diff --git a/profiles/pentoo/hardened/linux/amd64/package.use b/profiles/pentoo/hardened/linux/amd64/package.use
deleted file mode 100644
index c4c16cafd..000000000
--- a/profiles/pentoo/hardened/linux/amd64/package.use
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-x11-drivers/xf86-video-virtualbox -dri
diff --git a/profiles/pentoo/hardened/linux/amd64_r1/package.use b/profiles/pentoo/hardened/linux/amd64_r1/package.use
deleted file mode 100644
index c4c16cafd..000000000
--- a/profiles/pentoo/hardened/linux/amd64_r1/package.use
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-x11-drivers/xf86-video-virtualbox -dri
diff --git a/profiles/pentoo/hardened/linux/base/make.defaults b/profiles/pentoo/hardened/linux/base/make.defaults
index 4ce2e881e..94c45cad1 100644
--- a/profiles/pentoo/hardened/linux/base/make.defaults
+++ b/profiles/pentoo/hardened/linux/base/make.defaults
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
 #default and hardened are different, not sure why but here we maintain
 #the flags to keep them as close as possible
 USE="${USE} fortran orc"
-
-#sadly, gentoo doesn't support pax anymore, so for now, it shall not be our default
-USE="${USE} -pax-kernel"
diff --git a/profiles/pentoo/hardened/linux/x86/package.use b/profiles/pentoo/hardened/linux/x86/package.use
deleted file mode 100644
index c4c16cafd..000000000
--- a/profiles/pentoo/hardened/linux/x86/package.use
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-x11-drivers/xf86-video-virtualbox -dri