diff --git a/ports/nowide/CONTROL b/ports/nowide/CONTROL
index 19327d7b59eeca..78de4cf19ccbda 100644
--- a/ports/nowide/CONTROL
+++ b/ports/nowide/CONTROL
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 Source: nowide
-Version: 10.0.1
+Version: alias
 Homepage: https://github.com/boostorg/nowide
-Description: Boost nowide module (standalone)
+Build-Depends: boost-nowide
+Description: Deprecated alias for Boost nowide module
diff --git a/ports/nowide/portfile.cmake b/ports/nowide/portfile.cmake
index 132f4bcf9d46e7..9aefc82414d125 100644
--- a/ports/nowide/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/nowide/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,24 +1 @@
-vcpkg_download_distfile(ARCHIVE
-    URLS "https://github.com/boostorg/nowide/releases/download/v10.0.1/nowide_standalone_v10.0.1.tar.gz"
-    FILENAME "nowide_standalone_v10.0.1.tar.gz"
-    SHA512 b349983127532fcfcb2bd29ce327634ea8d980e1da6a67fe44d0a5761a81c6cc78e518439970099b155732c3edb0fa8f1f1a1df5018d59b8cb699626c121f95e
-)
-
-vcpkg_extract_source_archive_ex(
-    OUT_SOURCE_PATH SOURCE_PATH
-    ARCHIVE ${ARCHIVE}
-)
-
-vcpkg_configure_cmake(
-    SOURCE_PATH ${SOURCE_PATH}
-    PREFER_NINJA
-    OPTIONS -DBUILD_TESTING=OFF
-)
-
-vcpkg_install_cmake()
-
-vcpkg_fixup_cmake_targets(CONFIG_PATH lib/cmake/nowide TARGET_PATH share/${PORT})
-
-file(REMOVE_RECURSE "${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/include")
-
-file(INSTALL ${SOURCE_PATH}/LICENSE DESTINATION ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/${PORT} RENAME copyright)
+set(VCPKG_POLICY_EMPTY_PACKAGE enabled)