diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/k3d/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/k3d/default.nix
index d8052f93345..ce315ebc512 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/k3d/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/k3d/default.nix
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = [
      cmake mesa zlib python expat libxml2 libsigcxx libuuid freetype libpng
-     boost boost doxygen cairomm pkgconfig imagemagick libjpeg libtiff
+     boost doxygen cairomm pkgconfig imagemagick libjpeg libtiff
      gettext intltool perl unzip ftgl glew asciidoc
      gtkmm2 glibmm gtkglext pangox_compat libXmu
     ];
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 7e0cb81243a..a9a2a46c144 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -15330,7 +15330,6 @@ with pkgs;
 
   k3d = callPackage ../applications/graphics/k3d {
     inherit (pkgs.gnome2) gtkglext;
-    boost = boost155;
   };
 
   k9copy = libsForQt5.callPackage ../applications/video/k9copy {};