diff -ru a/pym/gentoolkit/flag.py b/pym/gentoolkit/flag.py
--- a/pym/gentoolkit/flag.py	2017-03-22 14:12:22.000000000 -0400
+++ b/pym/gentoolkit/flag.py	2019-07-28 05:58:58.969734007 -0400
@@ -128,11 +128,6 @@
 	for a in use[:]:
 		if a in archlist:
 			use.remove(a)
-	# dbl check if any from usemasked  or useforced are still there
-	masked = usemasked + useforced
-	for a in use[:]:
-		if a in masked:
-			use.remove(a)
 	return use