diff --git a/fedora-livecd-sugar.ks b/fedora-livecd-sugar.ks
index a6dd6d4..0fa0e4f 100644
--- a/fedora-livecd-sugar.ks
+++ b/fedora-livecd-sugar.ks
@@ -10,10 +10,6 @@
 # sugar!
 @sugar-desktop
 
-# rebranding
--fedora-release
-generic-release
-
 # display manager
 slim
 
@@ -117,6 +113,10 @@ slim
 #@xhosa-support
 #@zulu-support
 
+# exclude input methods
+-scim*
+-m17n*
+
 # These fonts are only used in the commented-out locales above
 -lklug-fonts
 -abyssinica-fonts