+1
I'm not too much of a fan of the minimap especially in its current implementation. It should at the very least hide things that your character shouldn't be able to notice.
A better solution might be just to get rid of it entirely, and rely on an openable map that shows places we've been: important NPCs, shops, waypoints, etc.
Improving the map would be good, but I like having a minimap.
An option to hide it and an option to hide things on it would be good, but removing it would be awful.
