diff --git a/profiles/package.mask b/profiles/package.mask
index ca793e942703b..3c136134eac94 100644
--- a/profiles/package.mask
+++ b/profiles/package.mask
@@ -29,6 +29,19 @@
 
 #--- END OF EXAMPLES ---
 
+# Hans de Graaff <graaff@gentoo.org> (2019-10-19)
+# ruby24-only packages with no reverse dependencies and no recent
+# releases. Masked for removal in 30 days.
+dev-ruby/cocaine
+dev-ruby/debugger-linecache
+dev-ruby/escape_utils
+dev-ruby/http-form_data:1.0
+dev-ruby/ruby-beautify
+dev-ruby/termcolor
+dev-ruby/terrapin
+dev-ruby/vcard
+www-servers/thin
+
 # Michał Górny <mgorny@gentoo.org> (2019-10-20)
 # A dummy package with no revdeps.  Replaced by app-text/rarian.
 # Removal in 30 days.  Bug #697376.