diff --git a/recipes/icons/pop-icon-theme/recipe.toml b/recipes/icons/pop-icon-theme/recipe.toml
index f62a877b033d474584becaa5a5de79433520b241..4ef0b483cd1db4d22f8d24ffc3d2e3558ba29505 100644
--- a/recipes/icons/pop-icon-theme/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/icons/pop-icon-theme/recipe.toml
@@ -6,4 +6,7 @@ template = "custom"
 script = """
 meson setup -Dprefix=/ . "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}"
 env DESTDIR="${COOKBOOK_STAGE}" meson install
+#TODO: reduce cursors folder size: https://github.com/pop-os/icon-theme/issues/136
+rm -rf "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/share/icons/Pop/cursors"
+rm -rf "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/share/icons/Pop/cursor.theme"
 """