diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-build-env/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup-build-env/action.yml
index 216742791..5ecb4d3a9 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup-build-env/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-build-env/action.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ runs:
       if: runner.os == 'Linux' && inputs.get-build-deps == 'true'
       uses: awalsh128/cache-apt-pkgs-action@v1.6.0
       with:
-        packages: bison clang flex libboost-filesystem-dev libboost-python-dev libboost-system-dev libffi-dev libfl-dev libreadline-dev pkg-config tcl-dev zlib1g-dev
+        packages: bison clang flex libboost-filesystem-dev libboost-system-dev libffi-dev libfl-dev libreadline-dev pkg-config tcl-dev zlib1g-dev
         version: ${{ inputs.runs-on }}-buildys
 
     - name: Linux docs dependencies
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6a204fa8d..42462efbc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -84,9 +84,8 @@ For example on Ubuntu Linux 22.04 LTS the following commands will install all
 prerequisites for building yosys:
 
 	$ sudo apt-get install gawk git make python3 lld \
-		bison clang flex libboost-filesystem-dev libboost-python-dev \
-		libboost-system-dev libffi-dev libfl-dev libreadline-dev \
-		pkg-config tcl-dev zlib1g-dev \
+		bison clang flex libboost-filesystem-dev libboost-system-dev \
+		libffi-dev libfl-dev libreadline-dev pkg-config tcl-dev zlib1g-dev \
 		graphviz xdot
 	$ curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
 
diff --git a/docs/source/getting_started/installation.rst b/docs/source/getting_started/installation.rst
index 5c538a959..8ec5c4e35 100644
--- a/docs/source/getting_started/installation.rst
+++ b/docs/source/getting_started/installation.rst
@@ -100,9 +100,8 @@ Installing all prerequisites:
    .. code:: console
 
       sudo apt-get install gawk git make python3 lld \
-         bison clang flex libboost-filesystem-dev libboost-python-dev \
-         libboost-system-dev libffi-dev libfl-dev libreadline-dev \
-         pkg-config tcl-dev zlib1g-dev \
+         bison clang flex libboost-filesystem-dev libboost-system-dev \
+         libffi-dev libfl-dev libreadline-dev pkg-config tcl-dev zlib1g-dev \
          graphviz xdot
       curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh