diff --git a/api/onnx_web/convert/__main__.py b/api/onnx_web/convert/__main__.py
index a2179743..b701c5ae 100644
--- a/api/onnx_web/convert/__main__.py
+++ b/api/onnx_web/convert/__main__.py
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ def main() -> int:
 
     # extra models
     parser.add_argument("--extras", nargs="*", type=str, default=[])
+    parser.add_argument("--prune", nargs="*", type=str, default=[])
     parser.add_argument("--skip", nargs="*", type=str, default=[])
 
     # export options
diff --git a/api/onnx_web/convert/diffusion/original.py b/api/onnx_web/convert/diffusion/original.py
index a05a67e5..334b0411 100644
--- a/api/onnx_web/convert/diffusion/original.py
+++ b/api/onnx_web/convert/diffusion/original.py
@@ -1704,4 +1704,9 @@ def convert_diffusion_original(
         del model["vae"]
 
     convert_diffusion_diffusers(ctx, model, working_name)
+
+    if "torch" in ctx.prune:
+        logger.info("removing intermediate Torch models: %s", torch_path)
+        shutil.rmtree(torch_path)
+
     logger.info("ONNX pipeline saved to %s", name)
diff --git a/api/onnx_web/convert/utils.py b/api/onnx_web/convert/utils.py
index 295fdd87..a06d6126 100644
--- a/api/onnx_web/convert/utils.py
+++ b/api/onnx_web/convert/utils.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class ConversionContext(ServerContext):
         half: Optional[bool] = False,
         opset: Optional[int] = None,
         token: Optional[str] = None,
+        prune: Optional[List[str]] = None,
         **kwargs,
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__(model_path=model_path, cache_path=cache_path)
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ class ConversionContext(ServerContext):
         self.half = half
         self.opset = opset
         self.token = token
+        self.prune = prune or []
 
         if device is not None:
             self.training_device = device