diff --git a/build.py b/build.py
index c9b682b914..759f701d76 100755
--- a/build.py
+++ b/build.py
@@ -958,6 +958,7 @@ def create_dockerfile_buildbase_rhel(ddir, dockerfile_name, argmap):
             gperf \\
             re2-devel \\
             openssl-devel \\
+            libboost-dev=1.83.* \\
             libtool \\
             libcurl-devel \\
             libb64-devel \\
@@ -992,13 +993,6 @@ def create_dockerfile_buildbase_rhel(ddir, dockerfile_name, argmap):
           virtualenv \\
           patchelf==0.17.2
 
-# Install boost version >= 1.78 for boost::span
-# Current libboost-dev apt packages are < 1.78, so install from tar.gz
-RUN wget -O /tmp/boost.tar.gz \\
-          https://archives.boost.io/release/1.80.0/source/boost_1_80_0.tar.gz \\
-      && (cd /tmp && tar xzf boost.tar.gz) \\
-      && mv /tmp/boost_1_80_0/boost /usr/include/boost
-
 # Server build requires recent version of CMake (FetchContent required)
 # Might not need this if the installed version of cmake is high enough for our build.
 # RUN apt update -q=2 \\
@@ -1083,6 +1077,7 @@ def create_dockerfile_buildbase(ddir, dockerfile_name, argmap):
             build-essential \\
             git \\
             gperf \\
+            libboost-dev=1.83.* \\
             libre2-dev \\
             libssl-dev \\
             libtool \\
@@ -1112,13 +1107,6 @@ def create_dockerfile_buildbase(ddir, dockerfile_name, argmap):
           virtualenv \\
           patchelf==0.17.2
 
-# Install boost version >= 1.78 for boost::span
-# Current libboost-dev apt packages are < 1.78, so install from tar.gz
-RUN wget -O /tmp/boost.tar.gz \\
-          https://archives.boost.io/release/1.80.0/source/boost_1_80_0.tar.gz \\
-      && (cd /tmp && tar xzf boost.tar.gz) \\
-      && mv /tmp/boost_1_80_0/boost /usr/include/boost
-
 # Server build requires recent version of CMake (FetchContent required)
 RUN apt update -q=2 \\
       && apt install -y gpg wget \\