diff --git a/releases/specs/alpha/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec b/releases/specs/alpha/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec
index 8e1b3914..211a4cec 100644
--- a/releases/specs/alpha/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec
+++ b/releases/specs/alpha/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ livecd/empty:
 	/usr/lib/awk
 	/usr/lib/ccache
 	/usr/lib/gcc-config
-	/usr/lib/gconv
 	/usr/lib/nfs
 	/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl
 	/usr/lib/portage
@@ -150,7 +149,6 @@ livecd/empty:
 	/usr/lib64/awk
 	/usr/lib64/ccache
 	/usr/lib64/gcc-config
-	/usr/lib64/gconv
 	/usr/lib64/nfs
 	/usr/lib64/perl5/site_perl
 	/usr/lib64/portage
diff --git a/releases/specs/amd64/hardened/admincd-stage2-selinux.spec b/releases/specs/amd64/hardened/admincd-stage2-selinux.spec
index 3c38e7a9..ccf70903 100644
--- a/releases/specs/amd64/hardened/admincd-stage2-selinux.spec
+++ b/releases/specs/amd64/hardened/admincd-stage2-selinux.spec
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ livecd/empty:
 	/usr/lib/awk
 	/usr/lib/ccache
 	/usr/lib/gcc-config
-	/usr/lib/gconv
 	/usr/lib/nfs
 	/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl
 	/usr/lib/portage
@@ -103,7 +102,6 @@ livecd/empty:
 	/usr/lib64/awk
 	/usr/lib64/ccache
 	/usr/lib64/gcc-config
-	/usr/lib64/gconv
 	/usr/lib64/nfs
 	/usr/lib64/perl5/site_perl
 	/usr/lib64/portage
diff --git a/releases/specs/amd64/hardened/admincd-stage2.spec b/releases/specs/amd64/hardened/admincd-stage2.spec
index cd55c184..c71ead1a 100644
--- a/releases/specs/amd64/hardened/admincd-stage2.spec
+++ b/releases/specs/amd64/hardened/admincd-stage2.spec
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ livecd/empty:
 	/usr/lib/awk
 	/usr/lib/ccache
 	/usr/lib/gcc-config
-	/usr/lib/gconv
 	/usr/lib/nfs
 	/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl
 	/usr/lib/portage
@@ -100,7 +99,6 @@ livecd/empty:
 	/usr/lib64/awk
 	/usr/lib64/ccache
 	/usr/lib64/gcc-config
-	/usr/lib64/gconv
 	/usr/lib64/nfs
 	/usr/lib64/perl5/site_perl
 	/usr/lib64/portage
diff --git a/releases/specs/amd64/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec b/releases/specs/amd64/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec
index 49d4693f..ab0b7621 100644
--- a/releases/specs/amd64/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec
+++ b/releases/specs/amd64/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ livecd/empty:
 	/usr/lib/awk
 	/usr/lib/ccache
 	/usr/lib/gcc-config
-	/usr/lib/gconv
 	/usr/lib/nfs
 	/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl
 	/usr/lib/portage
@@ -99,7 +98,6 @@ livecd/empty:
 	/usr/lib64/awk
 	/usr/lib64/ccache
 	/usr/lib64/gcc-config
-	/usr/lib64/gconv
 	/usr/lib64/nfs
 	/usr/lib64/perl5/site_perl
 	/usr/lib64/portage
diff --git a/releases/specs/hppa/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec b/releases/specs/hppa/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec
index d930d53d..8d994802 100644
--- a/releases/specs/hppa/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec
+++ b/releases/specs/hppa/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec
@@ -164,7 +164,6 @@ livecd/empty:
 	/usr/lib/awk
 	/usr/lib/ccache
 	/usr/lib/gcc-config
-	/usr/lib/gconv
 	/usr/lib/nfs
 	/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl
 	/usr/lib/portage
@@ -174,7 +173,6 @@ livecd/empty:
 	/usr/lib64/awk
 	/usr/lib64/ccache
 	/usr/lib64/gcc-config
-	/usr/lib64/gconv
 	/usr/lib64/nfs
 	/usr/lib64/perl5/site_perl
 	/usr/lib64/portage
diff --git a/releases/specs/ia64/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec b/releases/specs/ia64/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec
index f1d02e41..b2cb6bf4 100644
--- a/releases/specs/ia64/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec
+++ b/releases/specs/ia64/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ livecd/empty:
 	/usr/lib/awk
 	/usr/lib/ccache
 	/usr/lib/gcc-config
-	/usr/lib/gconv
 	/usr/lib/nfs
 	/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl
 	/usr/lib/portage
@@ -128,7 +127,6 @@ livecd/empty:
 	/usr/lib64/awk
 	/usr/lib64/ccache
 	/usr/lib64/gcc-config
-	/usr/lib64/gconv
 	/usr/lib64/nfs
 	/usr/lib64/perl5/site_perl
 	/usr/lib64/portage
diff --git a/releases/specs/ppc/ppc32/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec b/releases/specs/ppc/ppc32/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec
index 08a51536..24d433d2 100644
--- a/releases/specs/ppc/ppc32/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec
+++ b/releases/specs/ppc/ppc32/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec
@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@ livecd/empty:
 	/usr/lib64/awk
 	/usr/lib64/ccache
 	/usr/lib64/gcc-config
-	/usr/lib64/gconv
 	/usr/lib64/nfs
 	/usr/lib64/perl5/site_perl
 	/usr/lib64/portage
diff --git a/releases/specs/sparc/sparc64/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec b/releases/specs/sparc/sparc64/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec
index 1b168040..f70a52ff 100644
--- a/releases/specs/sparc/sparc64/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec
+++ b/releases/specs/sparc/sparc64/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ livecd/empty:
 	/usr/lib/awk
 	/usr/lib/ccache
 	/usr/lib/gcc-config
-	/usr/lib/gconv
 	/usr/lib/nfs
 	/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl
 	/usr/lib/portage
@@ -101,7 +100,6 @@ livecd/empty:
 	/usr/lib64/awk
 	/usr/lib64/ccache
 	/usr/lib64/gcc-config
-	/usr/lib64/gconv
 	/usr/lib64/nfs
 	/usr/lib64/perl5/site_perl
 	/usr/lib64/portage
diff --git a/releases/specs/x86/hardened/admincd-stage2.spec b/releases/specs/x86/hardened/admincd-stage2.spec
index a70b4bc4..f553cd9b 100644
--- a/releases/specs/x86/hardened/admincd-stage2.spec
+++ b/releases/specs/x86/hardened/admincd-stage2.spec
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ livecd/empty:
 	/usr/lib/awk
 	/usr/lib/ccache
 	/usr/lib/gcc-config
-	/usr/lib/gconv
 	/usr/lib/nfs
 	/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl
 	/usr/lib/portage
diff --git a/releases/specs/x86/hardened/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec b/releases/specs/x86/hardened/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec
index 041dbefb..df760a96 100644
--- a/releases/specs/x86/hardened/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec
+++ b/releases/specs/x86/hardened/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ livecd/empty:
 	/usr/lib/awk
 	/usr/lib/ccache
 	/usr/lib/gcc-config
-	/usr/lib/gconv
 	/usr/lib/nfs
 	/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl
 	/usr/lib/portage
@@ -165,7 +164,6 @@ livecd/empty:
 	/usr/lib64/awk
 	/usr/lib64/ccache
 	/usr/lib64/gcc-config
-	/usr/lib64/gconv
 	/usr/lib64/nfs
 	/usr/lib64/perl5/site_perl
 	/usr/lib64/portage
diff --git a/releases/specs/x86/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec b/releases/specs/x86/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec
index feec2218..8702a9d5 100644
--- a/releases/specs/x86/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec
+++ b/releases/specs/x86/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ livecd/empty:
 	/usr/lib/awk
 	/usr/lib/ccache
 	/usr/lib/gcc-config
-	/usr/lib/gconv
 	/usr/lib/nfs
 	/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl
 	/usr/lib/portage