diff --git a/profiles/desktop/package.accept_keywords b/profiles/desktop/package.accept_keywords
index 563619dd..fad3cc87 100644
--- a/profiles/desktop/package.accept_keywords
+++ b/profiles/desktop/package.accept_keywords
@@ -404,7 +404,6 @@ sys-firmware/seabios ~amd64
 sys-fs/e4rat ~amd64
 sys-fs/mtpfs ~amd64
 sys-fs/simple-mtpfs ~amd64
-sys-fs/udev ~amd64
 sys-fs/vhba ~amd64
 sys-kernel/backbone-sources ~amd64
 sys-kernel/dracut ~amd64
diff --git a/profiles/server/package.accept_keywords b/profiles/server/package.accept_keywords
index 0b6dd00c..f5e3baa9 100644
--- a/profiles/server/package.accept_keywords
+++ b/profiles/server/package.accept_keywords
@@ -198,7 +198,6 @@ sys-libs/timezone-data ~amd64
 sys-power/powertop ~amd64
 sys-process/procps ~amd64
 sys-fs/mtpfs ~amd64
-sys-fs/udev ~amd64
 virtual/perl-Module-Load ~amd64
 virtual/pyparsing ~amd64
 www-apps/novnc ~amd64