diff --git a/rebar.config.script b/rebar.config.script
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+++ b/rebar.config.script
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+%% -*- mode:erlang; erlang-indent-level:4; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*-
+case os:getenv("AE_DISABLE_CUCKOO") =/= false of
+    true ->
+        RemoveApps = [aecuckoo, aecuckooprebuilt],
+        RemovePlugins = [rebar_aecuckooprebuilt_dep],
+        {_, Deps} = lists:keyfind(deps, 1, CONFIG),
+        NewDeps = [D || D <- Deps,
+                        not lists:member(element(1,D), RemoveApps)],
+        Plugins = proplists:get_value(plugins, CONFIG, []),
+        CONFIG1 = lists:keyreplace(deps, 1, CONFIG, {deps, NewDeps}),
+        Plugins1 = [P || P <- Plugins,
+                         not lists:member(element(1,P), RemovePlugins)],
+        lists:keystore(plugins, 1, CONFIG1, {plugins, Plugins1});
+    false ->
+        CONFIG
+end.
diff --git a/rebar.lock.script b/rebar.lock.script
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+++ b/rebar.lock.script
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+%% -*- erlang -*-
+
+FilterCheck = (os:getenv("AE_DISABLE_CUCKOO") =/= false),
+RemoveApps = [<<"aecuckoo">>, <<"aecuckooprebuilt">>],
+
+Filter = fun(Apps) ->
+                 case FilterCheck of
+                     false ->
+                         Apps;
+                     true ->
+                         lists:foldl(
+                           fun(App, Acc) ->
+                                   lists:keydelete(App, 1, Acc)
+                           end,
+                           Apps,
+                           RemoveApps
+                          )
+                 end
+         end,
+
+case CONFIG of
+    [] ->
+        %% no lock file present, usually during unlock/upgrade
+        CONFIG;
+    [{Version, Deps}, [{pkg_hash, Pkgs}]] ->
+        Deps1 = Filter(Deps),
+        Pkgs1 = Filter(Pkgs),
+        [{Version, Deps1}, [{pkg_hash, Pkgs1}]]
+end.
diff --git a/src/aeminer.app.src.script b/src/aeminer.app.src.script
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/src/aeminer.app.src.script
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+%% -*- mode:erlang; erlang-indent-level:4; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*-
+
+RemoveApps = [aecuckoo, aecuckooprebuilt].
+Base = filename:basename(SCRIPT, ".script").
+Dir = filename:dirname(SCRIPT).
+{ok, [{application,_,Opts} = App]} = file:consult(filename:join(Dir, Base)).
+case os:getenv("AE_DISABLE_CUCKOO") =/= false of
+    true ->
+        {_, Apps} = lists:keyfind(applications, 1, Opts),
+        Env = proplists:get_value(env, Opts, []),
+        Env1 = lists:keystore(use_cuckoo, 1, Env, {use_cuckoo, false}),
+        Apps1 = Apps -- RemoveApps,
+        Opts1 = lists:keyreplace(applications, 1, Opts, {applications, Apps1}),
+        Opts2 = lists:keystore(env, 1, Opts1, {env, Env1}),
+        setelement(3, App, Opts2);
+    false ->
+        App
+end.