diff --git a/purge-workflows.py b/purge-workflows.py
deleted file mode 100755
index 00ebf35fa8..0000000000
--- a/purge-workflows.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-
-from yaml import load
-import subprocess
-try:
-    from yaml import CLoader as Loader
-except ImportError:
-    from yaml import Loader
-
-runs = subprocess.check_output('gh api repos/lammps/lammps/actions/runs',shell=True)
-data = load(runs,Loader=Loader)
-while data['total_count'] > 3:
-    print('remaining: ', data['total_count'])
-    num=1
-    for d in data['workflow_runs']:
-        print(num, d['id'],d['name'],d['run_number'])
-        num += 1
-        if num > 4:
-            subprocess.call('gh api -X DELETE repos/lammps/lammps/actions/runs/' + str(d['id']), shell=True)
-            #print('gh api -X DELETE repos/lammps/lammps/actions/runs/' + str(d['id']))
-        else:
-            print('skip')
-    runs = subprocess.check_output('gh api repos/lammps/lammps/actions/runs',shell=True)
-    data = load(runs,Loader=Loader)