diff --git a/tests/trx_generator/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/trx_generator/CMakeLists.txt
index 7c32d74cf1..d1946a156b 100644
--- a/tests/trx_generator/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/trx_generator/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-find_package(Boost 1.67 REQUIRED COMPONENTS program_options)
-
 add_executable(trx_generator main.cpp trx_generator.cpp trx_provider.cpp)
 
 target_include_directories(trx_generator PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
@@ -7,6 +5,6 @@ target_include_directories(trx_generator PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} ${CM
 target_link_libraries(trx_generator PRIVATE eosio_chain fc Boost::program_options ${CMAKE_DL_LIBS} ${PLATFORM_SPECIFIC_LIBS})
 
 add_executable(trx_generator_tests trx_generator_tests.cpp trx_provider.cpp trx_generator.cpp)
-target_link_libraries(trx_generator_tests PRIVATE eosio_chain fc ${CMAKE_DL_LIBS} ${PLATFORM_SPECIFIC_LIBS})
+target_link_libraries(trx_generator_tests PRIVATE eosio_chain fc Boost::program_options ${CMAKE_DL_LIBS} ${PLATFORM_SPECIFIC_LIBS})
 target_include_directories(trx_generator_tests PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
 add_test(trx_generator_tests trx_generator_tests)
diff --git a/tests/trx_generator/trx_generator.cpp b/tests/trx_generator/trx_generator.cpp
index a78a223b0e..f3c57082ca 100644
--- a/tests/trx_generator/trx_generator.cpp
+++ b/tests/trx_generator/trx_generator.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <fc/log/logger.hpp>
 #include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
 #include <eosio/chain/chain_id_type.hpp>
+#include <boost/program_options.hpp>
 #include <eosio/chain/name.hpp>
 #include <fc/bitutil.hpp>
 #include <fc/io/raw.hpp>
diff --git a/tests/trx_generator/trx_generator.hpp b/tests/trx_generator/trx_generator.hpp
index 1112444777..83736cd83b 100644
--- a/tests/trx_generator/trx_generator.hpp
+++ b/tests/trx_generator/trx_generator.hpp
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 #include <trx_provider.hpp>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
-#include <boost/program_options.hpp>
 #include <eosio/chain/transaction.hpp>
 #include <eosio/chain/asset.hpp>
 #include <eosio/chain/abi_serializer.hpp>