diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libcdr/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libcdr/default.nix
index 4c9877cd597..f7276d39b14 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libcdr/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libcdr/default.nix
@@ -12,12 +12,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
 
-  # Boost 1.59 compatability fix
-  # Attempt removing when updating
-  postPatch = ''
-    sed -i 's,^CPPFLAGS.*,\0 -DBOOST_ERROR_CODE_HEADER_ONLY -DBOOST_SYSTEM_NO_DEPRECATED,' src/lib/Makefile.in
-  '';
-
   CXXFLAGS="--std=gnu++0x"; # For c++11 constants in lcms2.h
 
   meta = {