diff --git a/.github/scripts/unix.sh b/.github/scripts/unix.sh
index 1676ad537..e497d4764 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/unix.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/unix.sh
@@ -72,8 +72,6 @@ function configure()
       -DGTSAM_USE_SYSTEM_METIS=${GTSAM_USE_SYSTEM_METIS:-OFF} \
       -DGTSAM_BUILD_WITH_MARCH_NATIVE=OFF \
       -DGTSAM_SINGLE_TEST_EXE=OFF \
-      -DBOOST_ROOT=$BOOST_ROOT \
-      -DBoost_NO_SYSTEM_PATHS=ON \
       -DBoost_ARCHITECTURE=-x64
 }