diff --git a/shell/Executable_lngconvex.mk b/shell/Executable_lngconvex.mk
index 55b4c33c41f5..76ff52b5d92c 100644
--- a/shell/Executable_lngconvex.mk
+++ b/shell/Executable_lngconvex.mk
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 
 $(eval $(call gb_Executable_Executable,lngconvex))
 
-$(eval $(call gb_Executable_use_external,lngconvex,boost_headers))
-
 $(eval $(call gb_Executable_use_sdk_api,lngconvex))
 
 $(eval $(call gb_Executable_use_libraries,lngconvex,\
diff --git a/shell/IwyuFilter_shell.yaml b/shell/IwyuFilter_shell.yaml
index 933f817ad38d..755dc738343e 100644
--- a/shell/IwyuFilter_shell.yaml
+++ b/shell/IwyuFilter_shell.yaml
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ excludelist:
     shell/source/backends/kf5be/kf5backend.cxx:
     # Keep abstract QT headers
     - QtWidgets/QApplication
-    # Keep abstract boost headers
-    - boost/noncopyable.hpp
     shell/source/backends/localebe/localebackend.cxx:
     # Needed on WIN for toU
     - o3tl/char16_t2wchar_t.hxx
diff --git a/shell/Library_desktopbe.mk b/shell/Library_desktopbe.mk
index 741127ce3cb1..01f1347a9e65 100644
--- a/shell/Library_desktopbe.mk
+++ b/shell/Library_desktopbe.mk
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 
 $(eval $(call gb_Library_Library,desktopbe1))
 
-$(eval $(call gb_Library_use_external,desktopbe1,boost_headers))
-
 $(eval $(call gb_Library_use_sdk_api,desktopbe1))
 
 $(eval $(call gb_Library_use_libraries,desktopbe1,\
diff --git a/shell/Library_kf5be.mk b/shell/Library_kf5be.mk
index 26ed1b35dd22..1355d402dc00 100644
--- a/shell/Library_kf5be.mk
+++ b/shell/Library_kf5be.mk
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ $(eval $(call gb_Library_Library,kf5be1))
 $(eval $(call gb_Library_use_sdk_api,kf5be1))
 
 $(eval $(call gb_Library_use_externals,kf5be1,\
-	boost_headers \
 	kf5 \
 ))
 
diff --git a/shell/Library_losessioninstall.mk b/shell/Library_losessioninstall.mk
index 1c95a2dd7cd8..7e89ae72ddce 100644
--- a/shell/Library_losessioninstall.mk
+++ b/shell/Library_losessioninstall.mk
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ $(eval $(call gb_Library_use_libraries,losessioninstall,\
 ))
 
 $(eval $(call gb_Library_use_externals,losessioninstall,\
-	boost_headers \
     dbus \
     gio \
 ))
diff --git a/shell/Library_macbe.mk b/shell/Library_macbe.mk
index 091b6d43a15a..21588937a049 100644
--- a/shell/Library_macbe.mk
+++ b/shell/Library_macbe.mk
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 
 $(eval $(call gb_Library_Library,macbe1))
 
-$(eval $(call gb_Library_use_external,macbe1,boost_headers))
-
 $(eval $(call gb_Library_use_sdk_api,macbe1))
 
 $(eval $(call gb_Library_use_system_darwin_frameworks,macbe1,\