diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/base/package.accept_keywords b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/base/package.accept_keywords
index bf42e89055..1ead00c6c7 100644
--- a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/base/package.accept_keywords
+++ b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/base/package.accept_keywords
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@
 # Keep versions on both arches in sync.
 =app-arch/xz-utils-5.4.6-r1 ~arm64
 
-# Needed by arm64-native SDK.
-=app-emulation/qemu-8.1.5 ~arm64
-
 =app-containers/containerd-1.7.13 ~amd64 ~arm64 # DO NOT EDIT THIS LINE. Added by containerd-apply-patch.sh on 2024-02-02 08:15:57
 =app-containers/cri-tools-1.27.0 ~amd64 ~arm64
 =app-containers/runc-1.1.12 ~amd64 ~arm64