diff --git a/profiles/package.mask b/profiles/package.mask
index b94339336e..2d235ce485 100644
--- a/profiles/package.mask
+++ b/profiles/package.mask
@@ -47,3 +47,15 @@ app-misc/uwufetch
 # (See also top comment)
 # Sorry for the inconvenience.
 app-office/lotus123r3
+
+# Robert Greener <me@r0bert.dev> (2024-04-07)
+# Corresponding dev-R/* packages have long been removed.
+# Recommend using dev-lang/R[-minimal] instead.
+# Scheduled for removal on 2024-05-07
+virtual/MASS
+virtual/boot
+virtual/lattice
+virtual/mgcv
+virtual/nlme
+virtual/nnet
+virtual/survival
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