diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 9dd20dadedda806d72135e70fdb8d793bd03a0f5..700889a8cff37ea167670cb4a1f13a5b3316cd92 100755
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $BOOST_CPPFLAGS"
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS([boost/graph/adjacency_list.hpp], [], [AC_MSG_ERROR([Can't find Boost Graph Library])])
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS([boost/algorithm/string/trim.hpp], [], [AC_MSG_ERROR([Can't find Boost String Library])])
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS([boost/algorithm/string/split.hpp], [], [AC_MSG_ERROR([Can't find Boost String Library])])
-AC_CHECK_HEADERS([boost/lexical_cast.hpp], [], [AC_MSG_ERROR([Can't find Boost Lexical Cast Header])])
 CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS_SAVED"
 
 # Don't use deprecated hash structures