diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libnest2d/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libnest2d/default.nix
index 4117b38e1d9b..b3aba528f924 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libnest2d/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libnest2d/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, cmake, clipper, nlopt, boost, python3 }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, cmake, clipper, nlopt, boost }:
 
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
   version = "4.12.0";
   pname = "libnest2d";
 
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1hzqi4z55x76rss3xk7hfqhy9hcaq2jaav5jqxa1aqmbvarr2gla";
   };
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace {,examples/}CMakeLists.txt \
+      --replace "set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)" "set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)"
+  '';
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ clipper nlopt boost ];
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 8d443fc639a6..3993ab84b769 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -22417,9 +22417,7 @@ with pkgs;
 
   libndctl = callPackage ../development/libraries/libndctl { };
 
-  libnest2d = callPackage ../development/libraries/libnest2d {
-    boost = boost174;
-  };
+  libnest2d = callPackage ../development/libraries/libnest2d { };
 
   libnet = callPackage ../development/libraries/libnet { };