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 bd5bbccaac..d117ea26eb 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
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@
 
 =sys-fs/cryptsetup-2.4.1-r1 ~amd64 ~arm64
 
-# Keep headers in sync with kernel version.
-=sys-kernel/linux-headers-5.15 ~amd64 ~arm64
-
 # Keep iproute in sync with kernel version.
 =sys-apps/iproute2-5.15.0 ~amd64 ~arm64