diff --git a/recipe/conda_build_config.yaml b/recipe/conda_build_config.yaml
index 895ab4af9c..bb4ccf37de 100644
--- a/recipe/conda_build_config.yaml
+++ b/recipe/conda_build_config.yaml
@@ -484,11 +484,11 @@ libblitz:
 libblst:
   - '0.3'
 libboost_devel:
-  - '1.86'
+  - "1.88"
 libboost_headers:
-  - '1.86'
+  - "1.88"
 libboost_python_devel:
-  - '1.86'
+  - "1.88"
 libbrotlicommon:
   - '1.2'
 libbrotlidec:
diff --git a/recipe/migrations/libboost188.yaml b/recipe/migrations/libboost188.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 6eca3fb6a2..0000000000
--- a/recipe/migrations/libboost188.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-__migrator:
-  build_number: 1
-  kind: version
-  commit_message: "Rebuild for libboost 1.88"
-  migration_number: 1
-libboost_devel:
-- "1.88"
-libboost_headers:
-- "1.88"
-libboost_python_devel:
-- "1.88"
-migrator_ts: 1753251695.3315456