diff --git a/cmake/HandleGeneralOptions.cmake b/cmake/HandleGeneralOptions.cmake
index 83cf9bbb97..79e6fb1748 100644
--- a/cmake/HandleGeneralOptions.cmake
+++ b/cmake/HandleGeneralOptions.cmake
@@ -29,12 +29,6 @@ option(GTSAM_ALLOW_DEPRECATED_SINCE_V43     "Allow use of methods/functions depr
 option(GTSAM_SUPPORT_NESTED_DISSECTION      "Support Metis-based nested dissection" ON)
 option(GTSAM_TANGENT_PREINTEGRATION         "Use new ImuFactor with integration on tangent space" ON)
 option(GTSAM_SLOW_BUT_CORRECT_BETWEENFACTOR "Use the slower but correct version of BetweenFactor" OFF)
-option(GTSAM_ENABLE_BOOST_SERIALIZATION "Enable Boost serialization" ON)
-
-#TODO(kartikarcot) defining it in config.h.in did not work
-if (GTSAM_ENABLE_BOOST_SERIALIZATION)
-    add_definitions(-DGTSAM_ENABLE_BOOST_SERIALIZATION)
-endif()
 
 if(NOT MSVC AND NOT XCODE_VERSION)
     option(GTSAM_BUILD_WITH_CCACHE           "Use ccache compiler cache" ON)
diff --git a/timing/CMakeLists.txt b/timing/CMakeLists.txt
index 2ebfeb9d80..e3f97ee0ca 100644
--- a/timing/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/timing/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-set (excluded_scripts
-    elaboratePoint2KalmanFilter.cpp
-)
 # Add scripts to exclude if GTSAM_ENABLE_BOOST_SERIALIZATION is not set
 if (NOT GTSAM_ENABLE_BOOST_SERIALIZATION) 
   # add to excluded scripts