diff --git a/emoji_aliases.txt b/emoji_aliases.txt
index b47d80b9d..07defcc2a 100644
--- a/emoji_aliases.txt
+++ b/emoji_aliases.txt
@@ -46,24 +46,12 @@
 1f477_1f3fd;1f477_1f3fd_200d_2642 # medium skin tone
 1f477_1f3fe;1f477_1f3fe_200d_2642 # medium-dark skin tone
 1f477_1f3ff;1f477_1f3ff_200d_2642 # dark skin tone
-1f481;1f481_200d_2640 # INFORMATION DESK PERSON -> woman tipping hand
-1f481_1f3fb;1f481_1f3fb_200d_2640 # light skin tone
-1f481_1f3fc;1f481_1f3fc_200d_2640 # medium-light skin tone
-1f481_1f3fd;1f481_1f3fd_200d_2640 # medium skin tone
-1f481_1f3fe;1f481_1f3fe_200d_2640 # medium-dark skin tone
-1f481_1f3ff;1f481_1f3ff_200d_2640 # dark skin tone
 1f482;1f482_200d_2642 # GUARDSMAN -> man guard
 1f482_1f3fb;1f482_1f3fb_200d_2642 # light skin tone
 1f482_1f3fc;1f482_1f3fc_200d_2642 # medium-light skin tone
 1f482_1f3fd;1f482_1f3fd_200d_2642 # medium skin tone
 1f482_1f3fe;1f482_1f3fe_200d_2642 # medium-dark skin tone
 1f482_1f3ff;1f482_1f3ff_200d_2642 # dark skin tone
-1f486;1f486_200d_2640 # FACE MASSAGE -> woman getting massage
-1f486_1f3fb;1f486_1f3fb_200d_2640 # light skin tone
-1f486_1f3fc;1f486_1f3fc_200d_2640 # medium-light skin tone
-1f486_1f3fd;1f486_1f3fd_200d_2640 # medium skin tone
-1f486_1f3fe;1f486_1f3fe_200d_2640 # medium-dark skin tone
-1f486_1f3ff;1f486_1f3ff_200d_2640 # dark skin tone
 1f487;1f487_200d_2640 # HAIRCUT -> woman getting haircut
 1f487_1f3fb;1f487_1f3fb_200d_2640 # light skin tone
 1f487_1f3fc;1f487_1f3fc_200d_2640 # medium-light skin tone
@@ -76,42 +64,12 @@
 1f575_1f3fd;1f575_1f3fd_200d_2642 # medium skin tone
 1f575_1f3fe;1f575_1f3fe_200d_2642 # medium-dark skin tone
 1f575_1f3ff;1f575_1f3ff_200d_2642 # dark skin tone
-1f645;1f645_200d_2640 # FACE WITH NO GOOD GESTURE -> woman gesturing NO
-1f645_1f3fb;1f645_1f3fb_200d_2640 # light skin tone
-1f645_1f3fc;1f645_1f3fc_200d_2640 # medium-light skin tone
-1f645_1f3fd;1f645_1f3fd_200d_2640 # medium skin tone
-1f645_1f3fe;1f645_1f3fe_200d_2640 # medium-dark skin tone
-1f645_1f3ff;1f645_1f3ff_200d_2640 # dark skin tone
-1f646;1f646_200d_2640 # FACE WITH OK GESTURE -> woman gesturing OK
-1f646_1f3fb;1f646_1f3fb_200d_2640 # light skin tone
-1f646_1f3fc;1f646_1f3fc_200d_2640 # medium-light skin tone
-1f646_1f3fd;1f646_1f3fd_200d_2640 # medium skin tone
-1f646_1f3fe;1f646_1f3fe_200d_2640 # medium-dark skin tone
-1f646_1f3ff;1f646_1f3ff_200d_2640 # dark skin tone
 1f647;1f647_200d_2642 # PERSON BOWING DEEPLY -> man bowing
 1f647_1f3fb;1f647_1f3fb_200d_2642 # light skin tone
 1f647_1f3fc;1f647_1f3fc_200d_2642 # medium-light skin tone
 1f647_1f3fd;1f647_1f3fd_200d_2642 # medium skin tone
 1f647_1f3fe;1f647_1f3fe_200d_2642 # medium-dark skin tone
 1f647_1f3ff;1f647_1f3ff_200d_2642 # dark skin tone
-1f64b;1f64b_200d_2640 # HAPPY PERSON RAISING ONE HAND -> woman raising hand
-1f64b_1f3fb;1f64b_1f3fb_200d_2640 # light skin tone
-1f64b_1f3fc;1f64b_1f3fc_200d_2640 # medium-light skin tone
-1f64b_1f3fd;1f64b_1f3fd_200d_2640 # medium skin tone
-1f64b_1f3fe;1f64b_1f3fe_200d_2640 # medium-dark skin tone
-1f64b_1f3ff;1f64b_1f3ff_200d_2640 # dark skin tone
-1f64d;1f64d_200d_2640 # PERSON FROWNING -> woman frowning
-1f64d_1f3fb;1f64d_1f3fb_200d_2640 # light skin tone
-1f64d_1f3fc;1f64d_1f3fc_200d_2640 # medium-light skin tone
-1f64d_1f3fd;1f64d_1f3fd_200d_2640 # medium skin tone
-1f64d_1f3fe;1f64d_1f3fe_200d_2640 # medium-dark skin tone
-1f64d_1f3ff;1f64d_1f3ff_200d_2640 # dark skin tone
-1f64e;1f64e_200d_2640 # PERSON WITH POUTING FACE -> woman pouting
-1f64e_1f3fb;1f64e_1f3fb_200d_2640 # light skin tone
-1f64e_1f3fc;1f64e_1f3fc_200d_2640 # medium-light skin tone
-1f64e_1f3fd;1f64e_1f3fd_200d_2640 # medium skin tone
-1f64e_1f3fe;1f64e_1f3fe_200d_2640 # medium-dark skin tone
-1f64e_1f3ff;1f64e_1f3ff_200d_2640 # dark skin tone
 1f6a3;1f6a3_200d_2642 # ROWBOAT -> man rowing boat
 1f6a3_1f3fb;1f6a3_1f3fb_200d_2642 # light skin tone
 1f6a3_1f3fc;1f6a3_1f3fc_200d_2642 # medium-light skin tone
@@ -136,18 +94,6 @@
 1f6b6_1f3fd;1f6b6_1f3fd_200d_2642 # medium skin tone
 1f6b6_1f3fe;1f6b6_1f3fe_200d_2642 # medium-dark skin tone
 1f6b6_1f3ff;1f6b6_1f3ff_200d_2642 # dark skin tone
-1f926;1f926_200d_2640 # FACE PALM -> woman facepalming
-1f926_1f3fb;1f926_1f3fb_200d_2640 # light skin tone
-1f926_1f3fc;1f926_1f3fc_200d_2640 # medium-light skin tone
-1f926_1f3fd;1f926_1f3fd_200d_2640 # medium skin tone
-1f926_1f3fe;1f926_1f3fe_200d_2640 # medium-dark skin tone
-1f926_1f3ff;1f926_1f3ff_200d_2640 # dark skin tone
-1f937;1f937_200d_2640 # SHRUG -> woman shrugging
-1f937_1f3fb;1f937_1f3fb_200d_2640 # light skin tone
-1f937_1f3fc;1f937_1f3fc_200d_2640 # medium-light skin tone
-1f937_1f3fd;1f937_1f3fd_200d_2640 # medium skin tone
-1f937_1f3fe;1f937_1f3fe_200d_2640 # medium-dark skin tone
-1f937_1f3ff;1f937_1f3ff_200d_2640 # dark skin tone
 1f938;1f938_200d_2642 # PERSON DOING CARTWHEEL -> man cartwheeling
 1f938_1f3fb;1f938_1f3fb_200d_2642 # light skin tone
 1f938_1f3fc;1f938_1f3fc_200d_2642 # medium-light skin tone
@@ -181,14 +127,6 @@
 26f9_1f3ff;26f9_1f3ff_200d_2642 # dark skin tone
 fe82b;unknown_flag # no name -> no name
 
-# flag aliases
-1f1e7_1f1fb;1f1f3_1f1f4 # BV -> NO
-1f1e8_1f1f5;1f1eb_1f1f7 # CP -> FR
-1f1ed_1f1f2;1f1e6_1f1fa # HM -> AU
-1f1f8_1f1ef;1f1f3_1f1f4 # SJ -> NO
-1f1fa_1f1f2;1f1fa_1f1f8 # UM -> US
-
-
 # legacy android sequences
 # wrestlers -> men wrestling
 1f93c_1f3fb;1f93c_1f3fb_200d_2642 # light skin tone
@@ -201,7 +139,7 @@ fe82b;unknown_flag # no name -> no name
 1f52b_200d_1f4a6_fe0f; 1f52b_200d_2063_fe0f # Water pistol
 1f52b_200d_1f4a7_fe0f; 1f52b_200d_2063_fe0f # Water pistol
 
-# Bald person -> bald woman (or man, it doesn't make any difference)
+# Bald person -> bald woman (or man, it doesn't make any difference, they all look the same)
 1f9d1_200d_1f9b2; 1f468_200d_1f9b2 # bald
 1f9d1_1f3fb_200d_1f9b2; 1f468_1f3fb_200d_1f9b2 # bald
 1f9d1_1f3fc_200d_1f9b2; 1f468_1f3fc_200d_1f9b2 # bald