diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml
index f8602c8..98a0fce 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -197,21 +197,6 @@ jobs:
             --password-stdin \
             "${{ secrets.REGISTRY_HOST }}"
 
-      - name: Force cleanup all containers and pods
-        run: |
-          set -x
-          echo "=== Force stopping all containers ==="
-          podman --remote ps -aq | xargs -r --no-run-if-empty podman --remote stop --time 5 2>/dev/null || true
-
-          echo "=== Force removing all containers ==="
-          podman --remote ps -aq | xargs -r --no-run-if-empty podman --remote rm -f 2>/dev/null || true
-
-          echo "=== Force stopping all pods ==="
-          podman --remote pod ps -q | xargs -r --no-run-if-empty podman --remote pod stop --time 5 2>/dev/null || true
-
-          echo "=== Force removing all pods ==="
-          podman --remote pod ps -q | xargs -r --no-run-if-empty podman --remote pod rm -f 2>/dev/null || true
-
       - name: Disk preflight diagnostic
         run: |
           echo "=== Podman storage info ==="
@@ -223,14 +208,6 @@ jobs:
           echo "=== Inode info ==="
           df -i /home/ci-service /tmp /var/tmp 2>/dev/null || df -i /tmp /var/tmp
 
-      - name: Safe storage pruning
-        run: |
-          set -x
-          echo "=== Pruning system ==="
-          podman --remote system prune -f
-          echo "=== Storage status after pruning ==="
-          podman --remote system df
-
       - name: Build frontend container image
         run: |
           # Create temp directory on larger filesystem