diff --git a/profiles/default/package.mask b/profiles/default/package.mask
index 1eccbb579..64c0978f2 100644
--- a/profiles/default/package.mask
+++ b/profiles/default/package.mask
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ sys-libs/db:6.0
 =media-libs/allegro-4.4.3.1
 =sci-libs/cifparse-obj-7.105
 
-# removed cool emoji
-=media-fonts/noto-emoji-20201214
-
 # no support in CDS yet
 =net-dns/bind-9.16.12