diff --git a/profiles/base/package.use.mask b/profiles/base/package.use.mask
index 7142ecfc59514..178c03359ed7c 100644
--- a/profiles/base/package.use.mask
+++ b/profiles/base/package.use.mask
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ media-video/vlc dav1d
 # Brian Evans <grknight@gentoo.org> (11 Jan 2019)
 # Depend on the EOL PHP 7.0
 dev-libs/Ice php
-www-servers/nginx-unit php7-0
 
 # Michał Górny <mgorny@gentoo.org> (01 Dec 2018)
 # Moved from use.mask to specific packages.