diff --git a/usr/lib/archboot/cpio/hooks/mods_cleanup b/usr/lib/archboot/cpio/hooks/mods_cleanup
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+# Created by Tobias Powalowski <tpowa@archlinux.org>
+
+_run ()
+{
+    ! grep -qw 'archboot' /etc/hostname && return
+    _install_mods
+    rm -r /lib/modules
+    _MODS="" _MOD_DEPS=""
+}
+# vim: set ft=sh ts=4 sw=4 et: