diff --git a/package/libcamera/Config.in b/package/libcamera/Config.in
index 1df97edc41..086a5b3758 100644
--- a/package/libcamera/Config.in
+++ b/package/libcamera/Config.in
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBCAMERA_PIPELINE_RKISP1
 config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBCAMERA_PIPELINE_RPI_VC4
 	bool "rpi/vc4 pipeline"
 	depends on BR2_arm || BR2_aarch64
-	depends on BR2_USE_WCHAR # boost (already enforced for gnutls)
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_BOOST
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBCAMERA_HAS_PIPELINE
 	help
 	  Pipeline for Raspberry Pi devices.
diff --git a/package/libcamera/libcamera.mk b/package/libcamera/libcamera.mk
index b3132dc016..0f52f08e39 100644
--- a/package/libcamera/libcamera.mk
+++ b/package/libcamera/libcamera.mk
@@ -61,10 +61,7 @@ endif
 LIBCAMERA_PIPELINES-$(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBCAMERA_PIPELINE_IMX8_ISI) += imx8-isi
 LIBCAMERA_PIPELINES-$(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBCAMERA_PIPELINE_IPU3) += ipu3
 LIBCAMERA_PIPELINES-$(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBCAMERA_PIPELINE_RKISP1) += rkisp1
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBCAMERA_PIPELINE_RPI_VC4),y)
-LIBCAMERA_PIPELINES-y += rpi/vc4
-LIBCAMERA_DEPENDENCIES += boost
-endif
+LIBCAMERA_PIPELINES-$(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBCAMERA_PIPELINE_RPI_VC4) += rpi/vc4
 LIBCAMERA_PIPELINES-$(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBCAMERA_PIPELINE_SIMPLE) += simple
 LIBCAMERA_PIPELINES-$(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBCAMERA_PIPELINE_UVCVIDEO) += uvcvideo
 LIBCAMERA_PIPELINES-$(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBCAMERA_PIPELINE_VIMC) += vimc