diff --git a/compiler/cpp/test/CMakeLists.txt b/compiler/cpp/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 2bc7e9e..4ce1e49 100644
--- a/compiler/cpp/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/compiler/cpp/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,12 +17,6 @@
 # under the License.
 #
 
-# Unit tests for the compiler still require boost
-include(BoostMacros)
-REQUIRE_BOOST_HEADERS()
-set(BOOST_COMPONENTS unit_test_framework)
-REQUIRE_BOOST_LIBRARIES(BOOST_COMPONENTS)
-
 file(GLOB KEYWORD_SAMPLES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/keyword-samples/*.thrift")
 foreach(LANG ${thrift_compiler_LANGS})
     foreach(SAMPLE ${KEYWORD_SAMPLES})
@@ -34,7 +28,6 @@
     endforeach()
 endforeach()
 
-
 find_package(PythonInterp QUIET)
 if(PYTHONINTERP_FOUND)
   add_test(NAME StalenessCheckTest COMMAND ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/compiler/staleness_check.py ${THRIFT_COMPILER})
diff --git a/compiler/cpp/test/Makefile.am b/compiler/cpp/test/Makefile.am
index 801f9d8..10efd07 100644
--- a/compiler/cpp/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/compiler/cpp/test/Makefile.am
@@ -23,6 +23,5 @@
 
 AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = subdir-objects serial-tests nostdinc
 
-AM_CPPFLAGS = $(BOOST_CPPFLAGS) -I$(top_srcdir)/compiler/cpp/src
-AM_LDFLAGS = $(BOOST_LDFLAGS)
+AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/compiler/cpp/src
 AM_CXXFLAGS = -Wall -Wextra -pedantic
diff --git a/compiler/cpp/test/bincat.sh b/compiler/cpp/test/bincat.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index c7f9078..0000000
--- a/compiler/cpp/test/bincat.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-exec /bin/cat