_FOUND AND Boost_THREAD_FOUND AND QT_FOUND AND OPE
     set(POLYHEDRON_MISSING_DEPS "the CGAL Qt4 library, ${POLYHEDRON_MISSING_DEPS}")
   endif()
 
-  if(NOT Boost_THREAD_FOUND)
-    set(POLYHEDRON_MISSING_DEPS "Boost Thread, ${POLYHEDRON_MISSING_DEPS}")
-  endif()
-
-  if(NOT Boost_FOUND)
-    set(POLYHEDRON_MISSING_DEPS "Boost, ${POLYHEDRON_MISSING_DEPS}")
-  endif()
-
   if(NOT QT_FOUND)
     set(POLYHEDRON_MISSING_DEPS "Qt4, ${POLYHEDRON_MISSING_DEPS}")
   endif()
@@ -145,4 +134,4 @@ else (CGAL_Qt4_FOUND AND Boost_FOUND AND Boost_THREAD_FOUND AND QT_FOUND AND OPE
 
   message(STATUS "NOTICE: This demo requires ${POLYHEDRON_MISSING_DEPS}and will not be compiled.")
 
-endif (CGAL_Qt4_FOUND AND Boost_FOUND AND Boost_THREAD_FOUND AND QT_FOUND AND OPENGL_FOUND AND QGLVIEWER_FOUND)
+endif (CGAL_Qt4_FOUND AND QT_FOUND AND OPENGL_FOUND AND QGLVIEWER_FOUND)