diff --git a/build/build.sh b/build/build.sh
index ba4f6a8a..52cfbcb8 100755
--- a/build/build.sh
+++ b/build/build.sh
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ then
 fi
 
 ./preprocess.sh $MODE ../src/paper.js "-i '../src/constants.js'" ../dist/paper-full.js
-./preprocess.sh $MODE ../src/paper.js "-o '{ \"paperscript\": false }' -i '../src/constants.js'" ../dist/paper-core.js
+./preprocess.sh $MODE ../src/paper.js "-o '{ \"paperscript\": false, \"palette\": false }' -i '../src/constants.js'" ../dist/paper-core.js
 ./preprocess.sh $MODE ../src/paper.js "-o '{ \"environment\": \"node\" }' -i '../src/constants.js'" ../dist/paper-node.js 
 
 # Remove the existing file and copy paper-full.js to paper.js now
diff --git a/src/options.js b/src/options.js
index c462b2ee..db23c84d 100644
--- a/src/options.js
+++ b/src/options.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ var options = {
 	svg: true,
 	fatline: true,
 	paperscript: true,
+	palette: true,
 	nativeContains: false,
 	debug: false
 };
diff --git a/src/paper.js b/src/paper.js
index 19e7b37a..9899f659 100644
--- a/src/paper.js
+++ b/src/paper.js
@@ -111,8 +111,10 @@ var paper = new function(undefined) {
 /*#*/ include('ui/Key.js');
 /*#*/ include('ui/MouseEvent.js');
 
+/*#*/ if (options.palette) {
 /*#*/ include('ui/Palette.js');
 /*#*/ include('ui/Component.js');
+/*#*/ } // options.palette
 
 /*#*/ include('tool/ToolEvent.js');
 /*#*/ include('tool/Tool.js');