diff --git a/keyboards/ferris/keymaps/quotengrote/config.h b/keyboards/ferris/keymaps/quotengrote/config.h
index e6947171f7..14009997d0 100644
--- a/keyboards/ferris/keymaps/quotengrote/config.h
+++ b/keyboards/ferris/keymaps/quotengrote/config.h
@@ -8,3 +8,60 @@
 // https://docs.qmk.fm/#/feature_split_keyboard?id=handedness-by-eeprom
 // https://www.reddit.com/r/ErgoMechKeyboards/comments/rcq6u9/just_finished_configuring_my_ferris_one_half_have/
 #define EE_HANDS
+// disable any LED modes
+#undef RGBLIGHT_ANIMATIONS
+#undef RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_BREATHING
+#undef RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_RAINBOW_MOOD
+#undef RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_RAINBOW_SWIRL
+#undef RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_SNAKE
+#undef RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_KNIGHT
+#undef RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_CHRISTMAS
+#undef RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_STATIC_GRADIENT
+#undef RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_RGB_TEST
+#undef RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_ALTERNATING
+#undef RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_TWINKLE
+#undef ENABLE_RGB_MATRIX_ALPHAS_MODS
+#undef ENABLE_RGB_MATRIX_GRADIENT_UP_DOWN
+#undef ENABLE_RGB_MATRIX_GRADIENT_LEFT_RIGHT
+#undef ENABLE_RGB_MATRIX_BREATHING
+#undef ENABLE_RGB_MATRIX_BAND_SAT
+#undef ENABLE_RGB_MATRIX_BAND_VAL
+#undef ENABLE_RGB_MATRIX_BAND_PINWHEEL_SAT
+#undef ENABLE_RGB_MATRIX_BAND_PINWHEEL_VAL
+#undef ENABLE_RGB_MATRIX_BAND_SPIRAL_SAT
+#undef ENABLE_RGB_MATRIX_BAND_SPIRAL_VAL
+#undef ENABLE_RGB_MATRIX_CYCLE_ALL
+#undef ENABLE_RGB_MATRIX_CYCLE_LEFT_RIGHT
+#undef ENABLE_RGB_MATRIX_CYCLE_UP_DOWN
+#undef ENABLE_RGB_MATRIX_RAINBOW_MOVING_CHEVRON
+#undef ENABLE_RGB_MATRIX_CYCLE_OUT_IN
+#undef ENABLE_RGB_MATRIX_CYCLE_OUT_IN_DUAL
+#undef ENABLE_RGB_MATRIX_CYCLE_PINWHEEL
+#undef ENABLE_RGB_MATRIX_CYCLE_SPIRAL
+#undef ENABLE_RGB_MATRIX_DUAL_BEACON
+#undef ENABLE_RGB_MATRIX_RAINBOW_BEACON
+#undef ENABLE_RGB_MATRIX_RAINBOW_PINWHEELS
+#undef ENABLE_RGB_MATRIX_RAINDROPS
+#undef ENABLE_RGB_MATRIX_JELLYBEAN_RAINDROPS
+#undef ENABLE_RGB_MATRIX_HUE_BREATHING
+#undef ENABLE_RGB_MATRIX_HUE_PENDULUM
+#undef ENABLE_RGB_MATRIX_HUE_WAVE
+#undef ENABLE_RGB_MATRIX_PIXEL_FRACTAL
+#undef ENABLE_RGB_MATRIX_PIXEL_FLOW
+#undef ENABLE_RGB_MATRIX_PIXEL_RAIN
+
+#undef ENABLE_RGB_MATRIX_TYPING_HEATMAP
+#undef ENABLE_RGB_MATRIX_DIGITAL_RAIN
+
+#undef ENABLE_RGB_MATRIX_SOLID_REACTIVE_SIMPLE
+#undef ENABLE_RGB_MATRIX_SOLID_REACTIVE
+#undef ENABLE_RGB_MATRIX_SOLID_REACTIVE_WIDE
+#undef ENABLE_RGB_MATRIX_SOLID_REACTIVE_MULTIWIDE
+#undef ENABLE_RGB_MATRIX_SOLID_REACTIVE_CROSS
+#undef ENABLE_RGB_MATRIX_SOLID_REACTIVE_MULTICROSS
+#undef ENABLE_RGB_MATRIX_SOLID_REACTIVE_NEXUS
+#undef ENABLE_RGB_MATRIX_SOLID_REACTIVE_MULTINEXUS
+#undef ENABLE_RGB_MATRIX_SPLASH
+#undef ENABLE_RGB_MATRIX_MULTISPLASH
+#undef ENABLE_RGB_MATRIX_SOLID_SPLASH
+#undef ENABLE_RGB_MATRIX_SOLID_MULTISPLASH
diff --git a/keyboards/ferris/keymaps/quotengrote/rules.mk b/keyboards/ferris/keymaps/quotengrote/rules.mk
index 7408d7759f..b782fad97e 100644
--- a/keyboards/ferris/keymaps/quotengrote/rules.mk
+++ b/keyboards/ferris/keymaps/quotengrote/rules.mk
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
 CAPS_WORD_ENABLE = yes
 AUTO_SHIFT_ENABLE = yes
 COMBO_ENABLE = yes
+# Optimizing build size
+# https://docs.qmk.fm/#/squeezing_avr?id=squeezing-the-most-out-of-avr
+LTO_ENABLE = yes
+CONSOLE_ENABLE = no
+MUSIC_ENABLE = no
+SPACE_CADET_ENABLE = no
+GRAVE_ESC_ENABLE = no
+COMMAND_ENABLE = no