diff --git a/.github/workflows/scripts/reclaim_disk_space.sh b/.github/workflows/scripts/reclaim_disk_space.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..cc16a9079317
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/scripts/reclaim_disk_space.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -eu
+
+# remove 4GiB of images
+sudo systemd-run docker system prune --force --all --volumes
+
+# remove unused software
+sudo systemd-run rm -rf \
+  "$AGENT_TOOLSDIRECTORY" \
+  /opt/* \
+  /usr/local/* \
+  /usr/share/az* \
+  /usr/share/dotnet \
+  /usr/share/gradle* \
+  /usr/share/miniconda \
+  /usr/share/swift \
+  /var/lib/gems \
+  /var/lib/mysql \
+  /var/lib/snapd
diff --git a/.github/workflows/zfs-tests-functional.yml b/.github/workflows/zfs-tests-functional.yml
index beb8aaf6a69b..eef653b29dc1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/zfs-tests-functional.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/zfs-tests-functional.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       with:
         ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
+    - name: Reclaim disk space
+      run: |
+        ${{ github.workspace }}/.github/workflows/scripts/reclaim_disk_space.sh
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
         sudo apt-get update
@@ -67,12 +70,9 @@ jobs:
             sudo udevadm control --reload-rules
           fi
         fi
-        # Workaround to provide additional free space for testing.
-        #   https://github.com/actions/virtual-environments/issues/2840
-        sudo rm -rf /usr/share/dotnet
-        sudo rm -rf /opt/ghc
-        sudo rm -rf "/usr/local/share/boost"
-        sudo rm -rf "$AGENT_TOOLSDIRECTORY"
+    - name: Report disk space
+      run: |
+        df -h /
     - name: Tests
       run: |
         /usr/share/zfs/zfs-tests.sh -vR -s 3G
diff --git a/.github/workflows/zfs-tests-sanity.yml b/.github/workflows/zfs-tests-sanity.yml
index 22059130ff66..9736a85b5d06 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/zfs-tests-sanity.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/zfs-tests-sanity.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       with:
         ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
+    - name: Reclaim disk space
+      run: |
+        ${{ github.workspace }}/.github/workflows/scripts/reclaim_disk_space.sh
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
         sudo apt-get update
@@ -61,12 +64,9 @@ jobs:
             sudo udevadm control --reload-rules
           fi
         fi
-        # Workaround to provide additional free space for testing.
-        #   https://github.com/actions/virtual-environments/issues/2840
-        sudo rm -rf /usr/share/dotnet
-        sudo rm -rf /opt/ghc
-        sudo rm -rf "/usr/local/share/boost"
-        sudo rm -rf "$AGENT_TOOLSDIRECTORY"
+    - name: Report disk space
+      run: |
+        df -h /
     - name: Tests
       run: |
         /usr/share/zfs/zfs-tests.sh -vR -s 3G -r sanity