diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/base/package.use b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/base/package.use
index 785127fe0b..74603fa71c 100644
--- a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/base/package.use
+++ b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/base/package.use
@@ -167,10 +167,6 @@ sys-firmware/intel-microcode -split-ucode
 net-dns/bind       gssapi
 net-dns/bind-tools gssapi
 
-# Flatcar can't benefit from this performance boost for several reasons, the
-# main one being the use of binary packages.
-sys-kernel/dracut -dracut-cpio
-
 # Avoid initrd bloat by using OpenSSL instead of gcrypt in systemd.
 # systemd-journal's FSS feature requires gcrypt, but Flatcar doesn't need it.
 sys-apps/systemd -gcrypt