diff --git a/profiles/pentoo/base/profile.bashrc b/profiles/pentoo/base/profile.bashrc
index f3e94e70b..c30dd57db 100644
--- a/profiles/pentoo/base/profile.bashrc
+++ b/profiles/pentoo/base/profile.bashrc
@@ -3,11 +3,6 @@ local CORES="$(nproc)"
 if [[ "${CORES}" -eq "0" ]] ; then CORES="1" ; fi
 echo ${MAKEOPTS} | grep -q -e -j || export MAKEOPTS="-j${CORES} -l${CORES}"
 
-#https://bugs.gentoo.org/904338
-if [[ ${CATEGORY/$PN} == e2fsprogs ]]; then
-  export MAKEOPTS="-j1 -l${CORES}"
-fi
-
 #by the time this is parsed, EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS are already applied, this file is too late
 #echo ${EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS} | grep -q jobs || export EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS="${EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS} --jobs=${CORES} --load-average=${CORES}"