diff --git a/gnome-extra/gnome-boxes/metadata.xml b/gnome-extra/gnome-boxes/metadata.xml
index c6debefd6801e..996e7cacd2179 100644
--- a/gnome-extra/gnome-boxes/metadata.xml
+++ b/gnome-extra/gnome-boxes/metadata.xml
@@ -5,8 +5,4 @@
 		<email>gnome@gentoo.org</email>
 		<name>Gentoo GNOME Desktop</name>
 	</maintainer>
-	<use>
-		<flag name="usbredir">Use <pkg>sys-apps/usbredir</pkg> to redirect USB
-			devices to another machine over TCP</flag>
-	</use>
 </pkgmetadata>