diff --git a/profiles/hardened/linux/amd64/backbone/no-multilib/make.defaults b/profiles/hardened/linux/amd64/backbone/no-multilib/make.defaults
index 6c1c81a8..1b150749 100644
--- a/profiles/hardened/linux/amd64/backbone/no-multilib/make.defaults
+++ b/profiles/hardened/linux/amd64/backbone/no-multilib/make.defaults
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ USE="${USE} -consolekit daemon -dbus -hal logrotate"
 USE="${USE} xmlrpc"
 
 # networking
-USE="${USE} -bluetooth -imap -lirc -networkmanager"
+USE="${USE} -bluetooth -lirc -networkmanager"
 
 # db
 USE="${USE} -freetds -mssql -sybase-ct"