diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 08d047e0..be21c7db 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ debian-cd (3.1.17-jessie) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
   * Backports of fixes from debian-cd in unstable:
     + Remove mention of desktop choice from yaboot boot messages
       (Closes: #783569)
+    + Remove uncompressed translation files after compressing them
 
+ -- Steve McIntyre <93sam@debian.org>  Mon, 20 Apr 2015 12:36:57 +0100
 
 debian-cd (3.1.17) unstable; urgency=medium
 
diff --git a/tools/make_disc_trees.pl b/tools/make_disc_trees.pl
index e7643cdd..bd225e94 100755
--- a/tools/make_disc_trees.pl
+++ b/tools/make_disc_trees.pl
@@ -601,6 +601,7 @@ sub recompress {
 	if ($filename =~ m/\/.*\/i18n\/(Translation.*)$/o &&
 		! ($filename =~ m/\/.*\/i18n\/(Translation.*gz)$/o)) {
 		system("gzip -9c < $_ >$_.gz");
+		unlink ($_);
 	}
 }