diff --git a/dev-cpp/rang/Manifest b/dev-cpp/rang/Manifest
deleted file mode 100644
index 969844b485..0000000000
--- a/dev-cpp/rang/Manifest
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-DIST rang-3.2.gh.tar.gz 13601 BLAKE2B 7694a221fc925c5f10e13b7ef4d087629ff6012b53212f45ed527d07ede69165fcf0bef8518e7be3592bf483663a9a2641608c9d8f57cd7a98edcdb1f56f1591 SHA512 f579aaf3bddbfa2325dd31bdbe7c32598af8a340fee62c3a1e7ed1cf189af2808b7838a5fb13b3765279ddd1e7481f6229da72e72218a4916455cf3ae12b5a68
diff --git a/dev-cpp/rang/files/rang-3.2-fix-tests.patch b/dev-cpp/rang/files/rang-3.2-fix-tests.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index c046825ca8..0000000000
--- a/dev-cpp/rang/files/rang-3.2-fix-tests.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/rang/blob/rawhide/f/0000-rang-fix-tests.patch
---- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
-+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS        OFF)
- 
- function(rang_add_test file_name)
-     add_executable("${file_name}" "${file_name}.cpp")
--    target_link_libraries("${file_name}" rang)
- endfunction()
- 
- # simple tests #################################################################
-@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ find_package(doctest)
- 
- if (${doctest_FOUND} EQUAL 1)
-     add_executable(all_rang_tests "test.cpp")
--    target_link_libraries(all_rang_tests rang doctest::doctest)
-+    target_link_libraries(all_rang_tests doctest::doctest)
- 
-     enable_testing()
- 
---- a/test/colorTest.cpp
-+++ b/test/colorTest.cpp
-@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
--#include "rang.hpp"
-+#include "../include/rang.hpp"
- #include <string>
- 
- using namespace std;
---- a/test/envTermMissing.cpp
-+++ b/test/envTermMissing.cpp
-@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
--#include "rang.hpp"
-+#include "../include/rang.hpp"
- #include <cstdlib>
- 
- using std::cout;
---- a/test/test.cpp
-+++ b/test/test.cpp
-@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
- #define DOCTEST_CONFIG_IMPLEMENT_WITH_MAIN
--#include "doctest.h"
-+#include "doctest/doctest.h"
- 
--#include "rang.hpp"
-+#include "../include/rang.hpp"
- #include <fstream>
- #include <string>
- 
diff --git a/dev-cpp/rang/metadata.xml b/dev-cpp/rang/metadata.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index a1c47a66e4..0000000000
--- a/dev-cpp/rang/metadata.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "https://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
-<pkgmetadata>
-  <maintainer type="person">
-    <email>watermanpaint@posteo.net</email>
-    <name>Lucio Sauer</name>
-  </maintainer>
-  <upstream>
-    <remote-id type="github">agauniyal/rang</remote-id>
-  </upstream>
-</pkgmetadata>
diff --git a/dev-cpp/rang/rang-3.2.ebuild b/dev-cpp/rang/rang-3.2.ebuild
deleted file mode 100644
index 323b239753..0000000000
--- a/dev-cpp/rang/rang-3.2.ebuild
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2023 Gentoo Authors
-# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
-
-EAPI=8
-
-inherit cmake
-
-DESCRIPTION="Minimal, header-only, modern C++ library for terminal goodies"
-HOMEPAGE="https://agauniyal.github.io/rang/"
-SRC_URI="https://github.com/agauniyal/rang/archive/refs/tags/v${PV}.tar.gz
-	-> ${P}.gh.tar.gz"
-
-LICENSE="Unlicense"
-SLOT="0"
-KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~ppc64"
-
-IUSE="test"
-RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
-
-PATCHES="${FILESDIR}/${P}-fix-tests.patch"
-
-BDEPEND="test? ( dev-cpp/doctest )"
-
-src_configure() {
-	cmake_src_configure
-	if use test; then
-		local BUILD_DIR CMAKE_USE_DIR
-		BUILD_DIR="${WORKDIR}/${P}_test"
-		CMAKE_USE_DIR="${S}/test"
-		cmake_src_configure
-	fi
-}
-
-src_compile() {
-	if use test; then
-		local BUILD_DIR CMAKE_USE_DIR
-		BUILD_DIR="${WORKDIR}/${P}_test"
-		CMAKE_USE_DIR="${S}/test"
-		cmake_src_compile
-	fi
-}
-
-src_test() {
-	local BUILD_DIR CMAKE_USE_DIR
-	BUILD_DIR="${WORKDIR}/${P}_test"
-	CMAKE_USE_DIR="${S}/test"
-	cmake_src_test
-}
diff --git a/profiles/package.mask b/profiles/package.mask
index b006ae757e..5b4273f42b 100644
--- a/profiles/package.mask
+++ b/profiles/package.mask
@@ -77,12 +77,6 @@ app-editors/amp
 # Removal on 2025-11-18
 dev-util/fnm
 
-# Lucio Sauer <watermanpaint@posteo.net> (2025-10-17)
-# Header-only library with no revdeps and dead upstream for 3 years.
-# Fails to build w/ dev-build/cmake-4.
-# Removal on 2025-11-17
-dev-cpp/rang
-
 # David (stkw0) Roman <davidroman96@gmail.com> (2025-07-25)
 # Depends on removed pydantic version.
 dev-python/safety-schemas