diff --git a/metadata/md5-cache/sys-apps/paludis-9999 b/metadata/md5-cache/sys-apps/paludis-9999
deleted file mode 100644
index 58329bdc2e..0000000000
--- a/metadata/md5-cache/sys-apps/paludis-9999
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-BDEPEND=>=dev-util/ninja-1.8.2 >=dev-util/cmake-3.20.5 >=dev-vcs/git-1.8.2.1[curl]
-DEFINED_PHASES=compile configure install postinst prepare setup test unpack
-DEPEND=>=app-admin/eselect-1.2.13 >=app-shells/bash-3.2:0 dev-libs/libpcre:=[cxx] sys-apps/file:= pbins? ( >=app-arch/libarchive-3.1.2:= ) python? ( python_targets_python3_9? ( >=dev-lang/python-3.9.16-r1:3.9 ) python_targets_python3_10? ( >=dev-lang/python-3.10.9-r1:3.10 ) python_targets_python3_11? ( >=dev-lang/python-3.11.1-r1:3.11 ) dev-libs/boost[python,python_targets_python3_9(-)?,python_targets_python3_10(-)?,python_targets_python3_11(-)?] ) ruby? ( dev-lang/ruby:2.7 ) search-index? ( >=dev-db/sqlite-3:= ) xml? ( >=dev-libs/libxml2-2.6:= ) >=app-text/asciidoc-8.6.3 app-text/htmltidy app-text/xmlto >=sys-devel/gcc-4.7 doc? ( app-doc/doxygen python? ( dev-python/sphinx[python_targets_python3_9(-)?,python_targets_python3_10(-)?,python_targets_python3_11(-)?] ) ruby? ( dev-ruby/syntax[ruby_targets_ruby27] ) ) virtual/pkgconfig test? ( >=dev-cpp/gtest-1.6.0-r1 )
-DESCRIPTION=paludis, the other package mangler
-EAPI=7
-HOMEPAGE=https://paludis.exherbo.org/
-INHERIT=bash-completion-r1 cmake git-r3 python-r1
-IUSE=doc pbins pink python ruby ruby_targets_ruby27 search-index test +xml eapi7 eapi8 python_targets_python3_9 python_targets_python3_10 python_targets_python3_11
-LICENSE=GPL-2 vim
-PDEPEND=app-eselect/eselect-package-manager
-PROPERTIES=live
-RDEPEND=>=app-admin/eselect-1.2.13 >=app-shells/bash-3.2:0 dev-libs/libpcre:=[cxx] sys-apps/file:= pbins? ( >=app-arch/libarchive-3.1.2:= ) python? ( python_targets_python3_9? ( >=dev-lang/python-3.9.16-r1:3.9 ) python_targets_python3_10? ( >=dev-lang/python-3.10.9-r1:3.10 ) python_targets_python3_11? ( >=dev-lang/python-3.11.1-r1:3.11 ) dev-libs/boost[python,python_targets_python3_9(-)?,python_targets_python3_10(-)?,python_targets_python3_11(-)?] ) ruby? ( dev-lang/ruby:2.7 ) search-index? ( >=dev-db/sqlite-3:= ) xml? ( >=dev-libs/libxml2-2.6:= ) acct-user/paludisbuild acct-group/paludisbuild sys-apps/sandbox
-REQUIRED_USE=python? ( || ( python_targets_python3_9 python_targets_python3_10 python_targets_python3_11 ) ) ruby? ( ruby_targets_ruby27 ) ?? ( eapi7 eapi8 )
-RESTRICT=!test? ( test )
-SLOT=0
-_eclasses_=toolchain-funcs	6001248ef162a5fa2a21ce132a212f6b	multilib	5ca4e49abed8e3a2f7b56920eadee157	bash-completion-r1	f5e7a020fd9c741740756aac61bf75ff	edos2unix	33e347e171066657f91f8b0c72ec8773	strip-linguas	ac3ee41ee2d31d8c41a77c0838320cc7	wrapper	4a1902f969e5718126434fc35f3a0d9c	eutils	8f942ebdcf04334697649d4a0bf65a32	flag-o-matic	69394e25812406faa1f90edaf4969395	multiprocessing	b4e253ab22cef7b1085e9b67c7a3b730	ninja-utils	38c85b725d0467e51954ea921b6c104b	xdg-utils	ac0e315a3688929e34ac75b139e7349a	cmake	449b4785acace35308fe747fc939bde1	git-r3	2347f8fe2d392b2a091191f94be37e6f	out-of-source-utils	1a9007554652a6e627edbccb3c25a439	multibuild	bddcb51b74f4a76724ff7cf8e7388869	eapi8-dosym	cd7d420bb5be5ee079f27239ce76b8f5	python-utils-r1	429bfd4e8d8e39db5385ba5744f30788	python-r1	666be58f658d6b32affe30f80e39a49e
-_md5_=43e8340e5e0bebce6232596716224d03
diff --git a/metadata/pkg_desc_index b/metadata/pkg_desc_index
index a239951e0c..f17f1519c8 100644
--- a/metadata/pkg_desc_index
+++ b/metadata/pkg_desc_index
@@ -1728,7 +1728,6 @@ sys-apps/intel-cmt-cat 4.3.0 4.4.0: User space software for Intel(R) Resource Di
 sys-apps/nvimpager 0.11.0: Use nvim as a pager to view manpages, diff, etc with nvim's syntax highlighting.
 sys-apps/openSeaChest 22.07 23.03: SeaGate's open source harddrive control utilities
 sys-apps/ov 0.11.1 0.11.2: Feature-rich terminal pager
-sys-apps/paludis 9999: paludis, the other package mangler
 sys-apps/procs 0.12.3: A modern replacement for ps
 sys-apps/qemu-openrc 0.10.0 9999: OpenRC init script for QEMU/KVM
 sys-apps/qjournalctl 0.6.2: Qt-based GUI for systemd's journalctl command
diff --git a/metadata/timestamp.chk b/metadata/timestamp.chk
index b7019f3ac9..0eb964b377 100644
--- a/metadata/timestamp.chk
+++ b/metadata/timestamp.chk
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Fri, 10 Mar 2023 06:01:56 +0000
+Fri, 10 Mar 2023 07:01:56 +0000
diff --git a/profiles/use.local.desc b/profiles/use.local.desc
index c0e0cc037a..472f51a3af 100644
--- a/profiles/use.local.desc
+++ b/profiles/use.local.desc
@@ -655,14 +655,6 @@ sys-apps/bustd:glob - Enable excluding processes with glob patterns
 sys-apps/drm_info:pci - Print PCI device names via libpci
 sys-apps/fselect:users - Add support for getting system users and groups
 sys-apps/intel-cmt-cat:appqos - Install App QoS, a software created to demonstrate the use of Intel(R) RDT technologies (CAT, MBA) to improve QoS for applications via partitioning system resources.
-sys-apps/paludis:eapi7 - Enable experimental eapi7 support
-sys-apps/paludis:eapi8 - Enable extremely experimental eapi8 support
-sys-apps/paludis:pbins - Experimental binary packages support
-sys-apps/paludis:pink - Use a pink colour scheme
-sys-apps/paludis:python - Enable the Python bindings
-sys-apps/paludis:ruby - Enable the Ruby bindings
-sys-apps/paludis:search-index - Enable `cave search --index`
-sys-apps/paludis:xml - Enable parsing of xml files, for GLSA and metadata.xml support
 sys-apps/watchdogd:compat - Enable compat supervisor.status and signals
 sys-apps/watchdogd:filenr - Enable file descriptor leak monitor
 sys-apps/watchdogd:generic - Enable generic script monitor