diff --git a/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/dev-python b/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/dev-python
deleted file mode 100644
index acd1cff7e..000000000
--- a/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/dev-python
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-~dev-python/pyside2-5.15.10 amd64 x86
-~dev-python/shiboken2-5.15.10 amd64 x86
-
-#empire
-=dev-python/xlutils-2.0* amd64 x86
-=dev-python/errorhandler-2.0* amd64 x86
-
-#sslyze
-=dev-python/Faker-11* amd64 x86
-
-#dev-python/quark-engine
-=dev-python/plotly-5.2* amd64 x86
-
-#gnuradio
-=dev-python/pygccxml-2.4* amd64 x86
-
-#need a modern version
-=dev-python/flake8-5.0* amd64 x86
-=dev-python/pycodestyle-2.9* amd64 x86
-
-#needed for newer zstd
-~dev-python/zstandard-0.20.0 amd64 x86
-
-# media-radio/chirp
-~dev-python/yattag-1.15.2 amd64 x86
-
-# required by def-util/lief
-=dev-python/scikit-build-core-0.9* amd64 x86
-
-#older requires old numpy and numpy is broken anyway
-=dev-python/dill-0.3.8-r2 amd64 x86
diff --git a/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/dev-ruby b/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/dev-ruby
index f51ba4af9..c82195ad4 100644
--- a/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/dev-ruby
+++ b/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/dev-ruby
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 # needed by app-forensics/origami-pdf
 =dev-ruby/colorize-1.1* amd64 x86
 
-~dev-ruby/mustermann-1.1.1 x86
-~dev-ruby/ruby2_keywords-0.0.2 x86
-~dev-ruby/rails-dom-testing-2.0.3 x86
-~dev-ruby/erubi-1.9.0 x86
-dev-ruby/sqlite3 amd64 x86
+# needed by ?
 =dev-ruby/bson-4* amd64 x86
diff --git a/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/dev-util b/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/dev-util
index 5c2472eee..63bd92ee5 100644
--- a/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/dev-util
+++ b/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/dev-util
@@ -1,3 +1 @@
 dev-util/android-sdk-update-manager amd64 x86
-=dev-util/rizin-0.7* amd64 x86
-~dev-util/systemtap-4.8 amd64 x86
diff --git a/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/games-engines b/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/games-engines
deleted file mode 100644
index bee18fe7c..000000000
--- a/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/games-engines
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-~games-engines/box2d-2.4.1 amd64 x86
diff --git a/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/media-sound b/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/media-sound
deleted file mode 100644
index 9d008978b..000000000
--- a/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/media-sound
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-~media-libs/portaudio-19.06.00 amd64 x86
diff --git a/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/net-analyzer b/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/net-analyzer
index 386c8a005..01471f445 100644
--- a/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/net-analyzer
+++ b/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/net-analyzer
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
 #This is a common enough
 net-analyzer/nessus-bin amd64
 net-analyzer/nessus-agent-bin amd64
-
-~net-analyzer/fragroute-1.2.6 amd64 x86
diff --git a/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/net-firewall b/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/net-firewall
deleted file mode 100644
index 0fe4a7a8e..000000000
--- a/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/net-firewall
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-~net-firewall/sanewall-1.1.6 amd64 x86
diff --git a/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/net-libs b/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/net-libs
deleted file mode 100644
index bbb4056f5..000000000
--- a/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/net-libs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-~net-libs/ldns-1.8.3 amd64 x86
diff --git a/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/net-nds b/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/net-nds
deleted file mode 100644
index 9f5cc684a..000000000
--- a/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/net-nds
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-~net-nds/jxplorer-3.3.1.2
diff --git a/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/net-wireless b/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/net-wireless
index d7e7c9fab..8c4e8db59 100644
--- a/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/net-wireless
+++ b/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/net-wireless
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-=net-wireless/bluez-5.70-r1 amd64 x86
 <net-wireless/gnuradio-9999 amd64 x86
 <net-wireless/gqrx-9999 amd64 x86
 <net-wireless/qdmr-9999 amd64 x86
-=net-wireless/wpa_supplicant-2.10-r2 amd64 x86
-#<net-wireless/wireless-regdb-99999999 amd64 x86
diff --git a/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/python3_12 b/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/python3_12
deleted file mode 100644
index 1df6fdc96..000000000
--- a/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/python3_12
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-=app-pda/usbmuxd-1.1.1_p20231011 amd64 x86
-=app-pda/libimobiledevice-1.3.0_p20240201 amd64 x86
-=sci-geosciences/gpsd-3.25-r1 amd64 x86
diff --git a/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/sci-libs b/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/sci-libs
index eaa32e093..c55b8ee98 100644
--- a/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/sci-libs
+++ b/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/sci-libs
@@ -1,8 +1,2 @@
-=sci-libs/libsigrokdecode-0.5* amd64 x86
-
-#required by dev-python/psd-tools
-~sci-libs/scikits_image-0.13.0 amd64 x86
-~dev-python/pywavelets-1.1.1 amd64 x86
-
 #gnuradio, unversioned because ZC maintains it
 <sci-libs/volk-9999 amd64 x86
diff --git a/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/sys-apps b/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/sys-apps
deleted file mode 100644
index 65b94d0f0..000000000
--- a/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/sys-apps
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-~sys-apps/systemd-utils-252.6 amd64 x86
diff --git a/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/sys-cluster b/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/sys-cluster
deleted file mode 100644
index a78a7cd9d..000000000
--- a/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/sys-cluster
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-=sys-cluster/openmpi-4.0* amd64 x86
diff --git a/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/sys-devel b/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/sys-devel
deleted file mode 100644
index 6218910c9..000000000
--- a/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/sys-devel
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-#speed up stabilization https://bugs.gentoo.org/888475
-=sys-devel/gcc-12.2.1_p20230121-r1 x86
diff --git a/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/sys-fs b/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/sys-fs
deleted file mode 100644
index 3a56c0178..000000000
--- a/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/sys-fs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-~sys-fs/btrfs-progs-5.7 amd64 x86
-~sys-fs/dd-rescue-1.99.12 amd64 x86
diff --git a/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/sys-process b/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/sys-process
deleted file mode 100644
index 7f1236609..000000000
--- a/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/sys-process
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-~sys-process/audit-2.8.5 amd64 x86
diff --git a/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/virtual b/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/virtual
deleted file mode 100644
index f7677bf37..000000000
--- a/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/virtual
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-=virtual/mpi-2.0-r5 amd64 x86
-=virtual/ruby-ssl-12 amd64 x86
diff --git a/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/www-apps b/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/www-apps
deleted file mode 100644
index 5be075c83..000000000
--- a/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/www-apps
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-~www-apps/novnc-1.4.0 amd64
diff --git a/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/www-client b/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/www-client
deleted file mode 100644
index 1571bbe07..000000000
--- a/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/www-client
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-=www-client/firefox-91.4.0 amd64 x86
diff --git a/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/x11-misc b/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/x11-misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 412342a7f..000000000
--- a/profiles/pentoo/base/package.keywords/x11-misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-=x11-misc/mozo-1.24.0-r1 amd64 x86