diff --git a/bin/build-server.sh b/bin/build-server.sh
index 5e0407e67..18b4b4d09 100755
--- a/bin/build-server.sh
+++ b/bin/build-server.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ cd ..
 mv dist/node-v${NODE_VERSION}-linux-x64 $PKG_DIR/node
 
 rm -r $PKG_DIR/node/lib/node_modules/npm
+rm -r $PKG_DIR/node/include/node
 
 rm -r $PKG_DIR/node_modules/electron*
 
diff --git a/bin/copy-trilium.sh b/bin/copy-trilium.sh
index fbb1232c4..45421dc47 100755
--- a/bin/copy-trilium.sh
+++ b/bin/copy-trilium.sh
@@ -29,6 +29,17 @@ cp webpack-* $DIR/
 # run in subshell (so we return to original dir)
 (cd $DIR && npm install --only=prod)
 
+# cleanup of useless files in dependencies
+rm -r $DIR/node_modules/image-q/demo
+rm -r $DIR/node_modules/better-sqlite3/deps/sqlite3.tar.gz
+rm -r $DIR/node_modules/@jimp/plugin*
+rm -r $DIR/node_modules/jimp/browser
+
+# delete all tests (there are often large images as test file for jimp etc.)
+find $DIR/node_modules -name test -exec rm -rf {} \;
+find $DIR/node_modules -name docs -exec rm -rf {} \;
+find $DIR/node_modules -name demo -exec rm -rf {} \;
+
 find $DIR/libraries -name "*.map" -type f -delete
 
 rm -r $DIR/src/public/app
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a445ea453..a11f7c104 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
     "open": "7.2.0",
     "portscanner": "2.2.0",
     "rand-token": "1.0.1",
-    "rcedit": "2.2.0",
     "request": "^2.88.2",
     "rimraf": "3.0.2",
     "sanitize-filename": "1.6.3",
@@ -86,6 +85,7 @@
     "jasmine": "3.6.1",
     "jsdoc": "3.6.5",
     "lorem-ipsum": "2.0.3",
+    "rcedit": "2.2.0",
     "webpack": "5.0.0-beta.28",
     "webpack-cli": "4.0.0-beta.8"
   },