diff --git a/features.js b/features.js
index c45e5b0..7758895 100755
--- a/features.js
+++ b/features.js
@@ -710,6 +710,7 @@ var FeatureSetProto = {
 		// Handle exclusive feature groups and aliases...
 		var conflicts = {}
 		var done = []
+		var aliases = []
 		Object.keys(features)
 			.forEach(function(f){
 				// alias...
@@ -732,8 +733,10 @@ var FeatureSetProto = {
 					// remove the alias...
 					// NOTE: exclusive tag can match a feature tag, thus
 					// 		we do not want to delete such tags...
+					// NOTE: we are not removing aliases here as they may
+					// 		get added/expanded back in by other features...
 					if(!(f in that)){
-						delete features[f]
+						aliases.push(f)
 					}
 					// replace dependencies...
 					Object.keys(features)
@@ -758,6 +761,11 @@ var FeatureSetProto = {
 					}
 				}
 			})
+		// XXX remove exclusive aliases...
+		aliases
+			.forEach(function(f){
+				delete features[f]
+			})
 		// resolve any exclusivity conflicts found...
 		var excluded = []
 		Object.keys(conflicts)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2c7e3a6..121ba9d 100755
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ig-features",
-  "version": "3.3.2",
+  "version": "3.3.3",
   "description": "",
   "main": "features.js",
   "scripts": {