diff --git a/profiles/default/package.use/default b/profiles/default/package.use/default
index d1602ff2c..a353b7fc0 100644
--- a/profiles/default/package.use/default
+++ b/profiles/default/package.use/default
@@ -212,10 +212,6 @@ net-im/pidgin gnutls
 # it might be possible to solve this slot collision
 net-libs/gtk-vnc python
 
-# build cycles renderer
-# cycles? ( openimageio )
-#media-gfx/blender cycles openimageio
-
 # support HTTP streams through neon (radio)
 media-plugins/audacious-plugins http
 
diff --git a/profiles/default/package.use/required-by b/profiles/default/package.use/required-by
index c40f1513b..0239e8993 100644
--- a/profiles/default/package.use/required-by
+++ b/profiles/default/package.use/required-by
@@ -644,12 +644,3 @@ sys-fs/squashfs-tools lzma
 media-tv/v4l-utils dvb
 media-libs/libv4l dvb
 
-# required by "net-im/dino-0.2.0[notification-sound]
-#media-libs/libcanberra sound
-
-# required by "dev-util/gnome-builder-3.38.2[git]
-#dev-libs/libgit2 ssh
-
-# required by media-gfx/blender-2.93.0[embree]
-#media-libs/embree raymask
-