diff --git a/srcpkgs/EmulationStation/template b/srcpkgs/EmulationStation/template
index fbc9c34e3e6..00c2ec8f944 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/EmulationStation/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/EmulationStation/template
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ build_style=cmake
 configure_args="-DOpenGL_GL_PREFERENCE=GLVND -Wno-dev"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
 makedepends="libcurl-devel MesaLib-devel freetype-devel freeimage-devel
- SDL2-devel eigen boost-devel rapidjson vlc-devel"
+ SDL2-devel eigen rapidjson vlc-devel"
 short_desc="Flexible emulator front-end"
 maintainer="Enno Boland <gottox@voidlinux.org>"
 license="MIT"