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 d462d9a4..c4a8743a 100644
--- a/profiles/default/linux/amd64/10.0/backbone/desktop/make.defaults
+++ b/profiles/default/linux/amd64/10.0/backbone/desktop/make.defaults
@@ -78,5 +78,5 @@ USE="${USE} -bluetooth -imap -lirc -networkmanager -nis"
 USE="${USE} -freetds -mssql -sybase-ct"
 
 # other
-USE="${USE} -bindist examples -freetds inotify -ipod -multilib -old-linux nptl \
+USE="${USE} -bindist -freetds inotify -ipod -multilib -old-linux nptl \
             -smartcard threads xattr"
diff --git a/profiles/default/linux/amd64/13.0/backbone/desktop/make.defaults b/profiles/default/linux/amd64/13.0/backbone/desktop/make.defaults
index 7ea40232..6a2c8e77 100644
--- a/profiles/default/linux/amd64/13.0/backbone/desktop/make.defaults
+++ b/profiles/default/linux/amd64/13.0/backbone/desktop/make.defaults
@@ -78,5 +78,5 @@ USE="${USE} -bluetooth -imap -lirc -networkmanager -nis"
 USE="${USE} -freetds -mssql -sybase-ct"
 
 # other
-USE="${USE} -bindist examples -freetds inotify -ipod -multilib -old-linux nptl \
+USE="${USE} -bindist -freetds inotify -ipod -multilib -old-linux nptl \
             -smartcard threads xattr"