diff --git a/build_docs/linuxdocs.sh b/build_docs/linuxdocs.sh
index cd7f786..f5a0c4e 100755
--- a/build_docs/linuxdocs.sh
+++ b/build_docs/linuxdocs.sh
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ if [ "$skipboostoption" != "yes" ] && [ "$typeoption" != "antora" ] ; then
 
     # if [ "$typeoption" = "main" ]; then
     #     git submodule update --init tools/auto_index
-    #     python3 tools/boostdep/depinst/depinst.py --ignore "${REPONAME}" -vv ../tools/auto_index
+    #     python3 tools/boostdep/depinst/depinst.py -vv ../tools/auto_index
 
     #     # recopy the library if it was overwritten.
     #     if [ ! "${BOOSTROOTLIBRARY}" = "yes" ]; then
@@ -424,11 +424,11 @@ if [ "$skipboostoption" != "yes" ] && [ "$typeoption" != "antora" ] ; then
 
     # Previously the logic had been to only install auto_index for "$typeoption" = "main"
     # It's simpler to always install that.
-    # Also, --ignore is broken on depinst.py.
+    # depinst.py --ignore "${REPONAME}" doesn't work as hoped. Perhaps a new --preserve
 
     git submodule update --init tools/auto_index
-    python3 tools/boostdep/depinst/depinst.py --ignore "${REPONAME}" ../tools/auto_index
-    python3 tools/boostdep/depinst/depinst.py --ignore "${REPONAME}" ../tools/quickbook
+    python3 tools/boostdep/depinst/depinst.py ../tools/auto_index
+    python3 tools/boostdep/depinst/depinst.py ../tools/quickbook
 
     # recopy the library if it was overwritten.
     if [ ! "${BOOSTROOTLIBRARY}" = "yes" ]; then
diff --git a/build_docs/macosdocs.sh b/build_docs/macosdocs.sh
index f4c89d8..72a0cab 100755
--- a/build_docs/macosdocs.sh
+++ b/build_docs/macosdocs.sh
@@ -454,11 +454,11 @@ if [ "$skipboostoption" != "yes" ] && [ "$typeoption" != "antora" ] ; then
 
     # Previously the logic had been to only install auto_index for "$typeoption" = "main"
     # It's simpler to always install that.
-    # Also, --ignore is broken on depinst.py.
+    # depinst.py --ignore "${REPONAME}" doesn't work as hoped. Perhaps a new --preserve
 
     git submodule update --init tools/auto_index
-    python3 tools/boostdep/depinst/depinst.py --ignore "${REPONAME}" ../tools/auto_index
-    python3 tools/boostdep/depinst/depinst.py --ignore "${REPONAME}" ../tools/quickbook
+    python3 tools/boostdep/depinst/depinst.py ../tools/auto_index
+    python3 tools/boostdep/depinst/depinst.py ../tools/quickbook
 
     # recopy the library if it was overwritten.
     if [ ! "${BOOSTROOTLIBRARY}" = "yes" ]; then
diff --git a/build_docs/windowsdocs.ps1 b/build_docs/windowsdocs.ps1
index 8e2dc5a..79ab407 100755
--- a/build_docs/windowsdocs.ps1
+++ b/build_docs/windowsdocs.ps1
@@ -609,9 +609,9 @@ if ( -Not ${skip-boost} ) {
     git submodule update --init tools/boostlook
 
     git submodule update --init tools/auto_index
-    # However, "--ignore $REPONAME" is not yet working.
-    python tools/boostdep/depinst/depinst.py --ignore $REPONAME ../tools/quickbook
-    python tools/boostdep/depinst/depinst.py --ignore $REPONAME ../tools/auto_index
+    # depinst.py --ignore "${REPONAME}" doesn't work as hoped. Perhaps a new --preserve
+    python tools/boostdep/depinst/depinst.py ../tools/quickbook
+    python tools/boostdep/depinst/depinst.py ../tools/auto_index
 
     # Recopy the library, if it was overwritten by the submodule updates that just occurred.
     if ( -Not ($BOOSTROOTLIBRARY -eq "yes") ) {