diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/base/package.mask b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/base/package.mask
index aa7660d46d..97238158c1 100644
--- a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/base/package.mask
+++ b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/base/package.mask
@@ -20,6 +20,3 @@
 # Python 3.12 is in portage-stable (currently testing), so avoid picking it
 # up. Update this to mask later versions when we switch to 3.11.
 >=dev-lang/python-3.12
-
-# Potentially compromised versions.
->=app-arch/xz-utils-5.4.3