diff --git a/fedora-live-base.ks b/fedora-live-base.ks
index e46e15e..a319142 100644
--- a/fedora-live-base.ks
+++ b/fedora-live-base.ks
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ repo --name=released --mirrorlist=http://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/mirrorlist?re
 @core
 @fonts
 @input-methods
+# Exclude ibus-pinyin-open-phrase as it's large and somewhat optional
+-ibus-pinyin-open-phrase
 @admin-tools
 @dial-up
 @hardware-support