diff --git a/.github/workflows/cmake.yml b/.github/workflows/cmake.yml
index 97486a6b72749..1683e46d1e3fc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cmake.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cmake.yml
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ jobs:
 
 
   ubuntu-focal-native:
-    name: 'Ubuntu 20.04, CMake 3.16, Boost from depends'
+    name: 'Ubuntu 20.04, CMake 3.16, downloaded Boost'
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
 
     steps:
@@ -201,10 +201,10 @@ jobs:
           cmake --version
           ctest --version
 
-      - name: Build Boost in depends
-        working-directory: depends
+      - name: Download Boost
         run: |
-          make -j $(nproc) NO_LIBEVENT=1 NO_QT=1 NO_WALLET=1 NO_NATPMP=1 NO_UPNP=1 NO_ZMQ=1 NO_USDT=1 ALLOW_HOST_PACKAGES=1 CC=gcc-10 CXX=g++-10
+          curl --location --remote-name https://boostorg.jfrog.io/artifactory/main/release/1.84.0/source/boost_1_84_0.tar.gz
+          tar -xf boost_1_84_0.tar.gz
 
       - name: Restore Ccache cache
         uses: actions/cache/restore@v3
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Generate build system
         run: |
-          cmake -B build -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=depends/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/share/toolchain.cmake -DENABLE_WALLET=ON -DWITH_NATPMP=ON -DWITH_MINIUPNPC=ON -DWITH_ZMQ=ON -DWITH_USDT=ON -DWERROR=ON
+          cmake -B build -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=gcc-10 -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=g++-10 -DBoost_INCLUDE_DIR="${PWD}/boost_1_84_0" -DENABLE_WALLET=ON -DWITH_MINIUPNPC=ON -DWITH_NATPMP=ON -DWITH_ZMQ=ON -DWITH_USDT=ON -DWERROR=ON
 
       - name: Build
         working-directory: build
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9ce1ff726876f..2ba48df5f04ef 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -183,9 +183,6 @@ if(CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING)
   target_compile_definitions(core_interface INTERFACE ${DEPENDS_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS})
   target_compile_options(core_interface INTERFACE "$<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:C>:${DEPENDS_C_COMPILER_FLAGS}>")
   target_compile_options(core_interface INTERFACE "$<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:CXX>:${DEPENDS_CXX_COMPILER_FLAGS}>")
-  if(DEPENDS_ALLOW_HOST_PACKAGES)
-    list(APPEND CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH "${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PREFIX_PATH}")
-  endif()
 endif()
 
 include(AddThreadsIfNeeded)
diff --git a/depends/Makefile b/depends/Makefile
index 68d4214965877..cb84c480c9484 100644
--- a/depends/Makefile
+++ b/depends/Makefile
@@ -276,7 +276,6 @@ $(host_prefix)/share/toolchain.cmake : toolchain.cmake.in $(host_prefix)/.stamp_
             -e 's|@CFLAGS@|$(strip $(host_CFLAGS) $(host_$(release_type)_CFLAGS))|' \
             -e 's|@CXXFLAGS@|$(strip $(host_CXXFLAGS) $(host_$(release_type)_CXXFLAGS))|' \
             -e 's|@CPPFLAGS@|$(strip $(host_CPPFLAGS) $(host_$(release_type)_CPPFLAGS))|' \
-            -e 's|@allow_host_packages@|$(ALLOW_HOST_PACKAGES)|' \
             -e 's|@no_qt@|$(NO_QT)|' \
             -e 's|@no_qr@|$(NO_QR)|' \
             -e 's|@no_zmq@|$(NO_ZMQ)|' \
diff --git a/depends/toolchain.cmake.in b/depends/toolchain.cmake.in
index 35aeef819b760..26a9818b35711 100644
--- a/depends/toolchain.cmake.in
+++ b/depends/toolchain.cmake.in
@@ -88,12 +88,7 @@ set(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_LIBRARY ONLY)
 set(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_INCLUDE ONLY)
 set(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_PACKAGE ONLY)
 set(PKG_CONFIG_PATH "@depends_prefix@/lib/pkgconfig")
-if("@allow_host_packages@" STREQUAL "1")
-  set(DEPENDS_ALLOW_HOST_PACKAGES TRUE)
-else()
-  set(DEPENDS_ALLOW_HOST_PACKAGES FALSE)
-  set(PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR "${PKG_CONFIG_PATH}")
-endif()
+set(PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR "${PKG_CONFIG_PATH}")
 set(QT_TRANSLATIONS_DIR "@depends_prefix@/translations")
 
 if(NOT WITH_GUI AND "@no_qt@" STREQUAL "1")