diff --git a/elements/ironic-agent/cleanup.d/99-ramdisk-create b/elements/ironic-agent/cleanup.d/99-ramdisk-create
index a6d17b742..a53800ee6 100755
--- a/elements/ironic-agent/cleanup.d/99-ramdisk-create
+++ b/elements/ironic-agent/cleanup.d/99-ramdisk-create
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ echo "#disabled" > ./tmp/fstab.new
 sudo mv ./tmp/fstab.new ./etc/fstab
 sudo ln -s ./sbin/init ./
 
+# Remove python object files, they're not particularly useful for a ramdisk
+sudo find . -name "*.pyc" -or -name "*.pyo" -delete
+
 sudo find . -path ./sys -prune -o -path ./proc -prune -o -path './tmp/*' -prune -o -path './boot/*' -prune -o -path './root/*' -prune -o -path './usr/lib/locale/*' -prune -o -path './usr/share/doc/*' -prune -o -path './usr/share/man/*' -prune -o -path './usr/share/info/*' -prune -o -path './usr/share/licenses/*' -prune -o -path './usr/share/misc/*' -prune -o -print | sudo cpio -o -H newc | gzip > ${IMAGE_PATH}.initramfs
 
 select_boot_kernel_initrd $TARGET_ROOT