diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 02ead4e..af52601 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -39,14 +39,8 @@ fi
 
 # update system
 DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -y update
-# update grub first, by itself, as it requires special overrides to run unattended
-DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -y -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confdef" -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confold" install grub-common grub2-common
-DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -y dist-upgrade
-
-# remove unwanted packages
-DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -y purge snapd cryptsetup ufw iptables popularity-contest
-DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -y autoremove
-systemctl daemon-reload
+# special dpkg options needed for things like nointeractive grub updates
+DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -y -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confdef" -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confold" dist-upgrade
 
 # configure unattended upgrades with automatic reboots
 DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -y install unattended-upgrades apt-listchanges