diff --git a/profiles/pentoo/base/packages b/profiles/pentoo/base/packages
index b72989de8..4d58dba84 100644
--- a/profiles/pentoo/base/packages
+++ b/profiles/pentoo/base/packages
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ app-shells/bash:0
 virtual/pager
 >=sys-apps/findutils-4.4
 sys-apps/net-tools
-virtual/modutils
 sys-devel/make
 sys-apps/man-pages
 sys-fs/e2fsprogs