diff --git a/dev-ruby/rails/metadata.xml b/dev-ruby/rails/metadata.xml
index c10c88e1670c0..7a38fd1850ff4 100644
--- a/dev-ruby/rails/metadata.xml
+++ b/dev-ruby/rails/metadata.xml
@@ -5,11 +5,4 @@
     <email>ruby@gentoo.org</email>
     <name>Gentoo Ruby Project</name>
   </maintainer>
-  <use>
-    <flag name="asset-pipeline">
-      Also install the default components for the asset pipeline.
-      These are not required but they are activated automatically
-      in new Rails projects by default.
-    </flag>
-  </use>
 </pkgmetadata>