diff --git a/.github/workflows/scripts/reclaim_disk_space.sh b/.github/workflows/scripts/reclaim_disk_space.sh
index a0d1e9c8f0..cc16a90793 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/scripts/reclaim_disk_space.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/scripts/reclaim_disk_space.sh
@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
-#!/bin/sh -x
+#!/bin/sh
 
 set -eu
 
 # remove 4GiB of images
 sudo systemd-run docker system prune --force --all --volumes
 
-# remove unused packages
-sudo apt remove -q --purge firefox
-
 # 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
+  /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 b592a9c13e..08ce254ec8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/zfs-tests-functional.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/zfs-tests-functional.yml
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@ 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
@@ -58,8 +55,9 @@ jobs:
     - name: Clear the kernel ring buffer
       run: |
         sudo dmesg -c >/var/tmp/dmesg-prerun
-    - name: Report disk space
+    - name: Reclaim and report disk space
       run: |
+        ${{ github.workspace }}/.github/workflows/scripts/reclaim_disk_space.sh
         df -h /
     - name: Tests
       run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/zfs-tests-sanity.yml b/.github/workflows/zfs-tests-sanity.yml
index 7ec534f01d..bab8aa175a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/zfs-tests-sanity.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/zfs-tests-sanity.yml
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ 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
@@ -54,8 +51,9 @@ jobs:
     - name: Clear the kernel ring buffer
       run: |
         sudo dmesg -c >/var/tmp/dmesg-prerun
-    - name: Report disk space
+    - name: Reclaim and report disk space
       run: |
+        ${{ github.workspace }}/.github/workflows/scripts/reclaim_disk_space.sh
         df -h /
     - name: Tests
       run: |