bindings/python/setup.py | 2 +-
 configure.ac             | 4 ----
 2 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/bindings/python/setup.py b/bindings/python/setup.py
index 961395f..c38ef52 100644
--- a/bindings/python/setup.py
+++ b/bindings/python/setup.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def target_specific():
 
 try:
 	with open('compile_flags') as _file:
-		extra_cmd = _file.read()
+		extra_cmd = _file.read()  + '-lboost_python-%s-mt' % (platform.python_version()[:3])
 
 except:
 	extra_cmd = None
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ebb1f7e..3e07828 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -540,10 +540,6 @@ AS_CASE(["$ARG_ENABLE_PYTHON_BINDING"],
 
       AM_PATH_PYTHON([2.4], [], AC_MSG_ERROR([Python interpreter not found.]))
       AX_PYTHON_DEVEL([>= '2.4'])
-      AX_BOOST_PYTHON()
-
-      AS_IF([test -z "$BOOST_PYTHON_LIB"],
-            [AC_MSG_ERROR([Boost.Python library not found. Try using --with-boost-python=lib.])])
     ],
   ["no"], [
       AC_MSG_RESULT([no])