diff --git a/builder/image-ros.sh b/builder/image-ros.sh
index 8750ed00..1bd60339 100755
--- a/builder/image-ros.sh
+++ b/builder/image-ros.sh
@@ -76,9 +76,11 @@ my_travis_retry sudo -u pi rosdep update
 
 export ROS_IP='127.0.0.1' # needed for running tests
 
-echo_stamp "Reconfiguring Clover repository for simplier unshallowing"
-cd /home/pi/catkin_ws/src/clover
-git config remote.origin.fetch "+refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*"
+# echo_stamp "Reconfiguring Clover repository for simplier unshallowing" # TODO: bring back
+# cd /home/pi/catkin_ws/src/clover
+# git config remote.origin.fetch "+refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*"
+echo_stamp "Remove .git from Clover to reduce the size"
+rm -rf /home/pi/catkin_ws/src/clover/.git # TODO: remove
 
 echo_stamp "Build and install Clover"
 cd /home/pi/catkin_ws