diff --git a/share/templates.d/99-generic/runtime-cleanup.tmpl b/share/templates.d/99-generic/runtime-cleanup.tmpl
index aad31f779..b686e3985 100644
--- a/share/templates.d/99-generic/runtime-cleanup.tmpl
+++ b/share/templates.d/99-generic/runtime-cleanup.tmpl
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ remove usr/share/i18n
 ## perl needed for powerpc-utils
 ## perl is needed by /usr/bin/rxe_cfg from libibverbs
 
-## no sound support, thanks
-removepkg flac-libs libsndfile pipewire pulseaudio* rtkit sound-theme-freedesktop wireplumber*
 ## we don't create new initramfs/bootloader conf inside anaconda
 ## (that happens inside the target system after we install dracut/grubby)
 removepkg dracut-network grubby anaconda-dracut
@@ -365,11 +363,7 @@ removefrom gstreamer1-plugins-base --allbut \
 removepkg geoclue2
 
 ## And remove the packages that those extra libraries pulled in
-removepkg cdparanoia-libs opus libtheora libvisual flac-libs gsm avahi-glib avahi-libs \
-          ModemManager-glib
-
-## metacity requires libvorbis and libvorbisfile, but enc/dec are no longer needed
-removefrom libvorbis --allbut /usr/${libdir}/libvorbisfile.* /usr/${libdir}/libvorbis.*
+removepkg cdparanoia-libs libvisual avahi-glib avahi-libs ModemManager-glib
 
 ## Remove build-id links, they are used with debuginfo
 remove /usr/lib/.build-id