diff --git a/releases/weekly/specs/amd64/hardened/admincd-stage2.spec b/releases/weekly/specs/amd64/hardened/admincd-stage2.spec
index 1720ccef..840b3725 100644
--- a/releases/weekly/specs/amd64/hardened/admincd-stage2.spec
+++ b/releases/weekly/specs/amd64/hardened/admincd-stage2.spec
@@ -218,7 +218,6 @@ livecd/empty:
 	/var/cache
 	/var/empty
 	/var/lib/portage
-	/var/lock
 	/var/log
 	/var/run
 	/var/spool
diff --git a/releases/weekly/specs/amd64/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec b/releases/weekly/specs/amd64/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec
index f23ba20e..e6bdd788 100644
--- a/releases/weekly/specs/amd64/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec
+++ b/releases/weekly/specs/amd64/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec
@@ -219,7 +219,6 @@ livecd/empty:
 	/var/cache
 	/var/empty
 	/var/lib/portage
-	/var/lock
 	/var/log
 	/var/run
 	/var/spool
diff --git a/releases/weekly/specs/x86/hardened/admincd-stage2.spec b/releases/weekly/specs/x86/hardened/admincd-stage2.spec
index 62277017..8a399946 100644
--- a/releases/weekly/specs/x86/hardened/admincd-stage2.spec
+++ b/releases/weekly/specs/x86/hardened/admincd-stage2.spec
@@ -218,7 +218,6 @@ livecd/empty:
 	/var/cache
 	/var/empty
 	/var/lib/portage
-	/var/lock
 	/var/log
 	/var/run
 	/var/spool
diff --git a/releases/weekly/specs/x86/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec b/releases/weekly/specs/x86/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec
index 6ff2f15d..a5bb0ff8 100644
--- a/releases/weekly/specs/x86/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec
+++ b/releases/weekly/specs/x86/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec
@@ -214,7 +214,6 @@ livecd/empty:
 	/var/cache
 	/var/empty
 	/var/lib/portage
-	/var/lock
 	/var/log
 	/var/run
 	/var/spool