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 c539b4c50e..a59a4b043b 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
@@ -62,9 +62,6 @@
 # Keep versions on both arches in sync.
 =dev-util/xdelta-3.0.11-r1 ~arm64
 
-# Needed to address CVE-2025-31498.
-=net-dns/c-ares-1.34.5 ~amd64 ~arm64
-
 # Keep versions on both arches in sync.
 =net-firewall/conntrack-tools-1.4.8-r1 ~arm64