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 04d141c820..7a4e6e8fa7 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
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@
 # Needed for addressing CVE-2023-50246, CVE-2023-50268
 =app-misc/jq-1.7.1 ~amd64 ~arm64
 
-# Keep versions on both arches in sync.
-=app-misc/pax-utils-1.3.7 ~amd64
-
 # Required for addressing CVE-2022-3715.
 =app-shells/bash-5.2_p21-r2 ~amd64 ~arm64