diff --git a/variants/esp32/chatter2/platformio.ini b/variants/esp32/chatter2/platformio.ini
index 94a846bc9..4218e8503 100644
--- a/variants/esp32/chatter2/platformio.ini
+++ b/variants/esp32/chatter2/platformio.ini
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ build_flags =
   ${esp32_base.build_flags}
   -D CHATTER_2
   -I variants/esp32/chatter2
+  -DMESHTASTIC_EXCLUDE_WEBSERVER=1
+  -DMESHTASTIC_EXCLUDE_PAXCOUNTER=1
   
 lib_deps =
   ${esp32_base.lib_deps}
diff --git a/variants/esp32/m5stack_core/platformio.ini b/variants/esp32/m5stack_core/platformio.ini
index d6c5c5b4c..4544d73b5 100644
--- a/variants/esp32/m5stack_core/platformio.ini
+++ b/variants/esp32/m5stack_core/platformio.ini
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ build_flags =
   ${esp32_base.build_flags}
   -I variants/esp32/m5stack_core
   -DM5STACK
+  -DMESHTASTIC_EXCLUDE_WEBSERVER=1
+  -DMESHTASTIC_EXCLUDE_PAXCOUNTER=1
   -DUSER_SETUP_LOADED
   -DTFT_SDA_READ
   -DTFT_DRIVER=0x9341