diff --git a/toolboxes/Dockerfile.rocm-7.9-rocwmma b/toolboxes/Dockerfile.rocm-7.9-rocwmma
index d101bb4..ea24813 100644
--- a/toolboxes/Dockerfile.rocm-7.9-rocwmma
+++ b/toolboxes/Dockerfile.rocm-7.9-rocwmma
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ RUN cmake -S . -B build \
   && cmake --build build --config Release -- -j$(nproc) \
   && cmake --install build --config Release
 
+# keep bin; drop headers/docs/static libs (retain llama.cpp for rpc binaries)
+RUN find /opt/rocm-7.0 -type f -name '*.a' -delete \
+  && rm -rf /opt/rocm-7.0/include /opt/rocm-7.0/share \
+  /opt/rocm-7.0/llvm/include /opt/rocm-7.0/llvm/share
+
 # runtime
 FROM registry.fedoraproject.org/fedora-minimal:43