diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 14d901a81..def693592 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ qBittorrent - A BitTorrent client in C++ / Qt4
         -> http://www.libtorrent.net
         Be careful: another library (the one used by rTorrent) uses a similar name.
 
-    - libboost 1.34.x (libboost-filesystem, libboost-thread, libboost-date-time) + libasio
+    - libboost 1.34.x (libboost-filesystem, libboost-date-time) + libasio
       or
-    - libboost >= 1.35.x (libboost-system, libboost-filesystem, libboost-thread, libboost-date-time)
+    - libboost >= 1.35.x (libboost-system, libboost-filesystem, libboost-date-time)
 
     - python >= 2.3 (needed by search engine)
         * Run time only dependency
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index e5109b66f..cdde7c7da 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -451,9 +451,6 @@ public:
 			if(!conf->checkHeader(s, "boost/filesystem/path.hpp")) {
 				return false;
       			}
-			if(!conf->checkHeader(s, "boost/thread.hpp")) {
-				return false;
-      			}
 		}else{
 			QStringList sl;
 			sl << "/usr/include";
@@ -474,9 +471,6 @@ public:
 			if(!conf->checkHeader(s, "boost/filesystem/path.hpp")) {
 				return false;
       			}
-			if(!conf->checkHeader(s, "boost/thread.hpp")) {
-				return false;
-      			}
 		}
 		conf->addIncludePath(s);
 		// Find library
@@ -487,7 +481,7 @@ public:
 #endif
     if(conf->getenv("QC_DISABLE_GUI").isEmpty()) {
       // Not required by nox
-      required_libs << "filesystem" << "thread";
+      required_libs << "filesystem" ;
     }
     QStringList libDirs;
     libDirs << "/usr/lib/" << "/usr/lib64/" << "/usr/local/lib/" << "/usr/local/lib64/";
diff --git a/qcm/libboost.qcm b/qcm/libboost.qcm
index 418efe841..14167420d 100644
--- a/qcm/libboost.qcm
+++ b/qcm/libboost.qcm
@@ -48,9 +48,6 @@ public:
 			if(!conf->checkHeader(s, "boost/filesystem/path.hpp")) {
 				return false;
       			}
-			if(!conf->checkHeader(s, "boost/thread.hpp")) {
-				return false;
-      			}
 		}else{
 			QStringList sl;
 			sl << "/usr/include";
@@ -71,9 +68,6 @@ public:
 			if(!conf->checkHeader(s, "boost/filesystem/path.hpp")) {
 				return false;
       			}
-			if(!conf->checkHeader(s, "boost/thread.hpp")) {
-				return false;
-      			}
 		}
 		conf->addIncludePath(s);
 		// Find library
@@ -84,7 +78,7 @@ public:
 #endif
     if(conf->getenv("QC_DISABLE_GUI").isEmpty()) {
       // Not required by nox
-      required_libs << "filesystem" << "thread";
+      required_libs << "filesystem" ;
     }
     QStringList libDirs;
     libDirs << "/usr/lib/" << "/usr/lib64/" << "/usr/local/lib/" << "/usr/local/lib64/";