diff --git a/srcpkgs/boost/template b/srcpkgs/boost/template
index dcfbb2567ea..1f6abd4fcab 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/boost/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/boost/template
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ if [ "${version%beta*}" != "$version" ]; then
 	distfiles="https://boostorg.jfrog.io/artifactory/main/beta/${version%.rc*}/source/boost_${_version//./_}.tar.bz2"
 fi
 
-broken="build some other stuff first"
-
 replaces="libboost_program_options1.80>=0 libboost_math_c99f1.80>=0
  libboost_stacktrace_basic1.80>=0 libboost_stacktrace_noop1.80>=0
  libboost_iostreams1.80>=0 libboost_math_tr1l1.80>=0 libboost_filesystem1.80>=0