diff --git a/.github/workflows/delete-test-mirror-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/delete-test-mirror-pr.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72a88a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/delete-test-mirror-pr.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+name: Delete test image mirror PR
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      pr_number:
+        description: "PR number in dd-trace-java-docker-build (e.g. 123)"
+        required: true
+
+jobs:
+  delete-test-mirror-pr:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write # Required for OIDC token federation
+      contents: read
+    steps:
+      - uses: DataDog/dd-octo-sts-action@acaa02eee7e3bb0839e4272dacb37b8f3b58ba80 # v1.0.3
+        id: octo-sts
+        with:
+          scope: DataDog/images
+          policy: dd-trace-java-docker-build.update-mirror
+
+      - name: Checkout DataDog/dd-trace-java-docker-build
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        with:
+          path: dd-trace-java-docker-build
+
+      - name: Checkout DataDog/images
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        with:
+          repository: DataDog/images
+          token: ${{ steps.octo-sts.outputs.token }}
+          path: images
+
+      - name: Capture images HEAD SHA
+        id: images-head
+        run: echo "sha=$(git rev-parse HEAD)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        working-directory: images
+
+      - name: Remove test mirror entries
+        env:
+          PR_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.inputs.pr_number }}
+        run: bash "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/dd-trace-java-docker-build/scripts/delete-test-mirror-entries.sh"
+        working-directory: images
+
+      - name: Define branch name
+        id: define-branch
+        run: echo "branch=ci/delete-dd-trace-java-docker-build-test-images-pr${{ github.event.inputs.pr_number }}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: Commit changes
+        id: create-commit
+        env:
+          PR_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.inputs.pr_number }}
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git add mirror.yaml mirror.lock.yaml
+          if git diff --cached --quiet; then
+            echo "::error::Expected mirror file deletions but found no changes."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          git commit -m "chore: Remove dd-trace-java-docker-build test images for PR #${PR_NUMBER}"
+          echo "commit=$(git rev-parse HEAD)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        working-directory: images
+
+      - name: Push changes
+        uses: DataDog/commit-headless@05d7b7ee023e2c7d01c47832d420c2503cd416f3 # action/v2.0.3
+        with:
+          target: DataDog/images
+          token: "${{ steps.octo-sts.outputs.token }}"
+          branch: "${{ steps.define-branch.outputs.branch }}"
+          head-sha: "${{ steps.images-head.outputs.sha }}"
+          create-branch: true
+          command: push
+          commits: "${{ steps.create-commit.outputs.commit }}"
+          working-directory: images
+
+      - name: Create pull request
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.octo-sts.outputs.token }}
+          PR_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.inputs.pr_number }}
+        run: |
+          gh pr create \
+            --repo DataDog/images \
+            --draft \
+            --title "Remove dd-trace-java-docker-build test images for PR #${PR_NUMBER}" \
+            --base master \
+            --head "${{ steps.define-branch.outputs.branch }}" \
+            --body "Removes mirror.yaml and mirror.lock.yaml entries for \`${PR_NUMBER}_merge-*\` test images from DataDog/dd-trace-java-docker-build#${PR_NUMBER}."
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b856c10..2b78684 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -37,5 +37,7 @@ To test these images in `dd-trace-java` CI:
 2. After the PR images are built in the [GitHub Container Registry](https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-java-docker-build/pkgs/container/dd-trace-java-docker-build), run the [Create test image mirror PR](https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-java-docker-build/actions/workflows/create-test-mirror-pr.yml) workflow with the corresponding PR number: `N`. This automatically opens a PR in [DataDog/images](https://github.com/DataDog/images) that adds mirror entries for the `N_merge-*` test images. Merge the PR that should be automatically approved by the `dd-prapprover` bot.
 3. Open a PR in [DataDog/dd-trace-java](https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-java) that sets `BUILDER_IMAGE_VERSION_PREFIX: "N_merge-"` in `.gitlab-ci.yml`. Here, you can check your test images with `DataDog/dd-trace-java` CI.
 4. Every time you want to test changes made in PR #N, ensure the test image SHAs in `DataDog/images` are updated by running the [Create test image mirror PR](https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-java-docker-build/actions/workflows/create-test-mirror-pr.yml) workflow with `N`. Confirm that these PRs are approved and merged by the `dd-prapprover` bot.
-5. When the test images look good and `DataDog/dd-trace-java` CI is green, merge your `DataDog/dd-trace-java-docker-build` PR #N, close the test `DataDog/dd-trace-java` PR, and **remove the `N_merge-*` images from the `DataDog/images` repo**.
-6. Finally, run the [Tag new images version](https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-java-docker-build/actions/workflows/docker-tag.yml) workflow. The [Update mirror digests for ci-* images](https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-java-docker-build/actions/workflows/update-mirror-digests.yml) workflow will automatically open a PR in `DataDog/images`, updating the pinned `ci-*` digests. `dd-trace-java` CI should automatically pick up these updated images a few minutes after the PR is merged.
+5. When the test images look good and `DataDog/dd-trace-java` CI is green, merge your `DataDog/dd-trace-java-docker-build` PR #N.
+6. Close the test `DataDog/dd-trace-java` PR.
+7. Run the [Delete test image mirror PR](https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-java-docker-build/actions/workflows/delete-test-mirror-pr.yml) workflow with `N` to remove the `N_merge-*` images from `DataDog/images`. Confirm that this PR is approved and merged by the `dd-prapprover` bot.
+8. Finally, run the [Tag new images version](https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-java-docker-build/actions/workflows/docker-tag.yml) workflow. The [Update mirror digests for ci-* images](https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-java-docker-build/actions/workflows/update-mirror-digests.yml) workflow will automatically open a PR in `DataDog/images`, updating the pinned `ci-*` digests. `dd-trace-java` CI should automatically pick up these updated images a few minutes after the PR is merged.
diff --git a/scripts/delete-test-mirror-entries.sh b/scripts/delete-test-mirror-entries.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..18a31f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/delete-test-mirror-entries.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# delete-test-mirror-entries.sh — remove {PR_NUMBER}_merge-* test image entries
+# from mirror.yaml and mirror.lock.yaml in the DataDog/images repo.
+#
+# This script is called in the delete-test-mirror-pr GitHub workflow.
+# It must be run from the root of DataDog/images.
+#
+# Required env var:
+#   PR_NUMBER  — pull request number in dd-trace-java-docker-build (numeric)
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+readonly SOURCE_REPO="ghcr.io/datadog/dd-trace-java-docker-build"
+readonly CI_VARIANTS=(base 7 8 11 17 21 25 tip zulu8 zulu11 oracle8 ibm8 semeru8 semeru11 semeru17 graalvm17 graalvm21 graalvm25)
+
+if ! [[ "${PR_NUMBER}" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+  echo "::error::PR_NUMBER must be numeric (got: '${PR_NUMBER}')" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+readonly PREFIX="${PR_NUMBER}_merge-"
+
+require_entry_exists() {
+  local tag="$1"
+  if ! grep -qF "${SOURCE_REPO}:${tag}\"" mirror.yaml; then
+    echo "::error::Missing mirror.yaml entry for ${SOURCE_REPO}:${tag}" >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  if ! grep -qF "${SOURCE_REPO}:${tag}" mirror.lock.yaml; then
+    echo "::error::Missing mirror.lock.yaml entry for ${SOURCE_REPO}:${tag}" >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+}
+
+remove_from_mirror_yaml() {
+  local tag="$1"
+  local src="  - source: \"${SOURCE_REPO}:${tag}\""
+  local file="mirror.yaml"
+  awk -v src="${src}" '
+    $0 == src { skip=1; removed=1; next }
+    skip && /^  - source: / { skip=0 }
+    !skip { print }
+    END {
+      if (!removed) {
+        exit 44
+      }
+    }
+  ' "${file}" > "${file}.tmp" && mv "${file}.tmp" "${file}"
+}
+
+remove_from_mirror_lock() {
+  local tag="$1"
+  local src="    - source: ${SOURCE_REPO}:${tag}"
+  local file="mirror.lock.yaml"
+  awk -v src="${src}" '
+    $0 == src { skip_digest=1; removed=1; next }
+    skip_digest && /^      digest: / { skip_digest=0; next }
+    { print }
+    END {
+      if (!removed) {
+        exit 45
+      }
+    }
+  ' "${file}" > "${file}.tmp" && mv "${file}.tmp" "${file}"
+}
+
+echo "Validating test mirror entries for prefix '${PREFIX}'..."
+for variant in "${CI_VARIANTS[@]}"; do
+  require_entry_exists "${PREFIX}${variant}"
+done
+
+echo "Removing test mirror entries for prefix '${PREFIX}'..."
+for variant in "${CI_VARIANTS[@]}"; do
+  tag="${PREFIX}${variant}"
+  remove_from_mirror_yaml "${tag}"
+  remove_from_mirror_lock "${tag}"
+done
+
+echo "Removed ${#CI_VARIANTS[@]} entries from mirror.yaml and mirror.lock.yaml"