diff --git a/releases/weekly/specs/amd64/hardened/admincd-stage1.spec b/releases/weekly/specs/amd64/hardened/admincd-stage1.spec
index c1b5b887..34d3f0f8 100644
--- a/releases/weekly/specs/amd64/hardened/admincd-stage1.spec
+++ b/releases/weekly/specs/amd64/hardened/admincd-stage1.spec
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ livecd/packages:
 	app-arch/tar
 	app-arch/unrar
 	app-arch/unzip
-	app-arch/xz-utils
 	app-backup/duplicity
 	app-benchmarks/bonnie
 	app-benchmarks/bonnie++
diff --git a/releases/weekly/specs/amd64/installcd-stage1.spec b/releases/weekly/specs/amd64/installcd-stage1.spec
index 3d9a2c82..c6fa74e6 100644
--- a/releases/weekly/specs/amd64/installcd-stage1.spec
+++ b/releases/weekly/specs/amd64/installcd-stage1.spec
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ livecd/packages:
 	app-admin/pwgen
 	app-admin/syslog-ng
 	app-arch/unzip
-	app-arch/xz-utils
 	app-crypt/gnupg
 	app-editors/mg
 	app-misc/screen
diff --git a/releases/weekly/specs/x86/hardened/admincd-stage1.spec b/releases/weekly/specs/x86/hardened/admincd-stage1.spec
index 3d232a22..8968b2cc 100644
--- a/releases/weekly/specs/x86/hardened/admincd-stage1.spec
+++ b/releases/weekly/specs/x86/hardened/admincd-stage1.spec
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ livecd/packages:
 	app-arch/tar
 	app-arch/unrar
 	app-arch/unzip
-	app-arch/xz-utils
 	app-backup/duplicity
 	app-benchmarks/bonnie
 	app-benchmarks/bonnie++
diff --git a/releases/weekly/specs/x86/hardened/installcd-stage1.spec b/releases/weekly/specs/x86/hardened/installcd-stage1.spec
index e028965d..796e63d8 100644
--- a/releases/weekly/specs/x86/hardened/installcd-stage1.spec
+++ b/releases/weekly/specs/x86/hardened/installcd-stage1.spec
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ livecd/packages:
 	app-admin/pwgen
 	app-admin/syslog-ng
 	app-arch/unzip
-	app-arch/xz-utils
 	app-crypt/gnupg
 	app-editors/mg
 	app-misc/screen
diff --git a/releases/weekly/specs/x86/installcd-stage1.spec b/releases/weekly/specs/x86/installcd-stage1.spec
index 9f98df33..e8abd2a2 100644
--- a/releases/weekly/specs/x86/installcd-stage1.spec
+++ b/releases/weekly/specs/x86/installcd-stage1.spec
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ livecd/packages:
 	app-admin/pwgen
 	app-admin/syslog-ng
 	app-arch/unzip
-	app-arch/xz-utils
 	app-crypt/gnupg
 	app-editors/mg
 	app-misc/screen