diff --git a/.github/workflows/cleanup-ghcr-images.yml b/.github/workflows/cleanup-ghcr-images.yml
index dced4f4f0d449..885df52f5caa3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cleanup-ghcr-images.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cleanup-ghcr-images.yml
@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@
 #
 # This workflow cleans up old images from GitHub Container Registry
 # to prevent unlimited storage growth. It runs weekly and removes:
-# 1. Old dated nightly tags for vector (keeps last ~8)
-# 2. Old test-runner versions (keeps 5 most recent)
+# 1. Old test-runner versions (keeps 5 most recent)
+#
+# Note: cleanup of dated vector nightly images requires a token with
+# delete:packages scope (GITHUB_TOKEN is insufficient for org-owned
+# container packages). This is tracked separately.
 
 name: Cleanup GHCR Images
 
@@ -17,19 +20,6 @@ permissions:
   contents: read # Restrictive default
 
 jobs:
-  cleanup-vector-nightlies:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
-    permissions:
-      packages: write # Required to delete package versions from GHCR
-    steps:
-      - name: Delete old dated nightly vector images
-        uses: actions/delete-package-versions@e5bc658cc4c965c472efe991f8beea3981499c55 # v5.0.0
-        with:
-          package-name: vector
-          package-type: container
-          min-versions-to-keep: 30
-          ignore-versions: '^(nightly$|\d+\.\d+)'
-
   cleanup-test-runner:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     permissions:
@@ -38,7 +28,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Delete old test-runner images
         uses: actions/delete-package-versions@e5bc658cc4c965c472efe991f8beea3981499c55 # v5.0.0
         with:
-          package-name: test-runner
+          package-name: vector/test-runner
           package-type: container
           min-versions-to-keep: 5
-          num-old-versions-to-delete: 100