diff --git a/CMake/BoostCore.cmake b/CMake/BoostCore.cmake
index 949c9aee1..cfcb1f437 100644
--- a/CMake/BoostCore.cmake
+++ b/CMake/BoostCore.cmake
@@ -449,8 +449,6 @@ endmacro(boost_module)
 #   VARIANT_DISPLAY_NAME: The display name that describes this
 #   variant, e.g., "Debug, static, multi-threaded".
 #
-option(BUILD_VERSIONED "Add versioning information to names of built files" ON)
-
 macro(boost_library_variant_target_name)
   set(VARIANT_TARGET_NAME "")