diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 700f4ab70..5a2d7e8e4 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ CPPFLAGS="$TEMP_CPPFLAGS"
 fi
 
 if test x$boost_sleep != xyes; then
-  AC_MSG_ERROR(No working boost sleep implementation found. If on ubuntu 13.10 with libboost1.54-all-dev remove libboost.1.54-all-dev and use libboost1.53-all-dev)
+  AC_MSG_ERROR(No working boost sleep implementation found.)
 fi
 
 AC_ARG_WITH([utils],