diff --git a/share/runtime-cleanup.tmpl b/share/runtime-cleanup.tmpl
index 530ae2cd..821d1b9c 100644
--- a/share/runtime-cleanup.tmpl
+++ b/share/runtime-cleanup.tmpl
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ removefrom isomd5sum --allbut /usr/bin/checkisomd5
 
 ## various other things we remove to save space
 removepkg avahi-autoipd coreutils-libs dash db4-utils diffutils file
-removepkg genisoimage gnome-python2 info iptables
+removepkg genisoimage info iptables
 removepkg jasper-libs libXxf86misc
 removepkg libasyncns libhbaapi libhbalinux
 removepkg libmcpp libpcap libtiff libutempter linux-atm-libs
@@ -209,7 +209,6 @@ removefrom gnome-keyring /etc/xdg/* /usr/bin/* /usr/${libdir}/* /usr/libexec/*
 removefrom gnome-keyring /usr/share/GConf/* /usr/share/gcr-3/*
 removefrom gnome-keyring /usr/share/glib-2.0/* /usr/share/gnome-keyring*
 removefrom gnome-keyring /usr/share/locale/*
-removefrom gnome-python2-gconf /usr/share/pygtk/*
 removefrom gnutls /usr/share/locale/*
 removefrom gpgme /usr/${libdir}/libgpgme-*
 removefrom grep /etc/* /usr/share/locale/*
diff --git a/share/runtime-install.tmpl b/share/runtime-install.tmpl
index a3f30045..2aff9a4b 100644
--- a/share/runtime-install.tmpl
+++ b/share/runtime-install.tmpl
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ installpkg xorg-x11-drivers xorg-x11-server-Xorg
 installpkg xorg-x11-server-utils xorg-x11-xauth
 installpkg dbus-x11 metacity gsettings-desktop-schemas
 installpkg nm-connection-editor
-installpkg gnome-python2-gconf
 installpkg gobject-introspection
 installpkg librsvg2
 installpkg polkit-desktop-policy