diff --git a/profiles/package.mask b/profiles/package.mask
index b5d7bc393ccb3..0cfcf8539d568 100644
--- a/profiles/package.mask
+++ b/profiles/package.mask
@@ -719,12 +719,6 @@ media-video/bombono-dvd
 # Removal in a month.
 sci-electronics/gspeakers
 
-# Michael Sterrett <mr_bones_@gentoo.org> (30 Dec 2015)
-# Upstream has gone away and games-strategy/xbattleai is
-# basically a superset anyhow.
-# Masked for removal on 20160129
-games-strategy/xbattle
-
 # Victor Ostorga <vostorga@gentoo.org> (30 Dec 2015)
 # Mask this liferea version because upstream released it broken
 =net-news/liferea-1.10.17