diff --git a/Formula/boost.rb b/Formula/boost.rb
index 702d6d315f4..7f9b0eaa3a8 100644
--- a/Formula/boost.rb
+++ b/Formula/boost.rb
@@ -95,8 +95,6 @@ class Boost < Formula
     # we specify libdir too because the script is apparently broken
     bargs = ["--prefix=#{prefix}", "--libdir=#{lib}"]
 
-    bargs << "--with-toolset=clang" if build.with? "c++11"
-
     if build.with? 'icu'
       icu4c_prefix = Formula.factory('icu4c').opt_prefix
       bargs << "--with-icu=#{icu4c_prefix}"
@@ -138,8 +136,7 @@ class Boost < Formula
     end
 
     if MacOS.version >= :lion and build.with? 'c++11'
-      args << "toolset=clang" << "cxxflags=-std=c++11"
-      args << "cxxflags=-stdlib=libc++" << "cxxflags=-fPIC"
+      args << "cxxflags=-std=c++11" << "cxxflags=-stdlib=libc++"
       args << "cxxflags=-arch #{Hardware::CPU.arch_64_bit}" if MacOS.prefer_64_bit? or build.universal?
       args << "cxxflags=-arch #{Hardware::CPU.arch_32_bit}" if !MacOS.prefer_64_bit? or build.universal?
       args << "linkflags=-stdlib=libc++"