diff --git a/core/lib/dal/.sqlx/query-3fce4cdef286a18aab88bbe11bec216ea6336b859ad8093b64463426f7a6df37.json b/core/lib/dal/.sqlx/query-3fce4cdef286a18aab88bbe11bec216ea6336b859ad8093b64463426f7a6df37.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 8fb092873427..000000000000
--- a/core/lib/dal/.sqlx/query-3fce4cdef286a18aab88bbe11bec216ea6336b859ad8093b64463426f7a6df37.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "db_name": "PostgreSQL",
-  "query": "\n            VACUUM FREEZE l1_batches,\n            miniblocks,\n            storage_logs,\n            events,\n            call_traces,\n            l2_to_l1_logs,\n            transactions\n            ",
-  "describe": {
-    "columns": [],
-    "parameters": {
-      "Left": []
-    },
-    "nullable": []
-  },
-  "hash": "3fce4cdef286a18aab88bbe11bec216ea6336b859ad8093b64463426f7a6df37"
-}
diff --git a/core/lib/dal/src/pruning_dal/mod.rs b/core/lib/dal/src/pruning_dal/mod.rs
index 09c16e147d23..9a5356202aee 100644
--- a/core/lib/dal/src/pruning_dal/mod.rs
+++ b/core/lib/dal/src/pruning_dal/mod.rs
@@ -443,25 +443,4 @@ impl PruningDal<'_, '_> {
         .await?;
         Ok(())
     }
-
-    // This method must be separate as VACUUM is not supported inside a transaction
-    pub async fn run_vacuum_after_hard_pruning(&mut self) -> DalResult<()> {
-        sqlx::query!(
-            r#"
-            VACUUM FREEZE l1_batches,
-            miniblocks,
-            storage_logs,
-            events,
-            call_traces,
-            l2_to_l1_logs,
-            transactions
-            "#,
-        )
-        .instrument("hard_prune_batches_range#vacuum")
-        .report_latency()
-        .execute(self.storage)
-        .await?;
-
-        Ok(())
-    }
 }
diff --git a/core/node/db_pruner/src/lib.rs b/core/node/db_pruner/src/lib.rs
index e2a9251b47a6..25747102275d 100644
--- a/core/node/db_pruner/src/lib.rs
+++ b/core/node/db_pruner/src/lib.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use std::{fmt, sync::Arc, time::Duration};
 use anyhow::Context as _;
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use serde::Serialize;
-use tokio::{sync::watch, time::Instant};
+use tokio::sync::watch;
 use zksync_dal::{pruning_dal::PruningInfo, Connection, ConnectionPool, Core, CoreDal};
 use zksync_health_check::{Health, HealthStatus, HealthUpdater, ReactiveHealthCheck};
 use zksync_types::{L1BatchNumber, L2BlockNumber};
@@ -272,7 +272,6 @@ impl DbPruner {
                 .collect::<Vec<_>>()
         );
 
-        let mut last_vacuum_time = Instant::now();
         while !*stop_receiver.borrow_and_update() {
             if let Err(err) = self.update_l1_batches_metric().await {
                 tracing::warn!("Error updating DB pruning metrics: {err:?}");
@@ -294,15 +293,6 @@ impl DbPruner {
                 Ok(pruning_done) => !pruning_done,
             };
 
-            if Instant::now().duration_since(last_vacuum_time) > Duration::from_secs(24 * 3600) {
-                let mut storage = self.connection_pool.connection_tagged("db_pruner").await?;
-                storage
-                    .pruning_dal()
-                    .run_vacuum_after_hard_pruning()
-                    .await?;
-                last_vacuum_time = Instant::now();
-            }
-
             if should_sleep
                 && tokio::time::timeout(next_iteration_delay, stop_receiver.changed())
                     .await