diff --git a/assimp-config.cmake.in b/assimp-config.cmake.in
index e06cc10ee..5031c8f8d 100644
--- a/assimp-config.cmake.in
+++ b/assimp-config.cmake.in
@@ -34,36 +34,18 @@ if( MSVC )
   else()
     set(MSVC_PREFIX "vc150")
   endif()
-  set(ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX "@ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX@-${MSVC_PREFIX}-mt" CACHE STRING "the suffix for the assimp windows library" FORCE)
+  set(ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX "@ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX@-${MSVC_PREFIX}-mt" CACHE STRING "the suffix for the assimp windows library" )
 else()
-  set(ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX "@ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX@" CACHE STRING "the suffix for the openrave libraries" FORCE)
+  set(ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX "@ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX@" CACHE STRING "the suffix for the openrave libraries" )
 endif()
 
 set( ASSIMP_CXX_FLAGS ) # dynamically linked library
-if( WIN32 )
-  # for visual studio linking, most of the time boost dlls will be used
-  set( ASSIMP_CXX_FLAGS " -DBOOST_ALL_DYN_LINK -DBOOST_ALL_NO_LIB")
-endif()
 set( ASSIMP_LINK_FLAGS "" )
 set( ASSIMP_LIBRARY_DIRS "${ASSIMP_ROOT_DIR}/@ASSIMP_LIB_INSTALL_DIR@")
 set( ASSIMP_INCLUDE_DIRS "${ASSIMP_ROOT_DIR}/@ASSIMP_INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR@")
 set( ASSIMP_LIBRARIES assimp${ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX})
 set( ASSIMP_LIBRARIES ${ASSIMP_LIBRARIES}@CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX@)
 
-# search for the boost version assimp was compiled with
-#set(Boost_USE_MULTITHREAD ON)
-#set(Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS OFF)
-#set(Boost_USE_STATIC_RUNTIME OFF)
-#find_package(Boost ${ASSIMP_Boost_VERSION} EXACT COMPONENTS thread date_time)
-#if(Boost_VERSION AND NOT "${Boost_VERSION}" STREQUAL "0")
-#	set( ASSIMP_INCLUDE_DIRS "${ASSIMP_INCLUDE_DIRS}" ${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-#else(Boost_VERSION AND NOT "${Boost_VERSION}" STREQUAL "0")
-#	message(WARNING "Failed to find Boost ${ASSIMP_Boost_VERSION} necessary for assimp")
-#endif(Boost_VERSION AND NOT "${Boost_VERSION}" STREQUAL "0")
-
-# the boost version assimp was compiled with
-set( ASSIMP_Boost_VERSION "@Boost_MAJOR_VERSION@.@Boost_MINOR_VERSION@")
-
 # for compatibility with pkg-config
 set(ASSIMP_CFLAGS_OTHER "${ASSIMP_CXX_FLAGS}")
 set(ASSIMP_LDFLAGS_OTHER "${ASSIMP_LINK_FLAGS}")
@@ -74,7 +56,6 @@ MARK_AS_ADVANCED(
   ASSIMP_LINK_FLAGS
   ASSIMP_INCLUDE_DIRS
   ASSIMP_LIBRARIES
-  ASSIMP_Boost_VERSION
   ASSIMP_CFLAGS_OTHER
   ASSIMP_LDFLAGS_OTHER
   ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX