--- scipy/_lib/setup.py.orig
+++ scipy/_lib/setup.py
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 def check_boost_submodule():
     from scipy._lib._boost_utils import _boost_dir
 
-    if not os.path.exists(_boost_dir(ret_path=True) / 'README.rst'):
-        raise RuntimeError("Missing the `boost` submodule! Run `git submodule "
-                           "update --init` to fix this.")
+    #if not os.path.exists(_boost_dir(ret_path=True) / 'README.rst'):
+    #    raise RuntimeError("Missing the `boost` submodule! Run `git submodule "
+    #                       "update --init` to fix this.")
 
 
 def check_highs_submodule():