diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yml b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
index 22dac5ed0..18e1573c5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
@@ -130,27 +130,28 @@ jobs:
         restore-keys: |
              ${{ runner.os }}-hledger-web-stack-work-${{ matrix.plan.ghc }}
 
+    # no longer needed I think
     # For now due to
     # https://github.com/actions/virtual-environments/issues/709
     # there's only 4.8G free at this point, and we must free up space.
-    - name: Free disk space
-      run: |
-        df -h /
-        # 8G:
-        sudo swapoff -a
-        sudo rm -f /swapfile
-        # 3G:
-        sudo apt clean
-        # 3G, takes 30s:
-        # docker image ls -aq
-        # docker rmi $(docker image ls -aq)
-        # 1G:
-        find ~/work/_temp -name "cache.tgz" -exec rm -f {} \;
-        # 4G, takes 14s:
-        # sudo rm -rf "/usr/local/share/boost"
-        # 2G:
-        sudo rm -rf "$AGENT_TOOLSDIRECTORY"
-        df -h /
+    # - name: Free disk space
+    #   run: |
+    #     df -h /
+    #     # 8G:
+    #     sudo swapoff -a
+    #     sudo rm -f /swapfile
+    #     # 3G:
+    #     sudo apt clean
+    #     # 3G, takes 30s:
+    #     # docker image ls -aq
+    #     # docker rmi $(docker image ls -aq)
+    #     # 1G:
+    #     find ~/work/_temp -name "cache.tgz" -exec rm -f {} \;
+    #     # 4G, takes 14s:
+    #     # sudo rm -rf "/usr/local/share/boost"
+    #     # 2G:
+    #     sudo rm -rf "$AGENT_TOOLSDIRECTORY"
+    #     df -h /
 
     # actions: