diff --git a/libcruft-util-inline.pc.in b/libcruft-util-inline.pc.in
index 3324ae6c..c591a896 100644
--- a/libcruft-util-inline.pc.in
+++ b/libcruft-util-inline.pc.in
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ Description: A simple utility library in C++
 URL: http://nerdcruft.net/
 Version: @VERSION@
 Libs.private: @abs_top_builddir@/libcruft-util.a @LIBS@
-Libs: @BOOST_LDFLAGS@
-Cflags: -isystem @abs_top_builddir@/fake @BOOST_CPPFLAGS@
+Libs:
+Cflags: -isystem @abs_top_builddir@/fake
diff --git a/libcruft-util-system.pc.in b/libcruft-util-system.pc.in
index cd2580fd..b959b58d 100644
--- a/libcruft-util-system.pc.in
+++ b/libcruft-util-system.pc.in
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ Description: A simple utility library in C++
 URL: http://nerdcruft.net/
 Version: @VERSION@
 Libs.private: @LIBS@
-Libs: -L${libdir} -lcruft-util @BOOST_LDFLAGS@
-Cflags: -I${includedir} @BOOST_CPPFLAGS@
+Libs: -L${libdir} -lcruft-util
+Cflags: -I${includedir}