diff --git a/.github/actions/cleanup-files/action.yaml b/.github/actions/cleanup-files/action.yaml
index d466daf3a8..1818d6094f 100644
--- a/.github/actions/cleanup-files/action.yaml
+++ b/.github/actions/cleanup-files/action.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ runs:
 
         echo "removing zarf sboms, packages, cache"
         sudo rm -rf zarf-sbom /tmp/zarf-*
-        sudo env "PATH=$PATH" CI=true make delete-packages
         sudo build/zarf tools clear-cache
 
         lsblk -f
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 860fdf2333..9c3ac5ea18 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -72,9 +72,6 @@ destroy: ## Run `zarf destroy` on the current cluster
 	$(ZARF_BIN) destroy --confirm --remove-components
 	rm -fr build
 
-delete-packages: ## Delete all Zarf package tarballs in the project recursively
-	find . -type f -name 'zarf-package-*' -not -path '*/testdata/*' -print -delete
-
 # Note: the path to the main.go file is not used due to https://github.com/golang/go/issues/51831#issuecomment-1074188363
 .PHONY: build
 build: ## Build the Zarf CLI for the machines OS and architecture