diff --git a/config/boards/README.md b/config/boards/README.md
index b657f8c7e5..3bb8d0ba78 100644
--- a/config/boards/README.md
+++ b/config/boards/README.md
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@
 | FULL_DESKTOP | yes/no = install Office, Thunderbird, ... |
 | DESKTOP_AUTOLOGIN | yes/no |
 | PACKAGE_LIST_BOARD | space delimited packages to be installed on this boards |
+| PACKAGE_LIST_BOARD_REMOVE | space delimited packages to be removed |
 | PACKAGE_LIST_DESKTOP_BOARD | space delimited packages to be installed on this boards desktop build |
+| PACKAGE_LIST_DESKTOP_BOARD_REMOVE | space delimited packages to be removed |
 
 
 Statuses displayed at the login prompt:
diff --git a/lib/build-all-ng.sh b/lib/build-all-ng.sh
index 429bcc9adf..8717585cb9 100644
--- a/lib/build-all-ng.sh
+++ b/lib/build-all-ng.sh
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ unset	LINUXFAMILY LINUXCONFIG KERNELDIR KERNELSOURCE KERNELBRANCH BOOTDIR BOOTSO
 		DEB_STORAGE REPO_STORAGE REPO_CONFIG REPOSITORY_UPDATE PACKAGE_LIST_RELEASE LOCAL_MIRROR COMPILE_ATF \
 		PACKAGE_LIST_BOARD PACKAGE_LIST_FAMILY PACKAGE_LIST_DESKTOP_BOARD PACKAGE_LIST_DESKTOP_FAMILY ATF_COMPILE ATFPATCHDIR OFFSET BOOTSOURCEDIR BOOT_USE_BLOBS \
 		BOOT_SOC DDR_BLOB MINILOADER_BLOB BL31_BLOB BOOT_RK3328_USE_AYUFAN_ATF BOOT_USE_BLOBS BOOT_RK3399_LEGACY_HYBRID \
-		BOOT_USE_MAINLINE_ATF BOOT_USE_TPL_SPL_BLOB OFFLINE_WORK IMAGE_PARTITION_TABLE BOOT_LOGO UPSTREM_VER
+		BOOT_USE_MAINLINE_ATF BOOT_USE_TPL_SPL_BLOB OFFLINE_WORK IMAGE_PARTITION_TABLE BOOT_LOGO UPSTREM_VER \
+		PACKAGE_LIST_BOARD_REMOVE PACKAGE_LIST_FAMILY_REMOVE PACKAGE_LIST_DESKTOP_BOARD_REMOVE PACKAGE_LIST_DESKTOP_FAMILY_REMOVE
 }
 
 pack_upload ()
diff --git a/lib/distributions.sh b/lib/distributions.sh
index 4eb059a985..8d14512862 100644
--- a/lib/distributions.sh
+++ b/lib/distributions.sh
@@ -220,11 +220,21 @@ install_common()
 		chroot "${SDCARD}" /bin/bash -c "DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive  apt -yqq --no-install-recommends install $PACKAGE_LIST_FAMILY" >> "${DEST}"/debug/install.log
 	fi
 
-	# install family packages
+	# install board packages
 	if [[ -n ${PACKAGE_LIST_BOARD} ]]; then
 		chroot "${SDCARD}" /bin/bash -c "DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive  apt -yqq --no-install-recommends install $PACKAGE_LIST_BOARD" >> "${DEST}"/debug/install.log
 	fi
 
+	# remove family packages
+	if [[ -n ${PACKAGE_LIST_FAMILY_REMOVE} ]]; then
+		chroot "${SDCARD}" /bin/bash -c "DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive  apt -yqq remove --auto-remove $PACKAGE_LIST_FAMILY_REMOVE" >> "${DEST}"/debug/install.log
+	fi
+
+	# remove board packages
+	if [[ -n ${PACKAGE_LIST_BOARD_REMOVE} ]]; then
+		chroot "${SDCARD}" /bin/bash -c "DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive  apt -yqq remove --auto-remove $PACKAGE_LIST_BOARD_REMOVE" >> "${DEST}"/debug/install.log
+	fi
+
 	# install u-boot
 	if [[ "${REPOSITORY_INSTALL}" != *u-boot* ]]; then
 		UBOOT_VER=$(dpkg --info "${DEB_STORAGE}/${CHOSEN_UBOOT}_${REVISION}_${ARCH}.deb" | grep Descr | awk '{print $(NF)}')