diff --git a/recipes-phosphor/images/obmc-phosphor-image.bbappend b/recipes-phosphor/images/obmc-phosphor-image.bbappend
index 0fb880f..4bcaf75 100644
--- a/recipes-phosphor/images/obmc-phosphor-image.bbappend
+++ b/recipes-phosphor/images/obmc-phosphor-image.bbappend
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 OBMC_IMAGE_EXTRA_INSTALL_append_ibm-ac-server = " mboxd max31785-msl phosphor-msl-verify liberation-fonts uart-render-controller first-boot-set-hostname"
 OBMC_IMAGE_EXTRA_INSTALL_append_rainier = " mboxd"
 OBMC_IMAGE_EXTRA_INSTALL_append_mihawk = " mboxd liberation-fonts uart-render-controller "
+
+# remove so things fit in available flash space
+IMAGE_FEATURES_remove_witherspoon = "obmc-user-mgmt-ldap"