diff --git a/profiles/base/package.use.stable.mask b/profiles/base/package.use.stable.mask
index 9b44fb3667297..ec40a271af739 100644
--- a/profiles/base/package.use.stable.mask
+++ b/profiles/base/package.use.stable.mask
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@
 # The tests are wired up so we can test compilers.
 dev-cpp/eigen test
 
-# Sam James <sam@gentoo.org> (2026-05-03)
-# Needs not-yet-stable GCC 16.
-dev-lang/python tail-call-interp
-
 # Alfred Wingate <parona@protonmail.com> (2026-01-31)
 # Experimental upstream.
 # lgi in a weird state where tests either fail for the last real release