diff --git a/gtsam/base/serialization.h b/gtsam/base/serialization.h
index 12556db09..18612bc22 100644
--- a/gtsam/base/serialization.h
+++ b/gtsam/base/serialization.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  * @author Richard Roberts
  * @date Feb 7, 2012
  */
+
 #ifdef GTSAM_ENABLE_BOOST_SERIALIZATION
 #pragma once
 
@@ -270,4 +271,4 @@ void deserializeBinary(const std::string& serialized, T& output,
 ///@}
 
 }  // namespace gtsam
-#endif
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif
diff --git a/gtsam/precompiled_header.h b/gtsam/precompiled_header.h
index e7188fc05..5ff2a55c5 100644
--- a/gtsam/precompiled_header.h
+++ b/gtsam/precompiled_header.h
@@ -42,10 +42,8 @@
 #include <gtsam/base/Matrix.h>
 #include <gtsam/base/OptionalJacobian.h>
 #include <gtsam/base/ProductLieGroup.h>
-#ifdef GTSAM_ENABLE_BOOST_SERIALIZATION
 #include <gtsam/base/serialization.h>
 #include <gtsam/base/serializationTestHelpers.h>
-#endif
 #include <gtsam/base/SymmetricBlockMatrix.h>
 #include <gtsam/base/Testable.h>
 #include <gtsam/base/TestableAssertions.h>