diff --git a/app-accessibility/brltty/metadata.xml b/app-accessibility/brltty/metadata.xml
index cd468c588aa1c..7a6c5b4307bf4 100644
--- a/app-accessibility/brltty/metadata.xml
+++ b/app-accessibility/brltty/metadata.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
   <flag name="louis">Use braille translator <pkg>dev-libs/liblouis</pkg></flag>
   <flag name="midi">support the musical instrument digital interface</flag>
   <flag name="pcm">support for sound card digital audio</flag>
-  <flag name="speech">speech support</flag>
 </use>
 <upstream>
   <remote-id type="cpe">cpe:/a:mielke:brltty</remote-id>
diff --git a/app-text/calibre/metadata.xml b/app-text/calibre/metadata.xml
index 297825fe5afc6..e1fd0dd617943 100644
--- a/app-text/calibre/metadata.xml
+++ b/app-text/calibre/metadata.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
   </upstream>
   <use>
     <flag name="font-subsetting">Enable font subsetting support</flag>
-    <flag name="speech">Enable text-to-speech support</flag>
     <flag name="system-mathjax">Use a system copy of mathjax</flag>
     <flag name="unrar">Enable support for comic books compressed with the non-free Rar format</flag>
   </use>
diff --git a/app-text/kjots/metadata.xml b/app-text/kjots/metadata.xml
index fa80953797d07..d925f24397588 100644
--- a/app-text/kjots/metadata.xml
+++ b/app-text/kjots/metadata.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,4 @@
 	<upstream>
 		<bugs-to>https://bugs.kde.org/</bugs-to>
 	</upstream>
-	<use>
-		<flag name="speech">Enable text-to-speech support</flag>
-	</use>
 </pkgmetadata>
diff --git a/dev-games/godot/metadata.xml b/dev-games/godot/metadata.xml
index a64b3cb9efead..71f596fee4e9b 100644
--- a/dev-games/godot/metadata.xml
+++ b/dev-games/godot/metadata.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 		<flag name="deprecated">Enable support for deprecated features</flag>
 		<flag name="raycast">Enable the raycast Editor module using <pkg>media-libs/embree</pkg></flag>
 		<flag name="runner">Build an additional binary optimized for running games (only relevant with USE=tools)</flag>
-		<flag name="speech">Enable text-to-speech support</flag>
 		<flag name="tools">Enable the Godot Editor for game development</flag>
 		<flag name="webm">Enable the WebM module</flag>
 	</use>
diff --git a/dev-libs/ktextaddons/metadata.xml b/dev-libs/ktextaddons/metadata.xml
index 35297b0e44839..fe672f377cfdb 100644
--- a/dev-libs/ktextaddons/metadata.xml
+++ b/dev-libs/ktextaddons/metadata.xml
@@ -11,6 +11,5 @@
 	</upstream>
 	<use>
 		<flag name="designer">Build plugins for <pkg>dev-qt/designer</pkg></flag>
-		<flag name="speech">Enable text-to-speech support</flag>
 	</use>
 </pkgmetadata>
diff --git a/games-engines/scummvm/metadata.xml b/games-engines/scummvm/metadata.xml
index 3cd0b4790f5bb..afba7a09f48a6 100644
--- a/games-engines/scummvm/metadata.xml
+++ b/games-engines/scummvm/metadata.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
     <flag name="mpeg2">enable mpeg2 codec for cutscenes</flag>
     <flag name="net">enable cloud support via <pkg>media-libs/sdl2-net</pkg></flag>
     <flag name="sndio">Enable support for MIDI music using <pkg>media-sound/sndio</pkg></flag>
-    <flag name="speech">enable text-to-speech support through <pkg>app-accessibility/speech-dispatcher</pkg></flag>
     <flag name="unsupported">enable unsupported and/or broken game engines (you're on your own)</flag>
   </use>
   <upstream>
diff --git a/gnustep-base/gnustep-gui/metadata.xml b/gnustep-base/gnustep-gui/metadata.xml
index 107a72a09fe61..a9653fa056374 100644
--- a/gnustep-base/gnustep-gui/metadata.xml
+++ b/gnustep-base/gnustep-gui/metadata.xml
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@
 	<email>gnustep@gentoo.org</email>
 	<name>Gentoo GNUstep Project</name>
 </maintainer>
-<use>
-	<flag name="speech">Audio support using <pkg>app-accessibility/flite</pkg></flag>
-</use>
 <longdescription>
 It is a library of graphical user interface classes written completely
 in the Objective-C language; the classes are based upon the OpenStep
diff --git a/kde-apps/akregator/metadata.xml b/kde-apps/akregator/metadata.xml
index fa80953797d07..d925f24397588 100644
--- a/kde-apps/akregator/metadata.xml
+++ b/kde-apps/akregator/metadata.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,4 @@
 	<upstream>
 		<bugs-to>https://bugs.kde.org/</bugs-to>
 	</upstream>
-	<use>
-		<flag name="speech">Enable text-to-speech support</flag>
-	</use>
 </pkgmetadata>
diff --git a/kde-apps/kalarm/metadata.xml b/kde-apps/kalarm/metadata.xml
index 3c740f6a1a22f..587ec7583eeec 100644
--- a/kde-apps/kalarm/metadata.xml
+++ b/kde-apps/kalarm/metadata.xml
@@ -10,6 +10,5 @@
 	</upstream>
 	<use>
 		<flag name="pim">Enable birthday import, email functions etc. using <pkg>kde-apps/akonadi</pkg></flag>
-		<flag name="speech">Enable text-to-speech support</flag>
 	</use>
 </pkgmetadata>
diff --git a/kde-apps/kanagram/metadata.xml b/kde-apps/kanagram/metadata.xml
index fa80953797d07..d925f24397588 100644
--- a/kde-apps/kanagram/metadata.xml
+++ b/kde-apps/kanagram/metadata.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,4 @@
 	<upstream>
 		<bugs-to>https://bugs.kde.org/</bugs-to>
 	</upstream>
-	<use>
-		<flag name="speech">Enable text-to-speech support</flag>
-	</use>
 </pkgmetadata>
diff --git a/kde-apps/kdepim-runtime/metadata.xml b/kde-apps/kdepim-runtime/metadata.xml
index fa80953797d07..d925f24397588 100644
--- a/kde-apps/kdepim-runtime/metadata.xml
+++ b/kde-apps/kdepim-runtime/metadata.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,4 @@
 	<upstream>
 		<bugs-to>https://bugs.kde.org/</bugs-to>
 	</upstream>
-	<use>
-		<flag name="speech">Enable text-to-speech support</flag>
-	</use>
 </pkgmetadata>
diff --git a/kde-apps/kmail/metadata.xml b/kde-apps/kmail/metadata.xml
index 15c8752dcfe3e..b30294b3a5757 100644
--- a/kde-apps/kmail/metadata.xml
+++ b/kde-apps/kmail/metadata.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,4 @@
 		<bugs-to>https://bugs.kde.org/</bugs-to>
 		<remote-id type="cpe">cpe:/a:kde:kmail</remote-id>
 	</upstream>
-	<use>
-		<flag name="speech">Enable text-to-speech support</flag>
-	</use>
 </pkgmetadata>
diff --git a/kde-apps/knights/metadata.xml b/kde-apps/knights/metadata.xml
index 930dc9682128b..d927d0ceb7fd1 100644
--- a/kde-apps/knights/metadata.xml
+++ b/kde-apps/knights/metadata.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,4 @@
 	<upstream>
 		<bugs-to>https://bugs.kde.org/</bugs-to>
 	</upstream>
-	<use>
-		<flag name="speech">Enable text-to-speech support</flag>
-	</use>
 </pkgmetadata>
diff --git a/kde-apps/konqueror/metadata.xml b/kde-apps/konqueror/metadata.xml
index e4a1355e4b356..4c836781c2aab 100644
--- a/kde-apps/konqueror/metadata.xml
+++ b/kde-apps/konqueror/metadata.xml
@@ -11,6 +11,5 @@
 	</upstream>
 	<use>
 		<flag name="activities">Enable kactivities support</flag>
-		<flag name="speech">Build text-to-speech plugin</flag>
 	</use>
 </pkgmetadata>
diff --git a/kde-apps/kpimtextedit/metadata.xml b/kde-apps/kpimtextedit/metadata.xml
index c28e75b42460f..0bc83685a4409 100644
--- a/kde-apps/kpimtextedit/metadata.xml
+++ b/kde-apps/kpimtextedit/metadata.xml
@@ -10,6 +10,5 @@
 	</upstream>
 	<use>
 		<flag name="designer">Build plugins for <pkg>dev-qt/designer</pkg></flag>
-		<flag name="speech">Enable text-to-speech support</flag>
 	</use>
 </pkgmetadata>
diff --git a/kde-apps/libksieve/metadata.xml b/kde-apps/libksieve/metadata.xml
index fa80953797d07..d925f24397588 100644
--- a/kde-apps/libksieve/metadata.xml
+++ b/kde-apps/libksieve/metadata.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,4 @@
 	<upstream>
 		<bugs-to>https://bugs.kde.org/</bugs-to>
 	</upstream>
-	<use>
-		<flag name="speech">Enable text-to-speech support</flag>
-	</use>
 </pkgmetadata>
diff --git a/kde-apps/messagelib/metadata.xml b/kde-apps/messagelib/metadata.xml
index 1fcb92d7e7a69..51705d67c081d 100644
--- a/kde-apps/messagelib/metadata.xml
+++ b/kde-apps/messagelib/metadata.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,4 @@
 		<bugs-to>https://bugs.kde.org/</bugs-to>
 		<remote-id type="cpe">cpe:/a:kde:messagelib</remote-id>
 	</upstream>
-	<use>
-		<flag name="speech">Enable text-to-speech support</flag>
-	</use>
 </pkgmetadata>
diff --git a/kde-apps/okular/metadata.xml b/kde-apps/okular/metadata.xml
index afc63e47dc5f4..c64a8d45ad614 100644
--- a/kde-apps/okular/metadata.xml
+++ b/kde-apps/okular/metadata.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,5 @@
 		<flag name="plucker">Enable Plucker E-Book for Palm OS devices support</flag>
 		<flag name="qml">Install Okular Qml components</flag>
 		<flag name="share">Enable support for a share menu using <pkg>kde-frameworks/purpose</pkg></flag>
-		<flag name="speech">Enable text-to-speech support</flag>
 	</use>
 </pkgmetadata>
diff --git a/kde-frameworks/ktextwidgets/metadata.xml b/kde-frameworks/ktextwidgets/metadata.xml
index 9561225faa7f1..3ace511214fdc 100644
--- a/kde-frameworks/ktextwidgets/metadata.xml
+++ b/kde-frameworks/ktextwidgets/metadata.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 	</upstream>
 	<use>
 		<flag name="designer">Build plugins for <pkg>dev-qt/designer</pkg></flag>
-		<flag name="speech">Enable text-to-speech support</flag>
 	</use>
 	<slots>
 		<subslots>
diff --git a/net-misc/eventd/metadata.xml b/net-misc/eventd/metadata.xml
index 8f637f01963e5..d6a2d2e180c94 100644
--- a/net-misc/eventd/metadata.xml
+++ b/net-misc/eventd/metadata.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 			(Note: not required for local notifications via <pkg>net-misc/eventd</pkg>)</flag>
 		<flag name="notification">Enable plugin to display on-screen notifications</flag>
 		<flag name="purple">Enable plugin for IM notifications via libpurple</flag>
-		<flag name="speech">Enable plugin for Text-To-Speech support</flag>
 		<flag name="webhook">Enable plugin to send payloads to webhook handlers</flag>
 		<flag name="websocket">Enable support for WebSocket protocol</flag>
 	</use>
diff --git a/net-voip/mumble/metadata.xml b/net-voip/mumble/metadata.xml
index 89b0b74108686..a3e1c643d73db 100644
--- a/net-voip/mumble/metadata.xml
+++ b/net-voip/mumble/metadata.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 		<flag name="g15">Enable support for the Logitech G15 LCD (and compatible devices).</flag>
 		<flag name="pipewire">Enable pipewire support for audio output.</flag>
 		<flag name="rnnoise">Enable alternative noise suppression option based on RNNoise.</flag>
-		<flag name="speech">Enable text-to-speech support in Mumble.</flag>
 	</use>
 	<upstream>
 		<remote-id type="github">mumble-voip/mumble</remote-id>
diff --git a/profiles/use.desc b/profiles/use.desc
index caf7287f34a39..5cc8f51e0e385 100644
--- a/profiles/use.desc
+++ b/profiles/use.desc
@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@ socks5 - Add support for the socks5 proxy
 sound - Enable sound support
 source - Zip the sources and install them
 sox - Add support for Sound eXchange (SoX)
+speech - Enable text-to-speech support
 speex - Add support for the speex audio codec (used for speech)
 spell - Add dictionary support
 split-usr - Enable behavior to support maintaining /bin, /lib*, /sbin and /usr/sbin  separately from /usr/bin and /usr/lib*