diff --git a/src/bpmlib/dependencies.go b/src/bpmlib/dependencies.go
index 5c4b220..241694a 100644
--- a/src/bpmlib/dependencies.go
+++ b/src/bpmlib/dependencies.go
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ func (pkgInfo *PackageInfo) GetDependencies(includeMakeDepends, includeOptionalD
 			}
 		}
 	}
+
+	// Skip ignored packages
+	allDepends = slices.DeleteFunc(allDepends, func(depend pkgInstallationReason) bool {
+		return slices.Contains(MainBPMConfig.IgnorePackages, depend.PkgName)
+	})
+
 	return allDepends
 }
 
diff --git a/src/bpmlib/general.go b/src/bpmlib/general.go
index 7472a5e..3c83a2d 100644
--- a/src/bpmlib/general.go
+++ b/src/bpmlib/general.go
@@ -221,6 +221,11 @@ func RemovePackages(rootDir string, force, cleanupDependencies bool, packages ..
 		// Get packages and their dependants
 		packageDepndants := make(map[string][]string, 0)
 		for _, action := range operation.Actions {
+			// Skip package if ignored
+			if slices.Contains(MainBPMConfig.IgnorePackages, action.(*RemovePackageAction).BpmPackage.PkgInfo.Name) {
+				continue
+			}
+
 			dependants := action.(*RemovePackageAction).BpmPackage.PkgInfo.GetPackageDependants(rootDir)
 			packageDepndants[action.(*RemovePackageAction).BpmPackage.PkgInfo.Name] = dependants
 		}
@@ -234,6 +239,14 @@ func RemovePackages(rootDir string, force, cleanupDependencies bool, packages ..
 			packageDepndants[pkg] = required
 		}
 
+		// Remove dependant packages if ignored
+		for pkg, required := range packageDepndants {
+			required = slices.DeleteFunc(required, func(pkgName string) bool {
+				return slices.Contains(MainBPMConfig.IgnorePackages, pkgName)
+			})
+			packageDepndants[pkg] = required
+		}
+
 		// Remove empty keys from map
 		maps.DeleteFunc(packageDepndants, func(pkg string, required []string) bool {
 			return len(required) == 0
diff --git a/src/bpmlib/operations.go b/src/bpmlib/operations.go
index 848f087..75edc2e 100644
--- a/src/bpmlib/operations.go
+++ b/src/bpmlib/operations.go
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ func (operation *BPMOperation) Cleanup(cleanupMakeDepends bool) error {
 		keepPackages = append(keepPackages, pkg.Name)
 		resolved := pkg.GetDependenciesRecursive(!cleanupMakeDepends, operation.RootDir)
 		for _, value := range resolved {
-			if !slices.Contains(keepPackages, value) {
+			if !slices.Contains(keepPackages, value) && !slices.Contains(MainBPMConfig.IgnorePackages, value) {
 				keepPackages = append(keepPackages, value)
 			}
 		}