diff --git a/lib/buildtime/RoutifyBuildtime.js b/lib/buildtime/RoutifyBuildtime.js
index 44ab0de5..e5240127 100644
--- a/lib/buildtime/RoutifyBuildtime.js
+++ b/lib/buildtime/RoutifyBuildtime.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { createParallelHooksCollection } from 'hookar'
 import { devHelperPlugin } from './plugins/devHelper/helper.js'
 import { metaCapturePlugin } from './plugins/metaCapture/index.js'
 import { log, logs } from './logMsgs.js'
+import { omitDirFromPathPlugin } from './plugins/omitFromPath/index.js'
 
 /** @returns {Partial<RoutifyBuildtimeOptions>} */
 const getDefaults = () => ({
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ const getDefaults = () => ({
         watcherPlugin,
         devHelperPlugin,
         metaCapturePlugin,
+        omitDirFromPathPlugin,
     ],
     watch: false,
 })
diff --git a/lib/buildtime/plugins/omitFromPath/index.js b/lib/buildtime/plugins/omitFromPath/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..25d51531
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/buildtime/plugins/omitFromPath/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/** @type {RoutifyBuildtimePlugin} */
+export const omitDirFromPathPlugin = {
+    name: 'omitDirFromPath',
+    after: 'filemapper',
+    before: 'bundler',
+    build: ({ instance }) => {
+        // find file names that are enclosed in a parenthesis
+        const omittedDir = node => node.file.name.match(/\(([^)]+)\)/)
+
+        // remove the node and move its children to the parent
+        instance.nodeIndex.filter(omittedDir).forEach(node => {
+            node.children.forEach(child => {
+                child.parent = node.parent
+                node.remove()
+            })
+        })
+    },
+}