diff --git a/releases/portage/stages-qemu/profile/package.use.force/releng/musl b/releases/portage/stages-qemu/profile/package.use.force/releng/musl
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index 320b7da4..00000000
--- a/releases/portage/stages-qemu/profile/package.use.force/releng/musl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-# needed for stage 1 at least
-sys-libs/musl crypt
diff --git a/releases/portage/stages/profile/package.use.force/releng/musl b/releases/portage/stages/profile/package.use.force/releng/musl
deleted file mode 100644
index 320b7da4..00000000
--- a/releases/portage/stages/profile/package.use.force/releng/musl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-# needed for stage 1 at least
-sys-libs/musl crypt