diff --git a/elements/ubuntu/install.d/99-autoremove b/elements/ubuntu/install.d/99-autoremove
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..53a19511
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elements/ubuntu/install.d/99-autoremove
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -eux
+set -o pipefail
+
+apt-get -y autoremove