diff --git a/pkgs/tools/graphics/libyafaray/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/graphics/libyafaray/default.nix
index 11e3dc6fafd..db48aa678cc 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/graphics/libyafaray/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/graphics/libyafaray/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-{ boost165
-, cmake
+{ cmake
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , freetype
 , ilmbase
@@ -37,7 +36,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   buildInputs = [
-    boost165
     freetype
     ilmbase
     libjpeg