diff --git a/develop/boost/boost.conf b/develop/boost/boost.conf
index bf4a946d7..c09440498 100644
--- a/develop/boost/boost.conf
+++ b/develop/boost/boost.conf
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
 #
 # Filename: package/.../boost/boost.conf
+# Copyright (C) 2010 The OpenSDE Project
 # Copyright (C) 2004 - 2006 The T2 SDE Project
 #
 # More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
@@ -19,7 +20,6 @@ makeinstopt=
 # otherwise rebuilding boost does not reinstall static files
 var_insert taropt ' ' -m
 
-hook_add preconf 3 "rm configure"
 hook_add inmake 5 "bjam -j $SDECFG_PARALLEL_MAX -sTOOLS=$CC"
 hook_add postmake 5 "bjam --prefix=$prefix --libdir=$libdir \
                      --includedir=$includedir -sTOOLS=$CC --layout=system \
diff --git a/develop/boost/boost.desc b/develop/boost/boost.desc
index bb79a18f5..47ee5a23b 100644
--- a/develop/boost/boost.desc
+++ b/develop/boost/boost.desc
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 [COPY] This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
 [COPY]
 [COPY] Filename: package/.../boost/boost.desc
-[COPY] Copyright (C) 2006 - 2009 The OpenSDE Project
+[COPY] Copyright (C) 2006 - 2010 The OpenSDE Project
 [COPY] Copyright (C) 2004 - 2006 The T2 SDE Project
 [COPY] Copyright (C) 1998 - 2004 Clifford Wolf
 [COPY]
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
 [L] OpenSource
 [S] Stable
-[V] 1_37_0
+[V] 1_43_0
 [P] X -----5---9 144.600
 
-[D] 3423508293 boost_1_37_0.tar.bz2 http://dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/boost/
+[D] 3112661481 boost_1_43_0.tar.bz2 http://dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/boost/