IPhone memory getting flooded by old apps I no longer use

Since ios5 and icloud, my iphone memory is getting flooded by the reappearance of every app i ever purhased.  any suggestions on how to avoid this problem, now and for the future (i.e. future syncs.)?

Open iTunes with your iPhone connected to your computer.
Select the iPhone under Devices.
Select the Apps tab from the menu.
Deselect the boxes for apps you don't want synced then click the Sync button bottom right side of the iTunes window.
As long as those boxes aren't selected, iCloud shoudn't "sync" them back in and take up storage space.

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