diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3a8907f..f521635 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -81,10 +81,7 @@
 add_definitions (-DBOOST_ASIO_DISABLE_THREADS)
 
 include_directories (${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include)
-
 include_directories (${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-link_directories (${EXTERNAL_INSTALL_LOCATION}/lib)
-
 include_directories (${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include)
 
 add_executable (fru-device src/FruDevice.cpp src/Utils.cpp)