diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/base/make.defaults b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/base/make.defaults
index 06889387d5..7d3a00196a 100644
--- a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/base/make.defaults
+++ b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/base/make.defaults
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ USE_EXPAND="${USE_EXPAND} ETCD_PROTOCOLS"
 ETCD_PROTOCOLS="1 2"
 
 # Extra use flags for CoreOS SDK
-USE="${USE} cros_host expat -introspection -cups -tcpd -pcre -berkdb"
+USE="${USE} cros_host expat -introspection -cups -tcpd -berkdb"
 
 # Never install cron or cron jobs
 USE="${USE} -cron"