diff --git a/nix/bundle/bundle.py b/nix/bundle/bundle.py
index 5a3746333..7b871a95b 100755
--- a/nix/bundle/bundle.py
+++ b/nix/bundle/bundle.py
@@ -377,18 +377,6 @@ def bundle_python_venv(src_lib_dir: Path, out_lib_dir: Path, root_dst: Path):
                 '.dylib',
             ))
 
-            is_good_ext = src_file_path.suffix in (
-                '.py',  # python script file
-                '.pyi', '.typed',  # python types
-                '.asm',  # pwntools asm templates
-            )
-            is_good_name = src_file_path.name in (
-                '__doc__',  # pwntools asm templates
-            )
-
-            if not (is_so or is_good_ext or is_good_name):
-                continue
-
             real_file = copy_with_symlink_normal(src_file_path, src_lib_dir, out_lib_dir, is_so=is_so)
             if is_so and real_file:
                 bundle_binaries.add(real_file)
diff --git a/nix/portable.nix b/nix/portable.nix
index cb97cd2ee..21821cf25 100644
--- a/nix/portable.nix
+++ b/nix/portable.nix
@@ -187,20 +187,25 @@ let
         # writable out
         chmod -R +w $out
 
+        # remove unneeded dirs
+        rm -rf $out/pwndbg/lib/pkgconfig
+        find $out/pwndbg/lib/${python3.libPrefix}/ -type d -name "__pycache__" -exec rm -rf {} +
+        find $out/pwndbg/lib/${python3.libPrefix}/ -type d -name "*.dist-info" -exec rm -rf {} +
+        find $out/pwndbg/lib/${python3.libPrefix}/ -maxdepth 1 -type d -name "config-*" -exec rm -rf {} +
+
+        # EXTERNALLY-MANAGED info
+        echo -e "[externally-managed]\nError=This is a pwndbg-portable installation.\n Installing additional dependencies is not supported." > $out/pwndbg/lib/${python3.libPrefix}/EXTERNALLY-MANAGED
+
         # copy extra files
         mkdir -p $out/pwndbg/share/
         cp -rf ${lib.getLib pkgs.ncurses}/share/terminfo/ $out/pwndbg/share/
 
-        # fix ipython autocomplete
-        cp -rf ${pwndbgVenv}/lib/${python3.libPrefix}/site-packages/parso/python/*.txt $out/pwndbg/lib/${python3.libPrefix}/site-packages/parso/python/
-
-        # fix ziglang
-        cp -rf ${pwndbgVenv}/lib/${python3.libPrefix}/site-packages/ziglang/zig $out/pwndbg/lib/${python3.libPrefix}/site-packages/ziglang/
-        cp -rf ${pwndbgVenv}/lib/${python3.libPrefix}/site-packages/ziglang/lib $out/pwndbg/lib/${python3.libPrefix}/site-packages/ziglang/
-
         # fix python "subprocess.py" to use "/bin/sh" and not the nix'ed version, otherwise "gdb-pt-dump" is broken
         sed -i 's@/nix/store/.*/bin/sh@/bin/sh@' $out/pwndbg/lib/${python3.libPrefix}/subprocess.py
 
+        # remove /nix/store references in all files
+        find $out/pwndbg/ -type f -exec ${pkgsNative.nukeReferences}/bin/nuke-refs {} +
+
         # build pycache
         SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH=0 ${pkgsNative.python3}/bin/python3 -c "import compileall; compileall.compile_dir('$out', stripdir='$out', force=True);"
       '';