diff --git a/features.in/install2/config.mk b/features.in/install2/config.mk
index 157adbb3..48563b27 100644
--- a/features.in/install2/config.mk
+++ b/features.in/install2/config.mk
@@ -125,6 +125,11 @@ use/install2/tools:
 use/install2/cleanup/vnc:
 	@$(call add,INSTALL2_CLEANUP_PACKAGES,x11vnc xorg-xvfb)
 
+# when VNC installation is less welcome than a few extra megs
+use/install2/cleanup/dri:
+	@$(call set,INSTALL2_CLEANUP_DRI,yes)
+	@$(call xport,INSTALL2_CLEANUP_DRI)
+
 # conflicts with luks feature
 use/install2/cleanup/crypto:
 	@$(call add,INSTALL2_CLEANUP_PACKAGES,gnupg)
diff --git a/features.in/install2/install2/image-scripts.d/90-install2-cleanup-drivers b/features.in/install2/install2/image-scripts.d/90-install2-cleanup-drivers
index 06c81782..4860a6d6 100755
--- a/features.in/install2/install2/image-scripts.d/90-install2-cleanup-drivers
+++ b/features.in/install2/install2/image-scripts.d/90-install2-cleanup-drivers
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # drop extra drivers et al, purge kernel image(s)
 
+# xorg-dri-*
+if [ "$GLOBAL_INSTALL2_CLEANUP_DRI" = 'yes' ]; then
+	rm -r /usr/lib*/X11/modules/dri
+fi
+
 # no movies during installation so far
 rm -rf /usr/lib*/vdpau/ /usr/lib*/libXv*