diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-flake.yml b/.github/workflows/check-flake.yml
index 9920473b..f2b1840f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-flake.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-flake.yml
@@ -9,14 +9,6 @@ jobs:
   check-flake:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      # free up disk space for Nix to use
-      - uses: easimon/maximize-build-space@master
-        with:
-          remove-dotnet: 'true'
-          remove-android: 'true'
-          remove-haskell: 'true'
-          remove-codeql: 'true'
-          remove-docker-images: 'true'
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: DeterminateSystems/nix-installer-action@main
       - uses: DeterminateSystems/magic-nix-cache-action@main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nix-build-and-cache.yml b/.github/workflows/nix-build-and-cache.yml
index 751e1e9c..a74a65cb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nix-build-and-cache.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nix-build-and-cache.yml
@@ -28,14 +28,6 @@ jobs:
 
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
-      # free up disk space for Nix to use
-    - uses: easimon/maximize-build-space@master
-      with:
-        remove-dotnet: 'true'
-        remove-android: 'true'
-        remove-haskell: 'true'
-        remove-codeql: 'true'
-        remove-docker-images: 'true'
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v30
       with: