diff --git a/profiles/desktop/package.mask b/profiles/desktop/package.mask
index 4d85f7a5..f0e6c3d2 100644
--- a/profiles/desktop/package.mask
+++ b/profiles/desktop/package.mask
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@
 =net-libs/libtorrent-rasterbar-1.2.15 # build fails
 =sys-power/powerstat-0.02.24 # checksum failed
 dev-lang/php:8.0 # brokes arcanist
-=dev-libs/icu-70.1-r1 # a lot of packages require icu-69