diff --git a/scripts/build.sh b/scripts/build.sh
index f4a41c001a..06e695cd31 100644
--- a/scripts/build.sh
+++ b/scripts/build.sh
@@ -51,15 +51,6 @@ run_scripts() {
 }
 run_scripts "pre"
 
-# Remove RPMs.
-get_yaml_array remove_rpms '.rpm.remove[]'
-if [[ ${#remove_rpms[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
-    echo "-- Removing RPMs defined in recipe.yml --"
-    echo "Removing: ${remove_rpms[@]}"
-    rpm-ostree override remove "${remove_rpms[@]}"
-    echo "---"
-fi
-
 # Install RPMs.
 get_yaml_array install_rpms '.rpm.install[]'
 if [[ ${#install_rpms[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
@@ -69,6 +60,15 @@ if [[ ${#install_rpms[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
     echo "---"
 fi
 
+# Remove RPMs.
+get_yaml_array remove_rpms '.rpm.remove[]'
+if [[ ${#remove_rpms[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
+    echo "-- Removing RPMs defined in recipe.yml --"
+    echo "Removing: ${remove_rpms[@]}"
+    rpm-ostree override remove "${remove_rpms[@]}"
+    echo "---"
+fi
+
 # Toggle yafti, which provides the "first boot" experience, https://github.com/ublue-os/yafti.
 FIRSTBOOT_DATA="/usr/share/ublue-os/firstboot"
 FIRSTBOOT_LINK="/usr/etc/profile.d/ublue-firstboot.sh"