diff --git a/src/DIRAC/Resources/Computing/AREXComputingElement.py b/src/DIRAC/Resources/Computing/AREXComputingElement.py
index 84ad2b6d8a0..66171217a7b 100755
--- a/src/DIRAC/Resources/Computing/AREXComputingElement.py
+++ b/src/DIRAC/Resources/Computing/AREXComputingElement.py
@@ -893,8 +893,10 @@ def getJobOutput(self, jobID, workingDirectory=None):
             if remoteOutput == f"{stamp}.out":
                 with open(localOutput) as f:
                     stdout = f.read()
+                os.unlink(localOutput)
             if remoteOutput == f"{stamp}.err":
                 with open(localOutput) as f:
                     stderr = f.read()
+                os.unlink(localOutput)
 
         return S_OK((stdout, stderr))
diff --git a/src/DIRAC/WorkloadManagementSystem/Utilities/RemoteRunner.py b/src/DIRAC/WorkloadManagementSystem/Utilities/RemoteRunner.py
index ea816e68a88..db1683107ca 100644
--- a/src/DIRAC/WorkloadManagementSystem/Utilities/RemoteRunner.py
+++ b/src/DIRAC/WorkloadManagementSystem/Utilities/RemoteRunner.py
@@ -103,7 +103,11 @@ def execute(self, command, workingDirectory=".", numberOfProcessors=1, cleanRemo
             return result
         self.log.info("The output has been retrieved and declared complete")
 
-        # Clean job in the remote resource
+        # Clean up the job (local files not needed anymore)
+        os.remove(self.checkSumOutput)
+        os.remove(self.executable)
+
+        # Remove the job from the CE
         if cleanRemoteJob:
             if not (result := workloadCE.cleanJob(jobID))["OK"]:
                 self.log.warn("Failed to clean the output remotely", result["Message"])