diff --git a/bypy/linux/__main__.py b/bypy/linux/__main__.py
index 62a5c2b10..d35d37330 100644
--- a/bypy/linux/__main__.py
+++ b/bypy/linux/__main__.py
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ def copy_python(env):
     for x in bases:
         iv['sanitize_source_folder'](os.path.join(env.py_dir, x))
     py_compile(env.py_dir)
-    freeze_python(env.py_dir, pdir, env.obj_dir, ext_map, develop_mode_env_var='KITTY_DEVELOP_FROM')
+    freeze_python(env.py_dir, pdir, env.obj_dir, ext_map, develop_mode_env_var='KITTY_DEVELOP_FROM', remove_pyc_files=True)
 
 
 def build_launcher(env):
diff --git a/bypy/macos/__main__.py b/bypy/macos/__main__.py
index 38939a0f4..f4ac54699 100644
--- a/bypy/macos/__main__.py
+++ b/bypy/macos/__main__.py
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ def freeze_python(self):
         for x in bases:
             iv['sanitize_source_folder'](os.path.join(self.python_stdlib, x))
         self.compile_py_modules()
-        freeze_python(self.python_stdlib, pdir, self.obj_dir, ext_map, develop_mode_env_var='KITTY_DEVELOP_FROM')
+        freeze_python(self.python_stdlib, pdir, self.obj_dir, ext_map, develop_mode_env_var='KITTY_DEVELOP_FROM', remove_pyc_files=True)
         iv['build_frozen_launcher']([path_to_freeze_dir(), self.obj_dir])
         os.rename(join(dirname(self.contents_dir), 'bin', 'kitty'), join(self.contents_dir, 'MacOS', 'kitty'))
         shutil.rmtree(join(dirname(self.contents_dir), 'bin'))