diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-k8s-tests-on-amd64.yaml b/.github/workflows/run-k8s-tests-on-amd64.yaml
index 6f4b981f9b..53889bcbe4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-k8s-tests-on-amd64.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-k8s-tests-on-amd64.yaml
@@ -72,6 +72,24 @@ jobs:
         env:
           TARGET_BRANCH: ${{ inputs.target-branch }}
 
+      - name: Remove unnecessary directories to free up space
+        run: |
+          sudo rm -rf /usr/local/.ghcup
+          sudo rm -rf /opt/hostedtoolcache/CodeQL
+          sudo rm -rf /usr/local/lib/android
+          sudo rm -rf /usr/share/dotnet
+          sudo rm -rf /opt/ghc
+          sudo rm -rf /usr/local/share/boost
+          sudo rm -rf /usr/lib/jvm
+          sudo rm -rf /usr/share/swift
+          sudo rm -rf /usr/local/share/powershell
+          sudo rm -rf /usr/local/julia*
+          sudo rm -rf /opt/az
+          sudo rm -rf /usr/local/share/chromium
+          sudo rm -rf /opt/microsoft
+          sudo rm -rf /opt/google
+          sudo rm -rf /usr/lib/firefox
+
       - name: Configure CRI-O
         if: matrix.container_runtime == 'crio'
         run: bash tests/integration/kubernetes/gha-run.sh setup-crio
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-kata-deploy-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/run-kata-deploy-tests.yaml
index e793cbb422..99e90ddba1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-kata-deploy-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-kata-deploy-tests.yaml
@@ -58,6 +58,24 @@ jobs:
         env:
           TARGET_BRANCH: ${{ inputs.target-branch }}
 
+      - name: Remove unnecessary directories to free up space
+        run: |
+          sudo rm -rf /usr/local/.ghcup
+          sudo rm -rf /opt/hostedtoolcache/CodeQL
+          sudo rm -rf /usr/local/lib/android
+          sudo rm -rf /usr/share/dotnet
+          sudo rm -rf /opt/ghc
+          sudo rm -rf /usr/local/share/boost
+          sudo rm -rf /usr/lib/jvm
+          sudo rm -rf /usr/share/swift
+          sudo rm -rf /usr/local/share/powershell
+          sudo rm -rf /usr/local/julia*
+          sudo rm -rf /opt/az
+          sudo rm -rf /usr/local/share/chromium
+          sudo rm -rf /opt/microsoft
+          sudo rm -rf /opt/google
+          sudo rm -rf /usr/lib/firefox
+
       - name: Deploy ${{ matrix.k8s }}
         run:  bash tests/functional/kata-deploy/gha-run.sh deploy-k8s