diff --git a/meta-barreleye/conf/local.conf.sample b/meta-barreleye/conf/local.conf.sample
index 8799d8d..00209c1 100644
--- a/meta-barreleye/conf/local.conf.sample
+++ b/meta-barreleye/conf/local.conf.sample
@@ -243,3 +243,7 @@
 EXTRA_USERS_PARAMS = " \
   usermod -p '\$1\$UGMqyqdG\$FZiylVFmRRfl9Z0Ue8G7e/' root; \
   "
+
+# Package exclusions - Exclude packages included by default in the common image
+IMAGE_INSTALL_remove = "packagegroup-obmc-phosphor-apps-extrasdev"
+