diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index dc1074a07..907b99fe0 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -107,18 +107,6 @@ AX_BOOST_BASE([1.35],[
 AC_MSG_NOTICE([BOOST_CPPFLAGS=$BOOST_CPPFLAGS])
 AC_MSG_NOTICE([BOOST_LDFLAGS=$BOOST_LDFLAGS])
 
-AX_BOOST_IOSTREAMS
-dnl check that Boost.IOStreams was found:
-if test -z "$BOOST_IOSTREAMS_LIB"; then
-   AC_MSG_ERROR([unable to find Boost.IOStreams library, currently this is required.])
-fi
-
-AX_BOOST_DATE_TIME
-dnl check that Boost.DateTime was found:
-if test -z "$BOOST_DATE_TIME_LIB"; then
-   AC_MSG_ERROR([Unable to find Boost.DateTime library, currently this is required.])
-fi
-
 AX_BOOST_FILESYSTEM
 dnl check that Boost.Filesystem was found:
 if test -z "$BOOST_FILESYSTEM_LIB"; then
diff --git a/examples/Makefile.am b/examples/Makefile.am
index d07f292e7..6c44e7a20 100644
--- a/examples/Makefile.am
+++ b/examples/Makefile.am
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ enum_if_LDADD = $(top_builddir)/src/libtorrent-rasterbar.la
 
 AM_CXXFLAGS=-ftemplate-depth-50 -I$(top_srcdir)/include -I$(top_srcdir)/include/libtorrent @DEBUGFLAGS@ @PTHREAD_CFLAGS@ -DBOOST_MULTI_INDEX_DISABLE_SERIALIZATION
 
-AM_LDFLAGS= ${LDLAGS} -L./ @BOOST_SYSTEM_LIB@ @BOOST_IOSTREAMS_LIB@ @BOOST_DATE_TIME_LIB@ @BOOST_FILESYSTEM_LIB@ @BOOST_THREAD_LIB@ @PTHREAD_LIBS@ -DBOOST_MULTI_INDEX_DISABLE_SERIALIZATION @SSL_LDFLAGS@ @SSL_LIBS@
+AM_LDFLAGS= ${LDLAGS} -L./ @BOOST_SYSTEM_LIB@ @BOOST_FILESYSTEM_LIB@ @BOOST_THREAD_LIB@ @PTHREAD_LIBS@ -DBOOST_MULTI_INDEX_DISABLE_SERIALIZATION @SSL_LDFLAGS@ @SSL_LIBS@
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index d3358614c..a062f2212 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ $(top_srcdir)/include/libtorrent/version.hpp
 
 
 libtorrent_rasterbar_la_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS) -version-info $(INTERFACE_VERSION_INFO)
-libtorrent_rasterbar_la_LIBADD = @ZLIB@ @BOOST_SYSTEM_LIB@ @BOOST_IOSTREAMS_LIB@ @BOOST_DATE_TIME_LIB@ @BOOST_FILESYSTEM_LIB@ @BOOST_THREAD_LIB@ @PTHREAD_LIBS@ @SSL_LIBS@
+libtorrent_rasterbar_la_LIBADD = @ZLIB@ @BOOST_SYSTEM_LIB@ @BOOST_FILESYSTEM_LIB@ @BOOST_THREAD_LIB@ @PTHREAD_LIBS@ @SSL_LIBS@
 
 AM_CXXFLAGS= -ftemplate-depth-100 -I$(top_srcdir)/include -I$(top_srcdir)/include/libtorrent @ZLIBINCL@ @DEBUGFLAGS@ @PTHREAD_CFLAGS@ -DBOOST_MULTI_INDEX_DISABLE_SERIALIZATION @SSL_CXXFLAGS@
 AM_CFLAGS= -I$(top_srcdir)/include -I$(top_srcdir)/include/libtorrent @ZLIBINCL@ @DEBUGFLAGS@ @PTHREAD_CFLAGS@
diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am
index 83c721613..93ec645af 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/Makefile.am
@@ -40,4 +40,5 @@ test_transfer_SOURCES = test_transfer.cpp
 LDADD = $(top_builddir)/src/libtorrent-rasterbar.la libtest.la
 
 AM_CXXFLAGS=-ftemplate-depth-50 -I$(top_srcdir)/include -I$(top_srcdir)/include/libtorrent @DEBUGFLAGS@ @PTHREAD_CFLAGS@ -DBOOST_MULTI_INDEX_DISABLE_SERIALIZATION
-AM_LDFLAGS= @BOOST_SYSTEM_LIB@ @BOOST_IOSTREAMS_LIB@ @BOOST_DATE_TIME_LIB@ @BOOST_FILESYSTEM_LIB@ @BOOST_THREAD_LIB@ @PTHREAD_LIBS@ @SSL_LDFLAGS@ @SSL_LIBS@
+AM_LDFLAGS= @BOOST_SYSTEM_LIB@ @BOOST_FILESYSTEM_LIB@ @BOOST_THREAD_LIB@ @PTHREAD_LIBS@ @SSL_LDFLAGS@ @SSL_LIBS@
+