diff --git a/build_ostree_components.sh b/build_ostree_components.sh
index 4e82a00..f2f3d8b 100755
--- a/build_ostree_components.sh
+++ b/build_ostree_components.sh
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ fi
 
 ## compose a new tree, based on defs in centos-atomic-host.json
 
-rpm-ostree compose --repo=${HomeDir}/repo/ tree --add-metadata-string=version=${VERSION} ${GitDir}/centos-atomic-host.json |& tee ${BuildDir}/log.compose
+rpm-ostree compose --repo=${OstreeRepoDir} tree --add-metadata-string=version=${VERSION} ${GitDir}/centos-atomic-host.json |& tee ${BuildDir}/log.compose
 
 ## tree-signing, commented out for now
 
diff --git a/centos-atomic-host.json b/centos-atomic-host.json
index 9dc3d60..1d89dfa 100644
--- a/centos-atomic-host.json
+++ b/centos-atomic-host.json
@@ -75,9 +75,7 @@
     "remove-from-packages": [["yum", "/usr/bin/.*"],
 			     ["kernel", "/lib/modules/.*/drivers/gpu"],
 			     ["linux-firmware", "/usr/lib/firmware/radeon/.*"],
-			     ["filesystem", "/usr/share/backgrounds"],
-			     ["redhat-logos", "/usr/share/backgrounds", "/usr/share/kde4",
-			      "/usr/share/anaconda"]],
+			     ["filesystem", "/usr/share/backgrounds"]],
 
     "units": ["docker.service", "tuned.service", "docker-storage-setup.service"],