diff --git a/scripts/remaster_rootfs.sh b/scripts/remaster_rootfs.sh
index c865a30aced6e4131052378b936a319a1d13f9c2..3a674694e610192e87e80031fcd06c755b9120bd 100755
--- a/scripts/remaster_rootfs.sh
+++ b/scripts/remaster_rootfs.sh
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ function install_packages_from_file()
 function install_packages()
 {
 	apt-get dist-upgrade --assume-yes --force-yes
+	apt-get -y autoremove
 	#apt-get install aptitude -y
 
 	#apt-get dist-upgrade -y # make sure we have the newest versions