diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/server.pp b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/server.pp
index 09953e5ab9..a5a30a6ff6 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/server.pp
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/server.pp
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ class openstack_project::server (
     sysadmin => $sysadmins,
   }
 
-  # Custom rsyslog config to disable /dev/xconsole noise on Debuntu servers
   if $::osfamily == 'Debian' {
+    # Custom rsyslog config to disable /dev/xconsole noise on Debuntu servers
     file { '/etc/rsyslog.d/50-default.conf':
       ensure  => present,
       owner   => 'root',
@@ -34,5 +34,11 @@ class openstack_project::server (
       hasrestart  => true,
       subscribe   => File['/etc/rsyslog.d/50-default.conf'],
     }
+
+    # Ubuntu installs their whoopsie package by default, but it eats through
+    # memory and we don't need it on servers
+    package { 'whoopsie':
+      ensure => absent,
+    }
   }
 }