diff --git a/pkgs/tools/filesystems/irods/common.nix b/pkgs/tools/filesystems/irods/common.nix
index 9c5412ddef7c..c7267aca1071 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/filesystems/irods/common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/filesystems/irods/common.nix
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ with stdenv;
 
   buildInputs = [ bzip2 zlib autoconf automake cmake gnumake help2man texinfo libtool cppzmq libarchive avro-cpp jansson zeromq openssl pam libiodbc kerberos gcc boost libcxx which ];
 
-  propagateBuildInputs = [ boost ];
-
   cmakeFlags = [
     "-DIRODS_EXTERNALS_FULLPATH_CLANG=${stdenv.cc}"
     "-DIRODS_EXTERNALS_FULLPATH_CLANG_RUNTIME=${stdenv.cc}"
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/filesystems/irods/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/filesystems/irods/default.nix
index 0714f2901046..523028f5fb2e 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/filesystems/irods/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/filesystems/irods/default.nix
@@ -62,8 +62,6 @@ in rec {
 
      buildInputs = common.buildInputs ++ [ irods ];
 
-     propagateBuildInputs = [ boost ];
-
      preConfigure = common.preConfigure + ''
        patchShebangs ./bin
      '';