diff --git a/meta-ibm/recipes-phosphor/images/obmc-phosphor-image.bbappend b/meta-ibm/recipes-phosphor/images/obmc-phosphor-image.bbappend
index 36c6312..e0288c5 100644
--- a/meta-ibm/recipes-phosphor/images/obmc-phosphor-image.bbappend
+++ b/meta-ibm/recipes-phosphor/images/obmc-phosphor-image.bbappend
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 # remove so things fit in available flash space
 IMAGE_FEATURES:remove:witherspoon = "obmc-user-mgmt-ldap"
+IMAGE_FEATURES:remove:witherspoon = "obmc-telemetry"
 
 # Optionally configure IBM service accounts
 #