diff --git a/bloom/generators/debian/templates/ament_cmake/rules.em b/bloom/generators/debian/templates/ament_cmake/rules.em
index 9c9604d9..e66ba442 100755
--- a/bloom/generators/debian/templates/ament_cmake/rules.em
+++ b/bloom/generators/debian/templates/ament_cmake/rules.em
@@ -58,3 +58,4 @@ override_dh_auto_install:
 	# set things like CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH, PKG_CONFIG_PATH, and PYTHONPATH.
 	if [ -f "@(InstallationPrefix)/setup.sh" ]; then . "@(InstallationPrefix)/setup.sh"; fi && \
 	dh_auto_install
+	find $(DESTDIR) -name '*.py[co]' -delete
diff --git a/bloom/generators/debian/templates/ament_python/rules.em b/bloom/generators/debian/templates/ament_python/rules.em
index 35d4da0f..401f5960 100755
--- a/bloom/generators/debian/templates/ament_python/rules.em
+++ b/bloom/generators/debian/templates/ament_python/rules.em
@@ -61,3 +61,4 @@ override_dh_auto_install:
 	# set things like CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH, PKG_CONFIG_PATH, and PYTHONPATH.
 	if [ -f "@(InstallationPrefix)/setup.sh" ]; then . "@(InstallationPrefix)/setup.sh"; fi && \
 	dh_auto_install
+	find $(DESTDIR) -name '*.py[co]' -delete
diff --git a/bloom/generators/debian/templates/catkin/rules.em b/bloom/generators/debian/templates/catkin/rules.em
index 1c02dd40..2c2fc1d3 100755
--- a/bloom/generators/debian/templates/catkin/rules.em
+++ b/bloom/generators/debian/templates/catkin/rules.em
@@ -59,3 +59,4 @@ override_dh_auto_install:
 	# set things like CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH, PKG_CONFIG_PATH, and PYTHONPATH.
 	if [ -f "@(InstallationPrefix)/setup.sh" ]; then . "@(InstallationPrefix)/setup.sh"; fi && \
 	dh_auto_install
+	find $(DESTDIR) -name '*.py[co]' -delete
diff --git a/bloom/generators/debian/templates/cmake/rules.em b/bloom/generators/debian/templates/cmake/rules.em
index aa010fad..807069bb 100755
--- a/bloom/generators/debian/templates/cmake/rules.em
+++ b/bloom/generators/debian/templates/cmake/rules.em
@@ -56,3 +56,4 @@ override_dh_auto_install:
 	# set things like CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH, PKG_CONFIG_PATH, and PYTHONPATH.
 	if [ -f "@(InstallationPrefix)/setup.sh" ]; then . "@(InstallationPrefix)/setup.sh"; fi && \
 	dh_auto_install
+	find $(DESTDIR) -name '*.py[co]' -delete