diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index a608bdcc..9b64b26d 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ man_pages = [
     ('lorax', 'lorax', u'Lorax Documentation', [u'Weldr Team'], 1),
     ('livemedia-creator', 'livemedia-creator', u'Live Media Creator Documentation', [u'Weldr Team'], 1),
     ('mkksiso', 'mkksiso', u'Make Kickstart ISO Utility Documentation', [u'Weldr Team'], 1),
+    ('image-minimizer', 'image-minimizer', u'Utility script to remove files and packages', [u'Weldr Team'], 1),
 ]
 
 # If true, show URL addresses after external links.
diff --git a/docs/image-minimizer.rst b/docs/image-minimizer.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9e694432
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/image-minimizer.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+image-minimizer
+===============
+
+:Authors:
+    Brian C. Lane <bcl@redhat.com>
+
+`image-minimizer` is a script used as an interpreter for kickstart `%post`
+sections. It is used to remove rpm packages and individual files from the
+system that Anaconda has just installed.
+
+It processes a list of commands that tell it which files or rpms to remove, and
+which to keep.
+
+
+image-minimizer cmdline arguments
+---------------------------------
+
+    `usage: image-minimizer [-h] [-i STRING] [--dryrun] [-v] STRING`
+
+Optional arguments
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
+  -i STRING, --installroot STRING
+                        Root path to prepend to all file patterns and
+                        installation root for RPM operations. Defaults to
+                        INSTALL_ROOT or /mnt/sysimage/
+  --dryrun              If set, no filesystem changes are made.
+  -v, --verbose         Display every action as it is performed.
+
+Positional arguments
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+  :STRING: Filename to process
+
+
+NOTES
+-----
+
+You cannot pass any arguments to `image-minimizer` when using it from the
+kickstart `%post`.
+
+When using this from a kickstart the image-minimizer package needs to be available.
+It is not included on the standard boot.iso, so you will need to include `lorax` in
+the `%package` section. You can use `image-minimizer` to remove lorax from the install.
+
+If you are using this with `livemedia-creator` it can be installed on the host
+system so that `lorax` isn't needed in the `%package` list, and it doesn't need
+to be removed.
+
+
+commands
+--------
+
+Commands are listed one per line, followed by a space, and then by the
+package, file, or glob.  The globs used are Unix style pathname patterns using
+`*`, `?`, and `[]` character ranges. globbing is implemented using the python
+glob module.
+
+
+* drop <PATTERN>
+  This will remove files from the installation.
+
+* keep <PATTERN>
+  This will keep files, and should follow any `drop` commands including globs.
+
+* droprpm <PATTERN>
+  Remove matching rpm packages. Dependencies are not remove, just individual
+  packages matching the glob.
+
+* keeprpm <PATTERN>
+  Do not remove matching rpm packages, it should follow any `droprpm` commands
+  that include globs.
+
+
+example
+-------
+
+Example Anaconda `%post` usage::
+
+    %post --interpreter=image-minimizer --nochroot
+
+    drop /lib/modules/*/kernel/fs
+    keep /lib/modules/*/kernel/fs/ext*
+    keep /lib/modules/*/kernel/fs/mbcache*
+    keep /lib/modules/*/kernel/fs/squashfs
+
+    droprpm make
+    droprpm mtools
+    droprpm mysql-libs
+    droprpm perl
+    droprpm perl-Pod-*
+    droprpm syslinux
+    keeprpm perl-Pod-Simple
+
+    # Not needed after image-minimizer is done
+    droprpm lorax
+
+    %end
diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
index c51d24e4..e102f330 100644
--- a/docs/index.rst
+++ b/docs/index.rst
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Contents:
    livemedia-creator
    mkksiso
    product-images
+   image-minimizer
    modules
 
 Documentation for other Lorax Branches
diff --git a/src/bin/image-minimizer b/src/bin/image-minimizer
index 29387eb1..75eae83c 100755
--- a/src/bin/image-minimizer
+++ b/src/bin/image-minimizer
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class ImageMinimizer:
         not_found = True
         for hdr in mi:
             not_found = False
-            rpms.add(hdr['name'].decode("utf8"))
+            rpms.add(hdr['name'])
         if self.verbose and not_found:
             print("%s package not found" % pattern)
 
@@ -145,8 +145,9 @@ class ImageMinimizer:
             self.ts.run(runCallback, "erase")
 
     def filter(self):
-        for line in (open(self.filename).readlines()):
-            self.parse_line(line.strip())
+        with open(self.filename) as f:
+            for line in f:
+                self.parse_line(line.strip())
         self.remove()
         self.remove_rpm()