diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 92fc67133f..f4a1381caa 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ if(NOT BOOST_USE_CXX11)
   add_definitions("-DBOOST_NO_CXX11_SCOPED_ENUMS")
 endif()
 
-set(BOOST_COMPONENTS regex system)
+set(BOOST_COMPONENTS regex)
 
 if(BOOST_USE_SIGNALS2)
   set(RIME_BOOST_SIGNALS2 1)
diff --git a/action-install-linux.sh b/action-install-linux.sh
index d323a93a4b..8035b4ac5c 100755
--- a/action-install-linux.sh
+++ b/action-install-linux.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ dep_packages=(
     doxygen
     libboost-locale-dev
     libboost-regex-dev
-    libboost-system-dev
     libgoogle-glog-dev
     libleveldb-dev
     libmarisa-dev
diff --git a/build.bat b/build.bat
index d558455503..0a9e5ececc 100644
--- a/build.bat
+++ b/build.bat
@@ -115,10 +115,8 @@ rem set curl=%RIME_ROOT%\bin\curl.exe
 rem set download="%curl%" --remote-name-all
 
 set boost_compiled_libs=--with-date_time^
- --with-filesystem^
  --with-locale^
  --with-regex^
- --with-system^
  --with-thread
 
 rem the number actually means platform toolset, not %VisualStudioVersion%
diff --git a/install-boost.sh b/install-boost.sh
index 0a581f3bdc..ed4075ce6c 100755
--- a/install-boost.sh
+++ b/install-boost.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ download_boost_source() {
     [[ -f "${BOOST_ROOT}/bootstrap.sh" ]]
 }
 
-boost_libs="${boost_libs=regex,system}"
+boost_libs="${boost_libs=regex}"
 boost_cxxflags='-arch arm64 -arch x86_64'
 
 build_boost_macos() {