diff --git a/paludis/package_mask.conf b/paludis/package_mask.conf
index d14b910..a60f862 100644
--- a/paludis/package_mask.conf
+++ b/paludis/package_mask.conf
@@ -103,4 +103,4 @@ dev-python/pypy:2.0
 >=net-libs/ortp-0.24.0
 >=net-libs/belle-sip-1.4.0
 
->x11-wm/i3-4.8
+#>x11-wm/i3-4.8
diff --git a/paludis/sets/development.conf b/paludis/sets/development.conf
index d10247b..7ed128a 100644
--- a/paludis/sets/development.conf
+++ b/paludis/sets/development.conf
@@ -101,4 +101,3 @@
 # provides lineno, needed by minted: ebuild bug
 * dev-texlive/texlive-humanities
 * dev-texlive/texlive-xetex
-