diff --git a/share/runtime-cleanup.tmpl b/share/runtime-cleanup.tmpl
index a479b3ae..5e0b7e34 100644
--- a/share/runtime-cleanup.tmpl
+++ b/share/runtime-cleanup.tmpl
@@ -23,12 +23,10 @@ removepkg midisport-firmware
 ## no fancy video, either
 removepkg libcrystalhd crystalhd-firmware ivtv-firmware cx18-firmware
 removepkg mesa-dri-drivers llvm-libs
-## we don't use plymouth
-removepkg plymouth*
-removefrom ${product.name}-logos /usr/share/plymouth/*
 ## we don't create new initramfs/bootloader conf inside anaconda
 ## (that happens inside the target system after we install dracut/grubby)
 removepkg dracut-network grubby anaconda-dracut
+removefrom ${product.name}-logos /usr/share/plymouth/*
 ## In order to execute the /usr move on upgrades we need convertfs from dracut
 ## We also need dracut-shutdown.service and dracut-initramfs-restore to reboot
 removefrom dracut --allbut /usr/lib/dracut/modules.d/30convertfs/convertfs.sh \
diff --git a/share/runtime-install.tmpl b/share/runtime-install.tmpl
index 85057d34..86fb7576 100644
--- a/share/runtime-install.tmpl
+++ b/share/runtime-install.tmpl
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ installpkg kernel
     installpkg silo tilo
 %endif
 
+## yay, plymouth
+installpkg plymouth
+
 ## extra dracut modules
 installpkg dracut-network anaconda-dracut
 
diff --git a/share/runtime-postinstall.tmpl b/share/runtime-postinstall.tmpl
index 13e3dbc8..95be02b4 100644
--- a/share/runtime-postinstall.tmpl
+++ b/share/runtime-postinstall.tmpl
@@ -33,11 +33,7 @@ systemctl disable systemd-readahead-collect.service \
 systemctl mask fedora-configure.service fedora-loadmodules.service \
                fedora-storage-init.service fedora-storage-init-late.service \
                fedora-autorelabel.service fedora-autorelabel-mark.service \
-               fedora-wait-storage.service media.mount \
-               plymouth-quit.service plymouth-quit-wait.service \
-               plymouth-kexec.service plymouth-halt.service \
-               plymouth-poweroff.service plymouth-reboot.service \
-               plymouth-read-write.service plymouth-start.service
+               fedora-wait-storage.service media.mount
 
 ## install some basic configuration files
 append etc/resolv.conf ""