diff --git a/profiles/default/linux/amd64/10.0/backbone/desktop/make.defaults b/profiles/default/linux/amd64/10.0/backbone/desktop/make.defaults
index c56767b7..c1a93d6f 100644
--- a/profiles/default/linux/amd64/10.0/backbone/desktop/make.defaults
+++ b/profiles/default/linux/amd64/10.0/backbone/desktop/make.defaults
@@ -54,9 +54,6 @@ USE="${USE} -gnome -gnome2 -gnome-keyring -kde -nautilus -semantic-desktop xscre
 # input
 USE="${USE} tslib"
 
-# net
-USE="${USE} -ipv6"
-
 # security
 USE="${USE} -kerberos -pam"
 
@@ -75,7 +72,7 @@ USE="${USE} consolekit daemon dbus -hal logrotate samba syslog"
 USE="${USE} cgi xmlrpc"
 
 # networking
-USE="${USE} -bluetooth -imap -ipv6 -lirc -networkmanager -nis"
+USE="${USE} -bluetooth -imap -lirc -networkmanager -nis"
 
 # db
 USE="${USE} -freetds -mssql -sybase-ct"
diff --git a/profiles/default/linux/amd64/10.0/backbone/desktop/package.use b/profiles/default/linux/amd64/10.0/backbone/desktop/package.use
index db7831cf..0a46256d 100644
--- a/profiles/default/linux/amd64/10.0/backbone/desktop/package.use
+++ b/profiles/default/linux/amd64/10.0/backbone/desktop/package.use
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ media-video/mplayer a52 aalib -ass -libass bluray bs2b cdio dv dvd dvdnav faad f
 net-fs/samba quota
 net-ftp/pure-ftpd charconv sysquota
 net-im/pidgin gtk
-net-libs/libpcap ipv6
 net-libs/rb_libtorrent python
 net-libs/xulrunner custom-optimization
 net-misc/rsync xattr