diff --git a/releases/weekly/specs/amd64/hardened/admincd-stage2.spec b/releases/weekly/specs/amd64/hardened/admincd-stage2.spec
index 92dd4792..62b4ac0b 100644
--- a/releases/weekly/specs/amd64/hardened/admincd-stage2.spec
+++ b/releases/weekly/specs/amd64/hardened/admincd-stage2.spec
@@ -106,12 +106,10 @@ livecd/unmerge:
 	dev-libs/mpfr
 	dev-python/pycrypto
 	dev-util/pkgconfig
-	net-misc/rsync
 	perl-core/PodParser
 	perl-core/Test-Harness
 	sys-apps/debianutils
 	sys-apps/diffutils
-	sys-apps/file
 	sys-apps/groff
 	sys-apps/man
 	sys-apps/man-pages
@@ -127,7 +125,7 @@ livecd/unmerge:
 	sys-devel/bison
 	sys-devel/flex
 # This might be needed for software speech.
-#	sys-devel/gcc
+	sys-devel/gcc
 	sys-devel/gcc-config
 	sys-devel/gettext
 	sys-devel/gnuconfig
diff --git a/releases/weekly/specs/amd64/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec b/releases/weekly/specs/amd64/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec
index 13e22b55..3bcaabea 100644
--- a/releases/weekly/specs/amd64/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec
+++ b/releases/weekly/specs/amd64/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ livecd/unmerge:
 	perl-core/Test-Harness
 	sys-apps/debianutils
 	sys-apps/diffutils
-	sys-apps/file
 	sys-apps/groff
 	sys-apps/man
 	sys-apps/man-pages
diff --git a/releases/weekly/specs/x86/hardened/admincd-stage2.spec b/releases/weekly/specs/x86/hardened/admincd-stage2.spec
index 9f08a430..f64e1b2a 100644
--- a/releases/weekly/specs/x86/hardened/admincd-stage2.spec
+++ b/releases/weekly/specs/x86/hardened/admincd-stage2.spec
@@ -104,12 +104,10 @@ livecd/unmerge:
 	dev-libs/mpfr
 	dev-python/pycrypto
 	dev-util/pkgconfig
-	net-misc/rsync
 	perl-core/PodParser
 	perl-core/Test-Harness
 	sys-apps/debianutils
 	sys-apps/diffutils
-	sys-apps/file
 	sys-apps/groff
 	sys-apps/man
 	sys-apps/man-pages
@@ -125,7 +123,7 @@ livecd/unmerge:
 	sys-devel/bison
 	sys-devel/flex
 # This might be needed for software speech.
-#	sys-devel/gcc
+	sys-devel/gcc
 	sys-devel/gcc-config
 	sys-devel/gettext
 	sys-devel/gnuconfig
diff --git a/releases/weekly/specs/x86/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec b/releases/weekly/specs/x86/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec
index 71784ed5..ea1574e9 100644
--- a/releases/weekly/specs/x86/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec
+++ b/releases/weekly/specs/x86/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ livecd/unmerge:
 	perl-core/Test-Harness
 	sys-apps/debianutils
 	sys-apps/diffutils
-	sys-apps/file
 	sys-apps/groff
 	sys-apps/man
 	sys-apps/man-pages