diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/monotone/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/monotone/default.nix
index 866146e1d8ff..2db433b3f8c4 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/monotone/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/monotone/default.nix
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   postPatch = ''
     sed -e 's@/usr/bin/less@${less}/bin/less@' -i src/unix/terminal.cc
+  '' + lib.optionalString (lib.versionAtLeast boost.version "1.73") ''
+    find . -type f -exec sed -i \
+      -e 's/ E(/ internal_E(/g' \
+      -e 's/{E(/{internal_E(/g' \
+      {} +
   '';
 
   CXXFLAGS=" --std=c++11 ";
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index e1b530a640a1..77f612606289 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -32656,7 +32656,6 @@ with pkgs;
 
   monotone = callPackage ../applications/version-management/monotone {
     lua = lua5;
-    boost = boost170;
   };
 
   monotoneViz = callPackage ../applications/version-management/monotone-viz {