diff --git a/libdevcore/CMakeLists.txt b/libdevcore/CMakeLists.txt
index 81e210cad..7c54301c9 100644
--- a/libdevcore/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libdevcore/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ endif()
 
 include_directories(..)
 
-target_link_libraries(${EXECUTABLE} devcore)
-
 if("${TARGET_PLATFORM}" STREQUAL "w64")
 	include_directories(/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/include/cryptopp)
 	target_link_libraries(${EXECUTABLE} boost_system-mt-s)
@@ -37,7 +35,9 @@ elseif (APPLE)
 	find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
 	target_link_libraries(${EXECUTABLE} ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})
 elseif (UNIX)
-	target_link_libraries(${EXECUTABLE} ${Boost_THREAD_LIBRARY})
+	find_package(Boost 1.53 REQUIRED COMPONENTS thread system)
+	target_link_libraries(${EXECUTABLE} ${Boost_THREAD_LIBRARY} ${Boost_SYSTEM_LIBRARY})
+	find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
 	target_link_libraries(${EXECUTABLE} ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})
 else ()
 	target_link_libraries(${EXECUTABLE} boost_thread)
diff --git a/libevmface/CMakeLists.txt b/libevmface/CMakeLists.txt
index 874b9e397..f82d2b96b 100644
--- a/libevmface/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libevmface/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,25 +17,6 @@ include_directories(..)
 
 target_link_libraries(${EXECUTABLE} devcore)
 
-if("${TARGET_PLATFORM}" STREQUAL "w64")
-	target_link_libraries(${EXECUTABLE} boost_thread_win32-mt-s)
-	target_link_libraries(${EXECUTABLE} iphlpapi)
-	target_link_libraries(${EXECUTABLE} ws2_32)
-	target_link_libraries(${EXECUTABLE} mswsock)
-	target_link_libraries(${EXECUTABLE} shlwapi)
-elseif (APPLE)
-	# Latest mavericks boost libraries only come with -mt
-	find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
-	target_link_libraries(${EXECUTABLE} ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})
-elseif (UNIX)
-	target_link_libraries(${EXECUTABLE} ${Boost_THREAD_LIBRARY})
-	target_link_libraries(${EXECUTABLE} ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})
-else ()
-	target_link_libraries(${EXECUTABLE} boost_thread)
-	find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
-	target_link_libraries(${EXECUTABLE} ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})
-endif ()
-
 install( TARGETS ${EXECUTABLE} ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib LIBRARY DESTINATION lib )
 install( FILES ${HEADERS} DESTINATION include/${EXECUTABLE} )
 
diff --git a/libsolidity/CMakeLists.txt b/libsolidity/CMakeLists.txt
index 59aa78364..757d0cc06 100644
--- a/libsolidity/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libsolidity/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,33 +16,8 @@ file(GLOB HEADERS "*.h")
 
 include_directories(..)
 
-target_link_libraries(${EXECUTABLE} evmface)
 target_link_libraries(${EXECUTABLE} devcore)
-
-
-if("${TARGET_PLATFORM}" STREQUAL "w64")
-	target_link_libraries(${EXECUTABLE} boost_system-mt-s)
-	target_link_libraries(${EXECUTABLE} boost_thread_win32-mt-s)
-	target_link_libraries(${EXECUTABLE} iphlpapi)
-	target_link_libraries(${EXECUTABLE} ws2_32)
-	target_link_libraries(${EXECUTABLE} mswsock)
-	target_link_libraries(${EXECUTABLE} shlwapi)
-elseif (APPLE)
-	# Latest mavericks boost libraries only come with -mt
-	target_link_libraries(${EXECUTABLE} boost_system-mt)
-	target_link_libraries(${EXECUTABLE} boost_thread-mt)
-	find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
-	target_link_libraries(${EXECUTABLE} ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})
-elseif (UNIX)
-	target_link_libraries(${EXECUTABLE} ${Boost_SYSTEM_LIBRARY})
-	target_link_libraries(${EXECUTABLE} ${Boost_THREAD_LIBRARY})
-	target_link_libraries(${EXECUTABLE} ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})
-else ()
-	target_link_libraries(${EXECUTABLE} boost_system)
-	target_link_libraries(${EXECUTABLE} boost_thread)
-	find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
-	target_link_libraries(${EXECUTABLE} ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})
-endif ()
+target_link_libraries(${EXECUTABLE} evmface)
 
 install( TARGETS ${EXECUTABLE} ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib LIBRARY DESTINATION lib )
 install( FILES ${HEADERS} DESTINATION include/${EXECUTABLE} )
diff --git a/solc/CMakeLists.txt b/solc/CMakeLists.txt
index 9224c109d..386d4a1a8 100644
--- a/solc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/solc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,23 +9,6 @@ set(EXECUTABLE solc)
 add_executable(${EXECUTABLE} ${SRC_LIST})
 
 target_link_libraries(${EXECUTABLE} solidity)
-target_link_libraries(${EXECUTABLE} devcore)
-
-if ("${TARGET_PLATFORM}" STREQUAL "w64")
-	set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -static-libgcc -static-libstdc++")
-	target_link_libraries(${EXECUTABLE} gcc)
-	target_link_libraries(${EXECUTABLE} gdi32)
-	target_link_libraries(${EXECUTABLE} ws2_32)
-	target_link_libraries(${EXECUTABLE} mswsock)
-	target_link_libraries(${EXECUTABLE} shlwapi)
-	target_link_libraries(${EXECUTABLE} iphlpapi)
-	target_link_libraries(${EXECUTABLE} boost_thread_win32-mt-s)
-	set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_LINK_CXX_FLAGS)
-elseif (UNIX)
-else ()
-	find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
-	target_link_libraries(${EXECUTABLE} ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})
-endif ()
 
 install( TARGETS ${EXECUTABLE} DESTINATION bin )