profiles: Clean up obsolete use.force/use.force entries

33 files changed, 21 insertions, 713 deletions

diff --git a/profiles/arch/alpha/use.mask b/profiles/arch/alpha/use.mask
index cccb7f095082..6ecd8adc143d 100644
--- a/profiles/arch/alpha/use.mask
+++ b/profiles/arch/alpha/use.mask
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2015 Gentoo Foundation.
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation.
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License, v2
 # $Id$
 
@@ -36,46 +36,32 @@ bluetooth
 bluray
 chipcard
 dvb
-gnokii
 gps
 hbci
 ios
 ipod
-ivtv
 mtp
-mythtv
-nvtv
 lirc
 openct
 pcmcia
 pda
 sms
 upnp
-ups
 wifi
 
 # Hardware not available on alpha
 apm
 battery
-cpufreq
-dell
 dmi
-laptop
 pm-utils
 
 # Stuff that doesn't work on alpha, or not tested
-avi
 clang
 djbfft
 emboss
-freetts
-gnustep
 hardened
-howl
 mecab
-mzscheme
 netbeans
-pike
 timidity
 valgrind
 vaapi
@@ -92,7 +78,6 @@ fdk
 emf
 mono
 ocamlopt
-webm
 openexr
 
 # Stuff we don't want
@@ -124,28 +109,15 @@ networkmanager
 
 # alpha doesn't have java support
 java
-java-internal
-java-external
 pdfannotextractor
 
 # Mask vpopmail until net-mail/vpopmail goes out of package.mask
 vpopmail
 
-# Mask pyste until gccxml / elementtree work on alpha
-pyste
-
-# RDEPEND on mono
-beagle
-
-# apache segfaults when using mpm-peruser (bug 105778)
-mpm-peruser
-
 # We don't have any virtual/mpi (bug 111807)
 mpi
 
 # masks required for asterisk
-bri
-pri
 zaptel
 
 # Modular X: mask non-alpha cards
@@ -153,7 +125,6 @@ video_cards_apm
 video_cards_ark
 video_cards_ast
 video_cards_chips
-video_cards_cyrix
 video_cards_i128
 video_cards_i740
 video_cards_intel
@@ -177,10 +148,6 @@ video_cards_vmware
 video_cards_amdgpu
 video_cards_radeonsi
 
-# dspam and dspam-web use this one
-# We've never supported cyrus-imapd because nobody asked for
-cyrus
-
 # disable until tested
 # # bug 148402
 pcsc-lite
@@ -210,10 +177,6 @@ connman
 # sys-apps/entropy is not keyworded
 entropy
 
-# Matt Turner <mattst88@gentoo.org (29 May 2012)
-# net-libs/libsocialweb is not keyworded
-socialweb
-
 # Alexandre Rostovtsev <tetromino@gentoo.org> (31 Dec 2012)
 # media-libs/xine-lib is not keyworded
 xine
diff --git a/profiles/arch/amd64/use.mask b/profiles/arch/amd64/use.mask
index 2fa98678ec7a..3a7373bed315 100644
--- a/profiles/arch/amd64/use.mask
+++ b/profiles/arch/amd64/use.mask
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2015 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 # $Id$
 
@@ -194,14 +194,6 @@
 
 # SECTION: Unavailable/Broken
 
-# 2007/01/18 - Jeffrey Gardner <je_fro@gentoo.org>
-# Mask gamess support temporarily.
-gamess
-
-# 2006/12/21 - Diego Pettenò <flameeyes@gentoo.org>
-# Mask some ALSA cards that are known broken in AMD64
-alsa_cards_cs5535audio
-
 # 2006/06/07 - Danny van Dyk <kugelfang@gentoo.org>
 # FIXME. Unknown mask reason. Has effect on qpopper
 # and tpop3d.
@@ -217,10 +209,6 @@ video_cards_nsc
 # masked
 3dfx
 
-# 2007/02/02 - Simon Stelling <blubb@gentoo.org>
-# we don't have no gcc64; bug 144535
-gcc64
-
 # 2007/02/04 - Simon Stelling <blubb@gentoo.org>
 # games-emulation/caps is 32bit only, while app-emulation/e-uae is 64bit; bug 158416
 capslib
diff --git a/profiles/arch/arm/use.mask b/profiles/arch/arm/use.mask
index 71f1ca503860..a1b4329af1d1 100644
--- a/profiles/arch/arm/use.mask
+++ b/profiles/arch/arm/use.mask
@@ -54,10 +54,6 @@ openexr
 amr
 
 # Samuli Suominen <drac@gentoo.org>
-# sci-visualization/grace not tested.
-grace
-
-# Samuli Suominen <drac@gentoo.org>
 # media-gfx/gimp not tested.
 gimp
 
@@ -68,21 +64,15 @@ ipod
 
 # Stuff that doesn't make sense on this arch
 3dfx
-cpufreq
-dell
-laptop
 dmi
 
 # Stuff we don't want
-chicken
 R
 octave
 tracker
 xindy
 lyx
 lasi
-fusion
-debug-utils
 schroedinger
 hardened
 frei0r
@@ -92,47 +82,33 @@ prelude
 mssql
 
 # havent tested yet
-cupsddk
 gphoto2
-mythtv
 afs
 mono
-pike
 lirc
 lm_sensors
-netjack
-beagle
-nvtv
-mzscheme
 xemacs
 scanner
-libupnp
 zvbi
 fluidsynth
-gnomecd
-cblas
-prolog
 sid
 mms
 mtp
 ieee1394
 sctp
 pm-utils
-wicd
 darcs
 bs2b
 toolame
 ladspa
 ggi
 nut
-xanim
 fits
 tokyocabinet
 vaapi
 librtmp
 rtmp
 vpx
-iplayer
 lpsol
 upnp
 bluray
@@ -143,7 +119,6 @@ devil
 gts
 anthy
 ace
-csharp
 
 # Unmask ARM-only video-cards
 -video_cards_exynos
@@ -159,10 +134,8 @@ csharp
 video_cards_apm
 video_cards_ark
 video_cards_ast
-video_cards_ati
 video_cards_cirrus
 video_cards_chips
-video_cards_cyrix
 video_cards_glint
 video_cards_i128
 video_cards_i740
diff --git a/profiles/arch/arm64/use.mask b/profiles/arch/arm64/use.mask
index 0405c4ff285a..f455bf6bc05b 100644
--- a/profiles/arch/arm64/use.mask
+++ b/profiles/arch/arm64/use.mask
@@ -33,10 +33,6 @@ openexr
 amr
 
 # Samuli Suominen <drac@gentoo.org>
-# sci-visualization/grace not tested.
-grace
-
-# Samuli Suominen <drac@gentoo.org>
 # media-gfx/gimp not tested.
 gimp
 
@@ -47,13 +43,9 @@ ipod
 
 # Stuff that doesn't make sense on this arch
 3dfx
-cpufreq
-dell
-laptop
 dmi
 
 # Stuff we don't want
-chicken
 fuse
 R
 octave
@@ -62,8 +54,6 @@ xindy
 lyx
 mpi
 lasi
-fusion
-debug-utils
 schroedinger
 hardened
 frei0r
@@ -86,39 +76,27 @@ kerberos
 gpg
 gnome
 gnome-keyring
-cupsddk
 doc
 emacs
 gphoto2
-mythtv
 afs
 mono
-pike
 lirc
 lm_sensors
-netjack
-beagle
-nvtv
-mzscheme
 xemacs
 rpm
 scanner
-libupnp
 zvbi
 ldap
 mysql
 dvd
 fluidsynth
-gnomecd
-cblas
-prolog
 sid
 mms
 mtp
 ieee1394
 sctp
 pm-utils
-wicd
 darcs
 bs2b
 toolame
@@ -126,14 +104,12 @@ ladspa
 ldns
 ggi
 nut
-xanim
 dvd
 fits
 tokyocabinet
 vaapi
 rtmp
 vpx
-iplayer
 plotutils
 lpsol
 upnp
@@ -146,7 +122,6 @@ devil
 gts
 anthy
 ace
-csharp
 qt4
 R
 sdl
@@ -159,10 +134,8 @@ vim-syntax
 video_cards_apm
 video_cards_ark
 video_cards_ast
-video_cards_ati
 video_cards_cirrus
 video_cards_chips
-video_cards_cyrix
 video_cards_glint
 video_cards_i128
 video_cards_i740
diff --git a/profiles/arch/hppa/use.mask b/profiles/arch/hppa/use.mask
index cda2d3053356..1237732ff374 100644
--- a/profiles/arch/hppa/use.mask
+++ b/profiles/arch/hppa/use.mask
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2015 Gentoo Foundation; Distributed under the GPL v2
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation; Distributed under the GPL v2
 # $Id$
 
 # DON'T TOUCH THIS FILE. Instead, file a bug and assign it to <hppa@gentoo.org>.
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@ flite
 
 # Jeroen Roovers <jer@gentoo.org> (4 Aug 2009)
 # net-misc/wicd and sys-power/pm-utils are currently not supported (bug #280312)
-wicd
 pm-utils
 
 # Unmask the flag which corresponds to ARCH.
@@ -169,10 +168,6 @@ pm-utils
 valgrind
 
 # Jeroen Roovers <jer@gentoo.org> (4 Jan 2008)
-# Masked until someone turns up with a PA-RISC laptop:
-laptop
-
-# Jeroen Roovers <jer@gentoo.org> (4 Jan 2008)
 # Bug 179895: HPPA's gcc cannot build native code / lacking upstream support
 ocamlopt
 
@@ -184,30 +179,14 @@ d
 # Lack of user/dev support for WiFi (bug #176517)
 networkmanager
 
-# 2007/04/27 Jeroen Roovers <jer@gentoo.org>
-# To my knowledge, no PA hardware supports variable CPU frequencies
-cpufreq
-
-# 2007/04/07 Jeroen Roovers <jer@gentoo.org>
-# gnustep-make needs gcc with USE=gcj
-gnustep
-
 # 2007/04/07 Jeroen Roovers <jer@gentoo.org>
 # libffi has not been ported to hppa, therefore gcc fails to build with USE=gcj
 gcj
 
-# 2007/03/21 Steve Dibb <beandog@gentoo.org>
-# mplayer local keywords
-ivtv
-
 # 2007/03/02 Samuli Suominen <drac@gentoo.org>
 # See https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=157881#c3
 battery
 
-# 2006/12/01 Gustavo Zacarias <gustavoz@gentoo.org>
-# glitz basically unusable since we lack hardware GL see #155544
-glitz
-
 # 2006/08/18 Saleem Abdulrasool <compnerd@gentoo.org>
 # dvdr hardware not available - masking with permission from GMsoft
 dvdr
@@ -220,14 +199,6 @@ emf
 # libaio is not ported on hppa
 aio
 
-# 2006/05/14 Tobias Scherbaum <dertobi123@gentoo.org>
-# media-video/totem
-nvtv
-
-# 2006/05/12 Tobias Scherbaum <dertobi123@gentoo.org>
-# gnome-extra/nautilus et al: Masking as mono is still not supported on hppa
-beagle
-
 # 2006/04/26 Saleem Abdulrasool <compnerd@gentoo.org>
 # sys-apps/dmidecode: masking with vapier's blessings
 dmi
@@ -244,7 +215,6 @@ video_cards_ark
 video_cards_ast
 video_cards_chips
 video_cards_cirrus
-video_cards_cyrix
 video_cards_glint
 video_cards_i128
 video_cards_i740
@@ -273,7 +243,6 @@ video_cards_savage
 video_cards_siliconmotion
 video_cards_sis
 video_cards_sisusb
-video_cards_svga
 video_cards_tdfx
 video_cards_tga
 video_cards_trident
@@ -310,10 +279,6 @@ lirc
 gphoto2
 scanner
 
-# 17 Jul 2003 Guy Martin <gmsoft@gentoo.org>
-# Avi support is far from 'supported'
-avi
-
 # 13 Apr 2003 Guy Martin <gmsoft@gentoo.org>
 # Selinux patches not tested on hppa and no kernel sources are emergeables with this patch.
 selinux
@@ -333,7 +298,6 @@ apm
 afs
 pcmcia
 pda
-trusted
 
 # see email to gentoo-dev with subject "use.mask and PHP5's crazy IUSE"
 # Dated Sat, 31 Jul 2004 14:49:28 -0700, from robbat2@gentoo.org
@@ -345,9 +309,7 @@ djbfft
 # Added because of xmms-plugin.eclass.  Please test out
 # media-sound/beep-media-player and remove if
 bmp
-freetts
 3dfx
-pike
 
 # Adding h323 to mask. For more information see bug #115798
 h323
@@ -356,12 +318,4 @@ h323
 # Unmask specific HPPA ALSA drivers
 -alsa_cards_harmony
 
-# Doug Goldstein <cardoe@gentoo.org> (27 Apr 2007)
-# Dell does not ship or sell HPPA systems
-dell
-p
-# Matt Turner <mattst88@gentoo.org> (10 Feb 2012)
-# mask d3d since we don't have wine
-d3d
-
 # DON'T TOUCH THIS FILE. Instead, file a bug and assign it to <hppa@gentoo.org>.
diff --git a/profiles/arch/ia64/use.mask b/profiles/arch/ia64/use.mask
index 65a431b151b5..feda7500d9b3 100644
--- a/profiles/arch/ia64/use.mask
+++ b/profiles/arch/ia64/use.mask
@@ -14,15 +14,11 @@ bluetooth
 bluray
 dvb
 dvd
-gnokii
 gphoto2
 gps
 ios
 ipod
-ivtv
 lirc
-mythtv
-nvtv
 pcmcia
 pda
 pkcs11
@@ -34,8 +30,6 @@ wifi
 # Hardware not available on ia64
 apm
 battery
-cpufreq
-laptop
 lm_sensors
 pm-utils
 
@@ -46,7 +40,6 @@ djbfft
 emboss
 jack
 lapack
-prolog
 lqr
 celt
 capi
@@ -54,7 +47,6 @@ lensfun
 kde
 metalink
 upnp
-webm
 fdk
 valgrind
 matplotlib
@@ -70,17 +62,11 @@ networkmanager
 octave
 timidity
 semantic-desktop
-tunepimp
-captury
-bittorrent-external
 fits
-ktts
 libburn
 topal
 indi
 flite
-wicd
-opencore-amr
 nut
 sctp
 bs2b
@@ -104,13 +90,9 @@ clang
 redis
 
 # Stuff that doesn't compile on ia64
-chicken
 diet
 emf
-fusion
 mono
-mzscheme
-pike
 xemacs
 
 # Other
@@ -149,17 +131,8 @@ qdbm
 # James Le Cuirot <chewi@gentoo.org> (11 Jul 2015)
 # We don't support java on ia64.
 java
-freetts
 pdfannotextractor
 
-# Aggelos Orfanakos <agorf@gentoo.org> (18 Jan 2008)
-# depends on www-server/mongrel which isn't available for ia64
-mongrel
-
-# beagle depends on dev-dotnet/gnome-sharp.. masked for testing (19 Aug 2006 kloeri)
-beagle
-
-
 # 2006/02/05 - Donnie Berkholz <dberkholz@gentoo.org>
 # Modular X: mask for architectures on which they aren't available
 video_cards_ast
@@ -185,36 +158,9 @@ video_cards_radeonsi
 
 # Diego Pettenò <flameeyes@gentoo.org> (6 Dec 2006)
 # Mask ALSA drivers for ISA cards
-alsa_cards_cs4232
 alsa_cards_msnd-pinnacle
-alsa_cards_cs4231-lib
-alsa_cards_adlib
-alsa_cards_ad1816a
-alsa_cards_ad1848
-alsa_cards_als100
-alsa_cards_azt2320
-alsa_cards_cmi8330
-alsa_cards_cs4231
-alsa_cards_cs4236
-alsa_cards_dt019x
-alsa_cards_es968
-alsa_cards_es1688
-alsa_cards_es18xx
-alsa_cards_gusclassic
-alsa_cards_gusextreme
-alsa_cards_gusmax
-alsa_cards_interwave
-alsa_cards_interwave-stb
-alsa_cards_opl3sa2
-alsa_cards_opti92x-ad1848
-alsa_cards_opti92x-cs4231
-alsa_cards_opti93x
-alsa_cards_miro
-alsa_cards_sb8
 alsa_cards_sb16
 alsa_cards_sbawe
-alsa_cards_sb16_csp
-alsa_cards_sgalaxy
 alsa_cards_sscape
 alsa_cards_wavefront
 
diff --git a/profiles/arch/m68k/use.mask b/profiles/arch/m68k/use.mask
index 12331478792f..aac0e46e97c2 100644
--- a/profiles/arch/m68k/use.mask
+++ b/profiles/arch/m68k/use.mask
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ java
 php
 djbfft
 qdbm
-mzscheme
 
 emacs
 xemacs
@@ -24,7 +23,6 @@ gnome-keyring
 afs
 tcl
 tk
-tcltk
 ldap
 slang
 diet
@@ -46,11 +44,8 @@ guile
 lua
 djvu
 nss
-chicken
 diet
 emf
-fusion
-pike
 R
 octave
 bluetooth
diff --git a/profiles/arch/mips/use.mask b/profiles/arch/mips/use.mask
index 3bbbe4c47af6..19a0d8340cf9 100644
--- a/profiles/arch/mips/use.mask
+++ b/profiles/arch/mips/use.mask
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2015 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 # $Id$
 
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ openexr
 
 # Ryan Hill <dirtyepic@gentoo.org>
 # Various Gnome flags
-beagle
 gtkhtml
 gnome
 
@@ -65,9 +64,6 @@ mpi
 lapack
 blas
 
-# Ryan Hill <dirtyepic@gentoo.org>
-dell
-
 # Alexander Færøy <eroyf@gentoo.org>
 # ldap -- untested, masking for now.
 ldap
@@ -78,7 +74,6 @@ clamav
 
 # Untested on mips, masking for now.
 cdb
-nextaw
 
 # Until someone actually needs fuse, we'll mask it as
 # it holds up stablizing ntfsprogs
@@ -106,26 +101,14 @@ video_cards_radeon
 video_cards_sis
 input_devices_acecad
 input_devices_aiptek
-input_devices_calcomp
-input_devices_digitaledge
-input_devices_dmc
 input_devices_dynapro
 input_devices_elo2300
 input_devices_elographics
 input_devices_fpit
 input_devices_hyperpen
-input_devices_jamstudio
-input_devices_magellan
-input_devices_magictouch
-input_devices_microtouch
 input_devices_mutouch
-input_devices_palmax
 input_devices_penmount
-input_devices_spaceorb
-input_devices_summa
 input_devices_synaptics
-input_devices_tek4957
-input_devices_ur98
 input_devices_vmmouse
 input_devices_void
 input_devices_wacom
@@ -166,10 +149,8 @@ video_cards_vmware
 # Modular X: mask for architectures on which they aren't available
 video_cards_apm
 video_cards_ark
-video_cards_cyrix
 video_cards_i128
 video_cards_i740
-video_cards_imstt
 video_cards_intel
 video_cards_neomagic
 video_cards_nsc
@@ -177,7 +158,6 @@ video_cards_rendition
 video_cards_tga
 video_cards_tseng
 video_cards_vesa
-video_cards_vga
 video_cards_ast
 
 # Diego Pettenò <flameeyes@gentoo.org>
@@ -202,19 +182,10 @@ pcmcia
 # mask scanner support
 scanner
 
-# Armando Di Cianno <fafhrd@gentoo.org>
-# gnustep is currently unbuildable on mips - masking this to repair windowmaker
-#   broken mips keywording becuase of 'gnustep' USE flag
-gnustep
-
 # Hardave Riar <hardave@gentoo.org>
 # This should work, someone with a usb card and digital camera should test it
 gphoto2
 
-# Hardave Riar <hardave@gentoo.org>
-# This will probablly work, but no hardware to test with
-gnokii
-
 # Ciaran McCreesh <ciaranm@gentoo.org>
 # unresolved dep, bug #82428
 emboss
@@ -243,10 +214,6 @@ mozilla
 # masked because I say so, gnome--
 pda
 
-# Ciaran McCreesh <ciaranm@gentoo.org>
-# not even slightly reliable, bug #65216
-mzscheme
-
 # Stephen P. Becker <geoman@gentoo.org>
 # masked because gaim sucks
 evo
@@ -273,8 +240,6 @@ dvdr
 ibm
 ggi
 lirc
-trusted
-voodoo3
 smartcard
 
 #
@@ -298,10 +263,6 @@ pcsc-lite
 # Unmask specific MIPS ALSA drivers
 -alsa_cards_au1x00
 
-#Daniel Black <dragonheart@gentoo.org> (28 Feb 2007)
-# Use mask l7-filter for iptables dependency - bug #150343 until mips tested
-l7filter
-
 # Fernando J. Pereda <ferdy@gentoo.org> (20 Mar 2007)
 # New optional dependency of >=mail-client/mutt-1.5.14
 qdbm
diff --git a/profiles/arch/nios2/use.mask b/profiles/arch/nios2/use.mask
index 8fffe5a9c0b1..693adee604cd 100644
--- a/profiles/arch/nios2/use.mask
+++ b/profiles/arch/nios2/use.mask
@@ -33,10 +33,6 @@ openexr
 amr
 
 # Samuli Suominen <drac@gentoo.org>
-# sci-visualization/grace not tested.
-grace
-
-# Samuli Suominen <drac@gentoo.org>
 # media-gfx/gimp not tested.
 gimp
 
@@ -47,13 +43,9 @@ ipod
 
 # Stuff that doesn't make sense on this arch
 3dfx
-cpufreq
-dell
-laptop
 dmi
 
 # Stuff we don't want
-chicken
 fuse
 R
 octave
@@ -62,8 +54,6 @@ xindy
 lyx
 mpi
 lasi
-fusion
-debug-utils
 schroedinger
 hardened
 frei0r
@@ -86,40 +76,28 @@ kerberos
 gpg
 gnome
 gnome-keyring
-cupsddk
 doc
 emacs
 gphoto2
-mythtv
 afs
 mono
-pike
 lirc
 lm_sensors
-netjack
-beagle
-nvtv
-mzscheme
 xemacs
 rpm
 scanner
-libupnp
 zvbi
 ldap
 mysql
 postgres
 dvd
 fluidsynth
-gnomecd
-cblas
-prolog
 sid
 mms
 mtp
 ieee1394
 sctp
 pm-utils
-wicd
 darcs
 bs2b
 toolame
@@ -127,14 +105,12 @@ ladspa
 ldns
 ggi
 nut
-xanim
 dvd
 fits
 tokyocabinet
 vaapi
 rtmp
 vpx
-iplayer
 plotutils
 lpsol
 upnp
@@ -147,7 +123,6 @@ devil
 gts
 anthy
 ace
-csharp
 icu
 gtk
 qt4
@@ -164,10 +139,8 @@ X
 video_cards_apm
 video_cards_ark
 video_cards_ast
-video_cards_ati
 video_cards_cirrus
 video_cards_chips
-video_cards_cyrix
 video_cards_glint
 video_cards_i128
 video_cards_i740
diff --git a/profiles/arch/powerpc/ppc64/64ul/use.mask b/profiles/arch/powerpc/ppc64/64ul/use.mask
index 5eed49c230dd..6a1af02e7e9f 100644
--- a/profiles/arch/powerpc/ppc64/64ul/use.mask
+++ b/profiles/arch/powerpc/ppc64/64ul/use.mask
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2015 Gentoo Foundation; Distributed under the GPL v2
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation; Distributed under the GPL v2
 # $Id$
 
 # Anthony G. Basile <blueness@gentoo.org> (01 Aug 2015)
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ opencl
 # this is a list of USE flags that should not be used on PPC64
 # Tom Gall <tgall@gentoo.org> manages this list
 directfb
-krb4
 
 # Agostino Sarubbo <ago@gentoo.org> (22 Dec 2012)
 # mask kde since is not anymore keyworded for ppc64
@@ -24,10 +23,7 @@ frei0r
 
 pda
 prelude
-mzscheme
-chasen
 mono
-beagle
 networkmanager
 ocamlopt
 
@@ -39,9 +35,6 @@ xmms2
 # dietlibc
 diet
 
-#pyste has untested/unkeyworded deps on ppc64
-pyste
-
 # we don't have hardware to test. also see bug #113398
 dvb
 
@@ -63,9 +56,6 @@ video_cards_radeonsi
 #until netbeans is keyworded
 netbeans
 
-#build is busted
-pike
-
 # mask pcmcia (bug #131306)
 pcmcia
 
@@ -75,16 +65,9 @@ mpd
 # app-admin/hddtemp
 hddtemp
 
-# mask pbbuttonsd - reported by Mr Bones, ok'd by dostrow
-pbbuttonsd
-
 # Unmask this here, since only ppc64 can use it
 -ibm
 
-# Masking here so sys-fs/evms quits complaining
-hb
-hb2
-
 # USE=audit masked prior to testing on alpha, arm, hppa, ppc64, s390, sh.
 # Bug #184563, 18 Sep 2007
 # Robin H. Johnson <robbat2@gentoo.org>
diff --git a/profiles/arch/powerpc/ppc64/use.mask b/profiles/arch/powerpc/ppc64/use.mask
index ab80c5c549a0..b047e41efe76 100644
--- a/profiles/arch/powerpc/ppc64/use.mask
+++ b/profiles/arch/powerpc/ppc64/use.mask
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ battery
 -ps3
 
 # mask custom-cpuopts and cpudetection on ppc64 for mplayer - bug #234629
-custom-cpuopts
 cpudetection
 
 # Michał Górny <mgorny@gentoo.org> (4 May 2013)
diff --git a/profiles/arch/powerpc/use.mask b/profiles/arch/powerpc/use.mask
index 606578a22d5d..0676d19f8ae0 100644
--- a/profiles/arch/powerpc/use.mask
+++ b/profiles/arch/powerpc/use.mask
@@ -38,27 +38,19 @@ klibc
 #
 3dfx
 acpi
-avi
 lm_sensors
 rar
 hdf
 fmod
-i8x0
 xvmc
 # cg is only provided by nvidia's binary only cg toolkit
 cg
 # dmi depends on PC BIOSes, we don't have those
 dmi
-# Appears to be x86 only, feel free to remove if you disagree
-nvtv
 #2006/10/11 - corsair - bug #150925
-graphlcd
 lcd_devices_graphlcd
 # Masked vaapi for PowerPC until it works on hardware available to PowerPC users (cell, etc.)
 vaapi
-# Doug Goldstein <cardoe@gentoo.org> (27 Apr 2007)
-# Dell does not ship or sell PPC systems
-dell
 # User Mode Linux isn't supported on ppc yet
 uml
 
@@ -71,16 +63,6 @@ afs
 # Masking mbrola for bug #84322, if a new version is released, remove this
 mbrola
 
-# Keep and eye on firebird and interbase as pair
-interbase
-
-# cardoe@gentoo.org
-# masking ivtv since I got the original support for it
-# but it was never stabled and it appears to have been
-# broken in later releases by an endian issue. I no longer
-# have the hardware to test
-ivtv
-
 # Modular X: unmask for architectures on which they are available
 -input_devices_synaptics
 -input_devices_wacom
@@ -96,36 +78,9 @@ ivtv
 -alsa_cards_aoa-toonie
 -alsa_cards_powermac
 # Mask ALSA drivers for ISA cards
-alsa_cards_cs4232
 alsa_cards_msnd-pinnacle
-alsa_cards_cs4231-lib
-alsa_cards_adlib
-alsa_cards_ad1816a
-alsa_cards_ad1848
-alsa_cards_als100
-alsa_cards_azt2320
-alsa_cards_cmi8330
-alsa_cards_cs4231
-alsa_cards_cs4236
-alsa_cards_dt019x
-alsa_cards_es968
-alsa_cards_es1688
-alsa_cards_es18xx
-alsa_cards_gusclassic
-alsa_cards_gusextreme
-alsa_cards_gusmax
-alsa_cards_interwave
-alsa_cards_interwave-stb
-alsa_cards_opl3sa2
-alsa_cards_opti92x-ad1848
-alsa_cards_opti92x-cs4231
-alsa_cards_opti93x
-alsa_cards_miro
-alsa_cards_sb8
 alsa_cards_sb16
 alsa_cards_sbawe
-alsa_cards_sb16_csp
-alsa_cards_sgalaxy
 alsa_cards_sscape
 alsa_cards_wavefront
 
@@ -147,15 +102,11 @@ lcd_devices_stv5730
 # Both
 lcd_devices_t6963
 
-# Fixes bug #86787
-fusion
-
 # 2006/08/18 - Donnie Berkholz <dberkholz@gentoo.org>
 # Modular X: mask for architectures on which they aren't available
 video_cards_apm
 video_cards_ark
 video_cards_ast
-video_cards_cyrix
 video_cards_i128
 video_cards_i740
 video_cards_intel
@@ -180,10 +131,6 @@ video_cards_vmware
 # radeonsi requires glamor support
 video_cards_radeonsi
 
-# Doug Goldstein <cardoe@gentoo.org> (3 Apr 2008)
-# nvidia-drivers specific feature which don't exist for ppc
-opengl-xvmc
-
 # Intel Integrated Primitive (sci-libs/ipp) support
 ipp
 
diff --git a/profiles/arch/s390/use.mask b/profiles/arch/s390/use.mask
index 87b010fe7342..2baaee189c61 100644
--- a/profiles/arch/s390/use.mask
+++ b/profiles/arch/s390/use.mask
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 # Stuff we don't want/not tested
 pbins
-chicken
 R
 octave
 xindy
@@ -15,8 +14,6 @@ lasi
 kde
 mpi
 fuse
-prolog
-libnl
 autotrace
 lqr
 libproxy
@@ -36,7 +33,6 @@ lucene
 
 # This file contains a list of useflags that cannot be used on s390.
 bluetooth
-dell
 pcmcia
 cdr
 qt4
@@ -48,20 +44,12 @@ alsa
 apm
 directfb
 lirc
-trusted
-voodoo3
-wavelan
 java
-java-internal
-java-external
 hardened
 
 # Needs java
 pdfannotextractor
 
-# not working for now
-mzscheme
-
 # no gnome love yet
 fits
 gconf
@@ -78,13 +66,10 @@ xemacs
 Xaw3d
 neXt
 motif
-glitz
 mono
-pike
 ocaml
 sdl
 lm_sensors
-wxwindows
 wxwidgets
 
 # Samuli Suominen <ssuominen@gentoo.org> (18 Jan 2013)
diff --git a/profiles/arch/sh/use.mask b/profiles/arch/sh/use.mask
index 2fc114dab4ae..505fdfb29a76 100644
--- a/profiles/arch/sh/use.mask
+++ b/profiles/arch/sh/use.mask
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ hardened
 # There is no java in this profile (if there is it must be available). Without
 # this repoman will fail on apps like sys-libs/db
 java
-java-internal
-java-external
 pdfannotextractor
 
 # broken upstream, see libavcodec/sh4/idct_sh4.c:#error
@@ -24,7 +22,6 @@ dvd
 ios
 
 # Stuff we don't want
-chicken
 fuse
 R
 octave
@@ -33,7 +30,6 @@ xindy
 lyx
 mpi
 lasi
-fusion
 lensfun
 fits
 networkmanager
@@ -44,14 +40,11 @@ clang
 
 # Stuff that doesn't make sense on this arch
 3dfx
-dell
 dmi
-laptop
 
 # havent tested yet
 scanner
 gphoto2
-mythtv
 dvb
 qt4
 kde
@@ -62,21 +55,13 @@ mono
 lm_sensors
 qdbm
 fftw
-netjack
-mzscheme
-beagle
 eds
-pike
-nvtv
 xine
 ocaml
 gimp
 xemacs
-gnomecd
 lapack
-cblas
 webkit
-prolog
 timidity
 fluidsynth
 mms
@@ -102,10 +87,8 @@ lucene
 video_cards_apm
 video_cards_ark
 video_cards_ast
-video_cards_ati
 video_cards_cirrus
 video_cards_chips
-video_cards_cyrix
 video_cards_glint
 video_cards_i128
 video_cards_i740
diff --git a/profiles/arch/sparc/use.mask b/profiles/arch/sparc/use.mask
index 53b39fc9ec52..10119ff16b5d 100644
--- a/profiles/arch/sparc/use.mask
+++ b/profiles/arch/sparc/use.mask
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2015 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License, v2
 # $Id$
 
@@ -54,21 +54,15 @@ webp
 
 # Gustavo Zacarias <gustavoz@gentoo.org> 14 Feb 2007
 # Mono needs gcc4 and it's not yet stable
-beagle
-galago
 mono
 
 # Gustavo Zacarias <gustavoz@gentoo.org>
 # It doesn't even build
 d
-# Mask krb4, it's generally broken and really not secure see #116471
-krb4
 # LCDproc masks see bug #148072
 lcd_devices_g15
 lcd_devices_graphlcd
 lcd_devices_ula200
-# mzscheme seems somewhat b0rked and we want vim7
-mzscheme
 # Masking hardened, it isn't really supported, see bugs #144126 #78951
 hardened
 # AIO is b0rked for now....
@@ -89,30 +83,21 @@ pdfannotextractor
 3dfx
 acpi
 afs
-amd
 apm
 battery
-cpufreq
-dell
 dmi
 ibm
-hyperwave-api
 jfs
 libedit
-nforce2
 pm-utils
 reiser4
 reiserfs
-voodoo3
 xfs
 
 # Need testing
 musepack
-pyste
 topal
 lqr
-epos
-wicd
 indi
 chm
 ebook
@@ -146,10 +131,7 @@ zmq
 ifp
 chipcard
 hbci
-ivtv
-laptop
 lm_sensors
-njb
 pkcs11
 openct
 bluetooth
@@ -160,7 +142,6 @@ mtp
 pda
 apcupsd
 bluray
-ups
 gps
 
 # Stuff we don't want
@@ -172,52 +153,30 @@ prelude
 redis
 
 # Asterisk use flag masking
-bri
-florz
-resperl
 zaptel
-ukcid
 
 
 # USE-flags from differents origins
 brltty
-cle266
-commercial
-cpufreq
 directfb
 djbfft
 dvb
-freetts
-glitz
-i8x0
 java
-java-internal
-java-external
 lirc
-mpm-peruser
-mythtv
 netbeans
 networkmanager
-nvtv
 pbs
 pcmcia
 rar
-trusted
 uml
 valgrind
-wavelan
 wifi
-wlan
 xvmc
 zoran
 
 # Other masks
 hdf
 hdf5
-pike
-
-# requires a JDK
-mpe-sdk
 
 # This should probably never be touched
 
@@ -232,7 +191,6 @@ mpe-sdk
 
 # 2006/02/05 - Donnie Berkholz <dberkholz@gentoo.org>
 # Modular X: mask for architectures on which they aren't available
-video_cards_cyrix
 video_cards_nsc
 video_cards_s3
 video_cards_sis
@@ -271,38 +229,11 @@ video_cards_radeonsi
 # Unmask the Sun-specific drivers
 -alsa_cards_sun-cs4231
 # Mask ALSA drivers for ISA cards
-alsa_cards_cs4232
 alsa_cards_msnd-pinnacle
-alsa_cards_cs4231-lib
-alsa_cards_adlib
-alsa_cards_ad1816a
-alsa_cards_ad1848
-alsa_cards_als100
-alsa_cards_azt2320
-alsa_cards_cmi8330
-alsa_cards_cs4231
-alsa_cards_cs4236
-alsa_cards_dt019x
-alsa_cards_es968
-alsa_cards_es1688
-alsa_cards_es18xx
-alsa_cards_gusclassic
-alsa_cards_gusextreme
-alsa_cards_gusmax
 alsa_cards_hdsp
 alsa_cards_hdspm
-alsa_cards_interwave
-alsa_cards_interwave-stb
-alsa_cards_opl3sa2
-alsa_cards_opti92x-ad1848
-alsa_cards_opti92x-cs4231
-alsa_cards_opti93x
-alsa_cards_miro
-alsa_cards_sb8
 alsa_cards_sb16
 alsa_cards_sbawe
-alsa_cards_sb16_csp
-alsa_cards_sgalaxy
 alsa_cards_sscape
 alsa_cards_wavefront
 
diff --git a/profiles/arch/x86/use.mask b/profiles/arch/x86/use.mask
index 405a7600318d..d2a176cb2a44 100644
--- a/profiles/arch/x86/use.mask
+++ b/profiles/arch/x86/use.mask
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2015 Gentoo Foundation.
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation.
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License, v2
 # $Id$
 
@@ -208,10 +208,5 @@ video_cards_newport
 # tcc is x86 only
 -tcc
 
-# 64bit Windows doesn't work on 32bit systems
-win64
-
 # fdk-aac is already keyworded here
 -fdk
-
-
diff --git a/profiles/base/use.mask b/profiles/base/use.mask
index 9163ea0399e0..148706128ee8 100644
--- a/profiles/base/use.mask
+++ b/profiles/base/use.mask
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2016 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 # $Id$
 
@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@ curl_ssl_winssl
 cuda
 
 # on the way out
-ruby_targets_ruby18
 ruby_targets_jruby
-ruby_targets_ree18
 ruby_targets_ruby19
 ruby_targets_ruby20
 
@@ -46,18 +44,12 @@ vdpau
 # Infiniband stuff should generaly work on all arches but keyworded only on amd64/x86
 infiniband
 
-# Only available on x86
-fdftk
-
 # These need libieee1284 which is amd64/x86 only.
 sane_backends_canon_pp
 sane_backends_hpsj5s
 sane_backends_mustek_pp
 sane_backends_qcam
 
-# Gluon still don't have release.
-gluon
-
 # profile specific USE flags
 # Don't put hardened in here.
 selinux
@@ -65,28 +57,10 @@ uclibc
 multilib
 
 # amd64/x86 arch specific USE flags
-kqemu
 3dnow
-3dnowext
 lilo
-mmx
-mmxext
 mpx
-sse
-sse2
-sse3
-sse4
-sse4a
-sse4_1
-sse4_2
-ssse3
 avx
-avx128fma
-avx2
-avx256
-fma3
-fma4
-xop
 svga
 nvram
 cpu_flags_x86_3dnow
@@ -111,15 +85,11 @@ cpu_flags_x86_xop
 
 # ppc arch specific USE flags
 altivec
-pbbuttonsd
 ppcsha1
 
 # mips arch specific USE flags
-n32
-n64
 fixed-point
 loongson2f
-mips32r2
 mipsdspr1
 mipsdspr2
 mipsfpu
@@ -130,7 +100,6 @@ ps3
 
 # sparc arch specific USE flags
 vis
-ultra1
 
 # arm arch specific USE flags
 armvfp
@@ -147,15 +116,8 @@ nvidia
 oci8-instant-client
 oracle
 
-# net-libs/osptoolkit is only available on x86 (used by asterisk, bug 115798)
-osp
-
-# yellownet is only avaible as a binary blob (bug 149970)
-yellownet
-
 # not keyworded on non-x86 systems
 video_cards_geode
-video_cards_xgi
 video_cards_voodoo
 
 # not needed on non-sparc systems
@@ -169,10 +131,8 @@ video_cards_suntcx
 
 # not needed on non-mips systems
 video_cards_newport
-video_cards_impact
 
 # not needed on non-x86, non-amd64 systems
-input_devices_virtualbox
 input_devices_vmmouse
 video_cards_nvidia
 video_cards_fglrx
@@ -196,9 +156,6 @@ video_cards_qxl
 input_devices_synaptics
 input_devices_wacom
 
-# psyco only works on x86
-psyco
-
 # Mask ELIBC, KERNEL, and USERLAND flags that apply to specific profiles.
 userland_BSD
 
@@ -228,40 +185,6 @@ kernel_OpenBSD
 kernel_SunOS
 kernel_Winnt
 
-# Diego Pettenò <flameeyes@gentoo.org> (6 Dec 2006)
-# Mask specific Apple drivers
-alsa_cards_aoa
-alsa_cards_aoa-fabric-layout
-alsa_cards_aoa-onyx
-alsa_cards_aoa-soundbus
-alsa_cards_aoa-soundbus-i2s
-alsa_cards_aoa-tas
-alsa_cards_aoa-toonie
-alsa_cards_powermac
-# Mask specific Sun drivers
-alsa_cards_sun-amd7930
-alsa_cards_sun-cs4231
-alsa_cards_sun-dbri
-# Mask specific ARM drivers
-alsa_cards_pxa2xx-i2sound
-alsa_cards_pxa2xx-soc
-alsa_cards_pxa2xx-soc-corgi
-alsa_cards_pxa2xx-soc-poodle
-alsa_cards_pxa2xx-soc-spitz
-alsa_cards_pxa2xx-soc-tosa
-alsa_cards_sa11xx-uda1341ts
-alsa_cards_armaaci
-alsa_cards_at91-soc
-alsa_cards_at91-soc-eti-b1-wm8731
-# Mask specific HPPA drivers
-alsa_cards_harmony
-# Mask specific MIPS drivers
-alsa_cards_au1x00
-
-# Diego Pettenò <flameeyes@gentoo.org> (29 Dec 2006)
-# Adobe FDF toolkit is x86 only.
-fdftk
-
 # Diego Pettenò <flameeyes@gentoo.org> (30 Dec 2006)
 # These are specific of Mac OS X
 aqua
@@ -280,17 +203,6 @@ macbook
 # Ada is supported only on x86, amd64 and ppc at present
 ada
 
-# lvm2 clustered use flags (moved from default-linux)
-gulm
-
-# tcc is x86 only
-tcc
-
-# Diego Pettenò <flameeyes@gentoo.org> (15 Nov 2007)
-# pam_console was masked for removal for security issue.
-# mask the flag too.
-pam_console
-
 # Jeremy Olexa <darkside@gentoo.org>
 # The prefix USE flags should never be used on non prefix profiles
 prefix
@@ -313,9 +225,7 @@ dxr3
 # Ralph Sennhauser <sera@gentoo.org> (31 Jul 2012)
 # Unmask in arch specific profiles when jython implementaton is available.
 python_targets_jython2_7
-python_targets_jython3_1
 python_single_target_jython2_7
-python_single_target_jython3_1
 
 # Diego Elio Pettenò <flameeyes@gentoo.org> (18 Aug 2012)
 # Prelude is being masked for removal
@@ -381,13 +291,6 @@ openrc-force
 # sys-libs/libapparmor
 apparmor
 
-# Daniel Kuehn <lejonet@gentoo.org> (13 Nov 2015)
-# Masking sssd USE-flag globally and unmasking it on the tested arches
-# to stop minor arches from blocking major arches AND prevent the dropping
-# of keywords on sudo for said minor arches, in regards to ssd and sudo bugs
-# 540540 and 525674
-sssd
-
 # Brian Evans <grknight@gentoo.org> (2 Dec 2015)
 # php 5.4 is end of life, masked for removal
 php_targets_php5-4
diff --git a/profiles/default/bsd/fbsd/use.mask b/profiles/default/bsd/fbsd/use.mask
index 3031be5a356f..dced2021f0a3 100644
--- a/profiles/default/bsd/fbsd/use.mask
+++ b/profiles/default/bsd/fbsd/use.mask
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2012 Gentoo Foundation.
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation.
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License, v2
 # $Id$
 
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ espeak
 
 # Someone who knows kerberos is needed to make sure that this works
 kerberos
-krb4
 
 # fftw requires sinl and cosl function, not present in FreeBSD
 fftw
diff --git a/profiles/default/bsd/use.mask b/profiles/default/bsd/use.mask
index f9e9fa41039f..93aaf7f7eb33 100644
--- a/profiles/default/bsd/use.mask
+++ b/profiles/default/bsd/use.mask
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2013 Gentoo Foundation.
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation.
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License, v2
 # $Id$
 
@@ -59,9 +59,7 @@ tslib
 input_devices_aiptek
 input_devices_evdev
 input_devices_tslib
-input_devices_linuxwacom
 input_devices_synaptics
-input_devices_ur98
 input_devices_vmmouse
 video_cards_newport
 video_cards_sisusb
diff --git a/profiles/features/selinux/use.mask b/profiles/features/selinux/use.mask
index 9cb5881f2b32..1318ddf0b54f 100644
--- a/profiles/features/selinux/use.mask
+++ b/profiles/features/selinux/use.mask
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2015 Gentoo Foundation.
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation.
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 # $Id$
 
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@
 -hardened
 -selinux
 
-# tcc is x86-only
-tcc
-
 # no policy yet
 systemd
 -openrc-force
diff --git a/profiles/hardened/linux/powerpc/ppc64/use.mask b/profiles/hardened/linux/powerpc/ppc64/use.mask
index f3e913e17a67..f915d27e907b 100644
--- a/profiles/hardened/linux/powerpc/ppc64/use.mask
+++ b/profiles/hardened/linux/powerpc/ppc64/use.mask
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@ mplayer
 ruby
 mono
 
-# should be ok
-jikes
-junit
-
 guile
 
 # need to test libaio
@@ -28,7 +24,6 @@ seamonkey
 # Modular X: mask for architectures on which they aren't available
 video_cards_apm
 video_cards_ark
-video_cards_cyrix
 video_cards_i128
 video_cards_i740
 video_cards_intel
diff --git a/profiles/hardened/linux/use.mask b/profiles/hardened/linux/use.mask
index 48ed0d68725d..a1af92ec81b4 100644
--- a/profiles/hardened/linux/use.mask
+++ b/profiles/hardened/linux/use.mask
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2015 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 # $Id$
 
 -hardened
 
-# tcc is x86-only
-tcc
-
 # precompiled headers are not compat with ASLR.
 pch
 
diff --git a/profiles/prefix/aix/use.mask b/profiles/prefix/aix/use.mask
index 3ae983db7d18..edb620c6b174 100644
--- a/profiles/prefix/aix/use.mask
+++ b/profiles/prefix/aix/use.mask
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2015 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 # $Id$
 
@@ -9,37 +9,23 @@
 # these will more than likely never work on AIX
 3dfx
 3dnow
-3dnowext
 acpi
 alsa
 apm
-cap
 caps
 cman
 clvm
 directfb
-divx4linux
 djbfft
 fbcon
-fdftk
 fmod
 ggi
 gpm
 hardened
-icc
-icc-pgo
-mmx
-mmx2
-# the following USE flag requires device-mapper
-on-the-fly-crypt
 oss
-solid
-sse
-sse2
 svga
 sybase
 sybase-ct
 rtc
 uclibc
-voodoo3
 v4l
diff --git a/profiles/prefix/bsd/use.mask b/profiles/prefix/bsd/use.mask
index 7a4ccd0ae0c7..8ca7740b2450 100644
--- a/profiles/prefix/bsd/use.mask
+++ b/profiles/prefix/bsd/use.mask
@@ -1,40 +1,26 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2015 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 # $Id$
 
 # these will more than likely never work on bsd
 3dfx
 3dnow
-3dnowext
 acpi
 alsa
 apm
-cap
 caps
 cman
 clvm
 directfb
-divx4linux
 djbfft
 fbcon
-fdftk
 fmod
 ggi
 gpm
 hardened
-icc
-icc-pgo
-mmx
-mmx2
-# the following USE flag requires device-mapper
-on-the-fly-crypt
-solid
-sse
-sse2
 svga
 sybase
 sybase-ct
 rtc
 uclibc
-voodoo3
 v4l
diff --git a/profiles/prefix/darwin/use.mask b/profiles/prefix/darwin/use.mask
index c6969dcd8f67..6774305f8db5 100644
--- a/profiles/prefix/darwin/use.mask
+++ b/profiles/prefix/darwin/use.mask
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2016 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 # $Id$
 
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 acpi
 alsa
 apm
-cap
 caps
 cman
 clvm
@@ -30,14 +29,10 @@ ggi
 gpm
 hardened
 
-# VV requires device-mapper 
-on-the-fly-crypt
 oss
-solid
 sybase
 sybase-ct
 rtc
-voodoo3
 v4l
 
 # introspection is far from working on OSX
diff --git a/profiles/prefix/hpux/use.mask b/profiles/prefix/hpux/use.mask
index b170e71230f4..648a1027b318 100644
--- a/profiles/prefix/hpux/use.mask
+++ b/profiles/prefix/hpux/use.mask
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2015 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 # $Id$
 
@@ -9,37 +9,23 @@
 # these will more than likely never work on HPUX
 3dfx
 3dnow
-3dnowext
 acpi
 alsa
 apm
-cap
 caps
 cman
 clvm
 directfb
-divx4linux
 djbfft
 fbcon
-fdftk
 fmod
 ggi
 gpm
 hardened
-icc
-icc-pgo
-mmx
-mmx2
-# the following USE flag requires device-mapper
-on-the-fly-crypt
 oss
-solid
-sse
-sse2
 svga
 sybase
 sybase-ct
 rtc
 uclibc
-voodoo3
 v4l
diff --git a/profiles/prefix/mint/use.mask b/profiles/prefix/mint/use.mask
index eb0bf243a6b4..32c0e7a3c4eb 100644
--- a/profiles/prefix/mint/use.mask
+++ b/profiles/prefix/mint/use.mask
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2015 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 # $Id$
 
@@ -9,40 +9,26 @@
 # these will more than likely never work on MiNT
 3dfx
 3dnow
-3dnowext
 acpi
 alsa
 apm
-cap
 caps
 cman
 clvm
 directfb
-divx4linux
 djbfft
 fbcon
-fdftk
 fmod
 ggi
 gpm
 hardened
-icc
-icc-pgo
 ipv6
-mmx
-mmx2
-# the following USE flag requires device-mapper
-on-the-fly-crypt
 oss
-solid
-sse
-sse2
 svga
 sybase
 sybase-ct
 rtc
 uclibc
-voodoo3
 v4l
 
 # git doesn't work at this time, bug #339031\
diff --git a/profiles/prefix/sunos/use.mask b/profiles/prefix/sunos/use.mask
index 85737c6a627c..355e0771822b 100644
--- a/profiles/prefix/sunos/use.mask
+++ b/profiles/prefix/sunos/use.mask
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2015 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 # $Id$
 
@@ -9,37 +9,23 @@
 # these will more than likely never work on solaris
 3dfx
 3dnow
-3dnowext
 acpi
 alsa
 apm
-cap
 caps
 cman
 clvm
 directfb
-divx4linux
 djbfft
 fbcon
-fdftk
 fmod
 ggi
 gpm
 hardened
-icc
-icc-pgo
-mmx
-mmx2
-# the following USE flag requires device-mapper
-on-the-fly-crypt
 oss
-solid
-sse
-sse2
 svga
 sybase
 sybase-ct
 rtc
 uclibc
-voodoo3
 v4l
diff --git a/profiles/prefix/windows/cygwin/use.mask b/profiles/prefix/windows/cygwin/use.mask
index 4304213e2b1b..10ade17c9e55 100644
--- a/profiles/prefix/windows/cygwin/use.mask
+++ b/profiles/prefix/windows/cygwin/use.mask
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2014 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 # $Id$
 
@@ -6,9 +6,5 @@
 -elibc_Cygwin
 
 # we do not have python-3 cygwin ready yet
-python_targets_python3_0
-python_targets_python3_1
-python_targets_python3_2
-python_targets_python3_3
 python_targets_python3_4
 python_targets_python3_5
diff --git a/profiles/prefix/windows/interix/use.mask b/profiles/prefix/windows/interix/use.mask
index 8348e71866c1..6071cb18b9e3 100644
--- a/profiles/prefix/windows/interix/use.mask
+++ b/profiles/prefix/windows/interix/use.mask
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2015 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 # $Id$
 
@@ -12,13 +12,11 @@ alsa
 altivec
 apm
 bluetooth
-cap
 caps
 cdr
 coreaudio
 dga
 directfb
-divx4linux
 djbfft
 dri
 dvdr
@@ -26,7 +24,6 @@ dvdr
 emacs
 xemacs
 fbcon
-fdftk
 fmod
 ggi
 glut
@@ -35,19 +32,13 @@ gps
 hardened
 hddtemp
 ibm
-icc
-icc-pgo
 ieee1394
 ifc
 ipod
 ipv6
 java
 lm_sensors
-matrox
 netboot
-old-linux
-# requires device-mapper
-on-the-fly-crypt
 opengl
 oss
 pam
@@ -62,7 +53,6 @@ uclibc
 #  totally b0rked on interix
 unicode
 usb
-voodoo3
 v4l
 wifi
 
diff --git a/profiles/prefix/windows/winnt/use.mask b/profiles/prefix/windows/winnt/use.mask
index 18ab7e1f530a..6d02b429fd9e 100644
--- a/profiles/prefix/windows/winnt/use.mask
+++ b/profiles/prefix/windows/winnt/use.mask
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2015 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 # $Id$
 
@@ -16,20 +16,17 @@ alsa
 altivec
 apm
 bluetooth
-cap
 caps
 cdr
 coreaudio
 dga
 directfb
-divx4linux
 djbfft
 dri
 dvdr
 # emacs USE flag is masked because of missing implementation for unexec()
 emacs
 fbcon
-fdftk
 fmod
 ggi
 glut
@@ -38,19 +35,13 @@ gps
 hardened
 hddtemp
 ibm
-icc
-icc-pgo
 ieee1394
 ifc
 ipod
 ipv6
 lm_sensors
-matrox
 ncurses
 netboot
-old-linux
-# the following USE flag requires device-mapper
-on-the-fly-crypt
 opengl
 oss
 pcmcia
@@ -64,7 +55,6 @@ uclibc
 # unicode is totally b0rked on interix
 unicode
 usb
-voodoo3
 v4l
 wifi
 
diff --git a/profiles/uclibc/mips/use.mask b/profiles/uclibc/mips/use.mask
index ec1fea82bbc7..0d58579ee60e 100644
--- a/profiles/uclibc/mips/use.mask
+++ b/profiles/uclibc/mips/use.mask
@@ -13,10 +13,6 @@ php
 # Unmask specific MIPS ALSA drivers
 -alsa_cards_au1x00
 
-# Daniel Black <dragonheart@gentoo.org> (28 Feb 2007)
-# Use mask l7-filter for iptables dependency - bug #150343 until mips tested
-l7filter
-
 # Peter Volkov <pva@gentoo.org> MPI was never tested on mips, but
 # some programs with this useflag are useful, e.g #227631
 mpi
diff --git a/profiles/uclibc/ppc/use.mask b/profiles/uclibc/ppc/use.mask
index 7d21bb62d3fa..d9aa1f04b8bf 100644
--- a/profiles/uclibc/ppc/use.mask
+++ b/profiles/uclibc/ppc/use.mask
@@ -11,36 +11,9 @@
 -alsa_cards_aoa-toonie
 -alsa_cards_powermac
 # Mask ALSA drivers for ISA cards
-alsa_cards_cs4232
 alsa_cards_msnd-pinnacle
-alsa_cards_cs4231-lib
-alsa_cards_adlib
-alsa_cards_ad1816a
-alsa_cards_ad1848
-alsa_cards_als100
-alsa_cards_azt2320
-alsa_cards_cmi8330
-alsa_cards_cs4231
-alsa_cards_cs4236
-alsa_cards_dt019x
-alsa_cards_es968
-alsa_cards_es1688
-alsa_cards_es18xx
-alsa_cards_gusclassic
-alsa_cards_gusextreme
-alsa_cards_gusmax
-alsa_cards_interwave
-alsa_cards_interwave-stb
-alsa_cards_opl3sa2
-alsa_cards_opti92x-ad1848
-alsa_cards_opti92x-cs4231
-alsa_cards_opti93x
-alsa_cards_miro
-alsa_cards_sb8
 alsa_cards_sb16
 alsa_cards_sbawe
-alsa_cards_sb16_csp
-alsa_cards_sgalaxy
 alsa_cards_sscape
 alsa_cards_wavefront