diff --git a/fedora-kde-common.ks b/fedora-kde-common.ks
index 15b0ba6..6b21f77 100644
--- a/fedora-kde-common.ks
+++ b/fedora-kde-common.ks
@@ -23,44 +23,20 @@ fedora-release-kde
 
 ### fixes
 
-# use kde-print-manager instead of system-config-printer
--system-config-printer
-# make sure mariadb lands instead of MySQL (hopefully a temporary hack)
-mariadb-embedded
-mariadb-connector-c
-mariadb-server
-
 # minimal localization support - allows installing the kde-l10n-* packages
 kde-l10n
 
-# unwanted packages from @kde-desktop
-# don't include these for now to fit on a cd
--desktop-backgrounds-basic
--kdeaccessibility*
+# Additional packages that are not default in kde-* groups, but useful
+fuse
+mediawriter
+
+### space issues
 -ktorrent			# kget has also basic torrent features (~3 megs)
 -digikam			# digikam has duplicate functionality with gwenview (~28 megs)
 -kipi-plugins			# ~8 megs + drags in Marble
 -krusader			# ~4 megs
 -k3b				# ~15 megs
 
-#-kdeplasma-addons		# ~16 megs
-
-# Additional packages that are not default in kde-* groups, but useful
-#kdeartwork			# only include some parts of kdeartwork
-fuse
-mediawriter
-
-### space issues
-
-# admin-tools
--gnome-disk-utility
-# kcm_clock still lacks some features, so keep system-config-date around
-#-system-config-date
-# prefer kcm_systemd
--system-config-services
-# prefer/use kusers
--system-config-users
-
 ## avoid serious bugs by omitting broken stuff
 
 %end
diff --git a/fedora-kde-minimization.ks b/fedora-kde-minimization.ks
deleted file mode 100644
index 67fd686..0000000
--- a/fedora-kde-minimization.ks
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-# remove input methods to free space
-%packages
--scim*
--iok
-%end
-
-
diff --git a/fedora-live-kde.ks b/fedora-live-kde.ks
index 6ec807a..b87a43b 100644
--- a/fedora-live-kde.ks
+++ b/fedora-live-kde.ks
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 
 %include fedora-live-kde-base.ks
 %include fedora-live-minimization.ks
-%include fedora-kde-minimization.ks
 
 # DVD payload
 part / --size=8000