diff --git a/devel/ticcutils/Makefile b/devel/ticcutils/Makefile
index ee564c278b9e..ee60b9ed4e31 100644
--- a/devel/ticcutils/Makefile
+++ b/devel/ticcutils/Makefile
@@ -1,37 +1,32 @@
 PORTNAME=	ticcutils
 DISTVERSION=	0.32
-PORTREVISION=	4
+PORTREVISION=	5
 CATEGORIES=	devel textproc
 MASTER_SITES=	https://github.com/LanguageMachines/${PORTNAME}/releases/download/v${DISTVERSION}/
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Generic utility library shared by the Tilburg University software
 WWW=		https://github.com/LanguageMachines/ticcutils
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv3
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
-LIB_DEPENDS=	libboost_regex.so:devel/boost-libs \
-		libicui18n.so:devel/icu
+LIB_DEPENDS=	libicui18n.so:devel/icu
 
 USES=		compiler:c++11-lib gmake gnome libtool localbase:ldflags \
 		pathfix pkgconfig
 USE_GNOME=	libxml2
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--disable-static
 
 INSTALL_TARGET=	install-strip
 TEST_TARGET=	check # 1 test fails, see https://github.com/LanguageMachines/ticcutils/issues/26
 TEST_ENV=	LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib
 
-# Workaround for https://github.com/LanguageMachines/ticcutils/issues/18 (also see the patch files/patch-configure.ac)
-CXXFLAGS+=	-DHAVE_BOOST_REGEX
-LDFLAGS+=	-lboost_regex
-
 post-patch:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|-O3||g' \
 		${PATCH_WRKSRC}/src/Makefile.in
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>