diff --git a/Jamroot b/Jamroot
index e27270635c..890f87cf64 100644
--- a/Jamroot
+++ b/Jamroot
@@ -143,9 +143,6 @@ project boost
       # Used to encode variant in target name. See the 'tag' rule below.
       <tag>@$(__name__).tag
       <conditional>@handle-static-runtime
-      # The standard library Sun compilers use by default has no chance
-      # of working with Boost. Override it.
-      <toolset>sun:<stdlib>sun-stlport
       # Comeau does not support shared lib
       <toolset>como:<link>static
       <toolset>como-linux:<define>_GNU_SOURCE=1