diff --git a/mkdocs-insiders.yml b/mkdocs-insiders.yml
index 88ce347..0afa8bd 100644
--- a/mkdocs-insiders.yml
+++ b/mkdocs-insiders.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ plugins:
     external_assets_exclude:
       - shields.io/*      
   optimize:
-    enabled: true # seems to break netlify builds :(
+    enabled: false # seems to break netlify builds :(
   with-pdf:
     #author: David Young
     #copyright: ANY TEXT
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 016d6bf..815ecdc 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -26,4 +26,3 @@ livereload
 qrcode
 pillow 
 cairosvg
-pngquant