diff --git a/dev-ros/random_numbers/random_numbers-0.3.2-r1.ebuild b/dev-ros/random_numbers/random_numbers-0.3.2-r1.ebuild
index cc1ff10df023a..842d0a9f2537e 100644
--- a/dev-ros/random_numbers/random_numbers-0.3.2-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-ros/random_numbers/random_numbers-0.3.2-r1.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2021 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 1999-2022 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=7
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ LICENSE="BSD"
 SLOT="0"
 IUSE=""
 
-RDEPEND="dev-libs/boost:=[threads(+)]"
+RDEPEND="dev-libs/boost:="
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}"
diff --git a/dev-ros/random_numbers/random_numbers-9999.ebuild b/dev-ros/random_numbers/random_numbers-9999.ebuild
index cc1ff10df023a..842d0a9f2537e 100644
--- a/dev-ros/random_numbers/random_numbers-9999.ebuild
+++ b/dev-ros/random_numbers/random_numbers-9999.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2021 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 1999-2022 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=7
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ LICENSE="BSD"
 SLOT="0"
 IUSE=""
 
-RDEPEND="dev-libs/boost:=[threads(+)]"
+RDEPEND="dev-libs/boost:="
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}"