diff --git a/utils.go b/utils.go
index f413370..20f75b3 100644
--- a/utils.go
+++ b/utils.go
@@ -650,46 +650,52 @@ func housekeeping(repo string, march string, wg *sync.WaitGroup) error {
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
+		} else if dbPkg.Status == dbpackage.StatusSkipped && dbPkg.RepoVersion != "" && strings.HasPrefix(dbPkg.SkipReason, "blacklisted") {
+			log.Infof("[HK] delete blacklisted package %s", dbPkg.Pkgbase)
+			pkg := &ProtoPackage{
+				FullRepo:  fullRepo,
+				March:     march,
+				DbPackage: dbPkg,
+			}
+			buildManager.repoPurge[fullRepo] <- []*ProtoPackage{pkg}
 		}
 	}
 
-	/*
-		// check queued packages for eligibility
-		log.Debugf("[HK/%s] check queued packages", fullRepo)
-		qPackages, err := db.DbPackage.Query().Where(
-			dbpackage.And(
-				dbpackage.RepositoryEQ(dbpackage.Repository(repo)),
-				dbpackage.March(march),
-				dbpackage.StatusEQ(dbpackage.StatusQueued),
-			)).All(context.Background())
+	// check packages for eligibility
+	log.Debugf("[HK/%s] check queued packages", fullRepo)
+	qPackages, err := db.DbPackage.Query().Where(
+		dbpackage.And(
+			dbpackage.RepositoryEQ(dbpackage.Repository(repo)),
+			dbpackage.March(march),
+			dbpackage.StatusEQ(dbpackage.StatusQueued),
+		)).All(context.Background())
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	for _, dbPkg := range qPackages {
+		pkg := &ProtoPackage{
+			Pkgbase:   dbPkg.Pkgbase,
+			Repo:      dbPkg.Repository,
+			FullRepo:  dbPkg.Repository.String() + "-" + dbPkg.March,
+			DbPackage: dbPkg,
+			March:     dbPkg.March,
+		}
+
+		var upstream string
+		switch pkg.DbPackage.Repository {
+		case dbpackage.RepositoryCore, dbpackage.RepositoryExtra:
+			upstream = "upstream-core-extra"
+		case dbpackage.RepositoryCommunity:
+			upstream = "upstream-community"
+		}
+		pkg.Pkgbuild = filepath.Join(conf.Basedir.Work, upstreamDir, upstream, dbPkg.Pkgbase, "repos", pkg.DbPackage.Repository.String()+"-"+conf.Arch, "PKGBUILD")
+
+		_, err := pkg.isEligible(context.Background())
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			log.Warningf("[HK/%s] unable to determine status for %s: %v", fullRepo, dbPkg.Pkgbase, err)
 		}
-
-		for _, dbPkg := range qPackages {
-			pkg := &ProtoPackage{
-				Pkgbase:   dbPkg.Pkgbase,
-				Repo:      dbPkg.Repository,
-				FullRepo:  dbPkg.Repository.String() + "-" + dbPkg.March,
-				DbPackage: dbPkg,
-				March:     dbPkg.March,
-			}
-
-			var upstream string
-			switch pkg.DbPackage.Repository {
-			case dbpackage.RepositoryCore, dbpackage.RepositoryExtra:
-				upstream = "upstream-core-extra"
-			case dbpackage.RepositoryCommunity:
-				upstream = "upstream-community"
-			}
-			pkg.Pkgbuild = filepath.Join(conf.Basedir.Work, upstreamDir, upstream, dbPkg.Pkgbase, "repos", pkg.DbPackage.Repository.String()+"-"+conf.Arch, "PKGBUILD")
-
-			_, err := pkg.isEligible(context.Background())
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Warningf("[HK/%s] unable to determine status for %s: %v", fullRepo, dbPkg.Pkgbase, err)
-			}
-		}
-	*/
+	}
 
 	log.Debugf("[HK/%s] all tasks finished", fullRepo)
 	return nil