diff --git a/tests/test_OpmLog.cpp b/tests/test_OpmLog.cpp
index 54f4746f9..3b36662cb 100644
--- a/tests/test_OpmLog.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_OpmLog.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
   along with OPM.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-#define BOOST_TEST_DYN_LINK
 #define BOOST_TEST_MODULE LogTests
 
 #include <opm/common/utility/platform_dependent/disable_warnings.h>
diff --git a/tests/test_SimulationDataContainer.cpp b/tests/test_SimulationDataContainer.cpp
index a10265d14..b23177895 100644
--- a/tests/test_SimulationDataContainer.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_SimulationDataContainer.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
  */
 
 
-#define BOOST_TEST_DYN_LINK
 #define BOOST_TEST_MODULE SIMULATION_DATA_CONTAINER_TESTS
 #include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
 
diff --git a/tests/test_cmp.cpp b/tests/test_cmp.cpp
index 2905058d3..e23a634c6 100644
--- a/tests/test_cmp.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_cmp.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
  */
 
 
-#define BOOST_TEST_DYN_LINK
 #define BOOST_TEST_MODULE FLOAT_CMP_TESTS
 #include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
 
diff --git a/tests/test_cubic.cpp b/tests/test_cubic.cpp
index 5bbb7fd7a..075bc1514 100644
--- a/tests/test_cubic.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_cubic.cpp
@@ -36,11 +36,6 @@
 
 #include "config.h"
 
-/* --- Boost.Test boilerplate --- */
-#if HAVE_DYNAMIC_BOOST_TEST
-#define BOOST_TEST_DYN_LINK
-#endif
-
 #define NVERBOSE  // Suppress own messages when throw()ing
 
 #define BOOST_TEST_MODULE CubicTest
diff --git a/tests/test_messagelimiter.cpp b/tests/test_messagelimiter.cpp
index 1079715cc..3f1aa714b 100644
--- a/tests/test_messagelimiter.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_messagelimiter.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
   along with OPM.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 
-#define BOOST_TEST_DYN_LINK
 #define BOOST_TEST_MODULE MESSAGELIMITER_TESTS
 
 #include <opm/common/utility/platform_dependent/disable_warnings.h>
diff --git a/tests/test_nonuniformtablelinear.cpp b/tests/test_nonuniformtablelinear.cpp
index a6eff22ef..e30c9bc32 100644
--- a/tests/test_nonuniformtablelinear.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_nonuniformtablelinear.cpp
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@
 */
 #include <config.h>
 
-#if defined(HAVE_DYNAMIC_BOOST_TEST)
-#define BOOST_TEST_DYN_LINK
-#endif
 #define NVERBOSE // to suppress our messages when throwing
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_param.cpp b/tests/test_param.cpp
index 29deed0fc..1ad47ed30 100644
--- a/tests/test_param.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_param.cpp
@@ -36,9 +36,6 @@
 
 #include <config.h>
 
-#if HAVE_DYNAMIC_BOOST_TEST
-#define BOOST_TEST_DYN_LINK
-#endif
 #define NVERBOSE // to suppress our messages when throwing
 
 #define BOOST_TEST_MODULE ParameterTest
diff --git a/tests/test_sparsevector.cpp b/tests/test_sparsevector.cpp
index 993369da7..b635a33ec 100644
--- a/tests/test_sparsevector.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_sparsevector.cpp
@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@
 
 #include <config.h>
 
-#if HAVE_DYNAMIC_BOOST_TEST
-#define BOOST_TEST_DYN_LINK
-#endif
 #define NVERBOSE // to suppress our messages when throwing
 
 #define BOOST_TEST_MODULE SparseVectorTest
diff --git a/tests/test_uniformtablelinear.cpp b/tests/test_uniformtablelinear.cpp
index 1edf65b9f..a8bb9aabe 100644
--- a/tests/test_uniformtablelinear.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_uniformtablelinear.cpp
@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@
 */
 #include <config.h>
 
-#if defined(HAVE_DYNAMIC_BOOST_TEST)
-#define BOOST_TEST_DYN_LINK
-#endif
 #define NVERBOSE // to suppress our messages when throwing