diff --git a/ci/docker/fedora/create-subprojects-cache.sh b/ci/docker/fedora/create-subprojects-cache.sh
index 711299fb1b..1a174c556b 100644
--- a/ci/docker/fedora/create-subprojects-cache.sh
+++ b/ci/docker/fedora/create-subprojects-cache.sh
@@ -8,11 +8,5 @@ git -C /gstreamer submodule update --init --depth=1
 meson subprojects download --sourcedir /gstreamer
 ./ci/scripts/handle-subprojects-cache.py --build --cache-dir /subprojects /gstreamer/subprojects/
 
-# Run git gc to prune unwanted refs and reduce the size of the image
-for i in $(find /subprojects/ -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d);
-do
-    git -C $i gc --aggressive || true;
-done
-
 # Now remove the gstreamer clone
 rm -rf /gstreamer