diff --git a/core/src/snapshot_packager_service.rs b/core/src/snapshot_packager_service.rs
index c0a92fae7ab9bb..7202688abe7a7c 100644
--- a/core/src/snapshot_packager_service.rs
+++ b/core/src/snapshot_packager_service.rs
@@ -94,6 +94,15 @@ impl SnapshotPackagerService {
                                 (snapshot_package.slot(), *snapshot_package.hash()),
                             );
                         }
+
+                        // Now that this snapshot package has been archived, it is safe to remove
+                        // all bank snapshots older than this slot.  We want to keep the bank
+                        // snapshot *at this slot* so that it can be used during restarts, when
+                        // booting from local state.
+                        snapshot_utils::purge_bank_snapshots_older_than_slot(
+                            &snapshot_config.bank_snapshots_dir,
+                            snapshot_package.slot(),
+                        );
                     });
 
                     datapoint_info!(
diff --git a/runtime/src/snapshot_utils.rs b/runtime/src/snapshot_utils.rs
index 64ae4f2b5e64e2..faa480b4f77178 100644
--- a/runtime/src/snapshot_utils.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/snapshot_utils.rs
@@ -2988,6 +2988,13 @@ pub fn purge_old_bank_snapshots(
     );
 }
 
+/// Purges bank snapshots that are older than `slot`
+pub fn purge_bank_snapshots_older_than_slot(bank_snapshots_dir: impl AsRef<Path>, slot: Slot) {
+    let mut bank_snapshots = get_bank_snapshots(&bank_snapshots_dir);
+    bank_snapshots.retain(|bank_snapshot| bank_snapshot.slot < slot);
+    purge_bank_snapshots(&bank_snapshots);
+}
+
 /// Purges all `bank_snapshots`
 ///
 /// Does not exit early if there is an error while purging a bank snapshot.
@@ -5606,4 +5613,31 @@ mod tests {
         purge_old_bank_snapshots(&bank_snapshots_dir, 0, None);
         assert_eq!(get_bank_snapshots(&bank_snapshots_dir).len(), 0);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_purge_bank_snapshots_older_than_slot() {
+        let genesis_config = GenesisConfig::default();
+        let bank_snapshots_dir = tempfile::TempDir::new().unwrap();
+
+        // The bank must stay in scope to ensure the temp dirs that it holds are not dropped
+        let _bank = create_snapshot_dirs_for_tests(&genesis_config, &bank_snapshots_dir, 9, 6);
+        let bank_snapshots_before = get_bank_snapshots(&bank_snapshots_dir);
+
+        purge_bank_snapshots_older_than_slot(&bank_snapshots_dir, 0);
+        let bank_snapshots_after = get_bank_snapshots(&bank_snapshots_dir);
+        assert_eq!(bank_snapshots_before.len(), bank_snapshots_after.len());
+
+        purge_bank_snapshots_older_than_slot(&bank_snapshots_dir, 3);
+        let bank_snapshots_after = get_bank_snapshots(&bank_snapshots_dir);
+        assert_eq!(bank_snapshots_before.len(), bank_snapshots_after.len() + 2);
+
+        purge_bank_snapshots_older_than_slot(&bank_snapshots_dir, 8);
+        let bank_snapshots_after = get_bank_snapshots(&bank_snapshots_dir);
+        assert_eq!(bank_snapshots_before.len(), bank_snapshots_after.len() + 7);
+
+        purge_bank_snapshots_older_than_slot(&bank_snapshots_dir, Slot::MAX);
+        let bank_snapshots_after = get_bank_snapshots(&bank_snapshots_dir);
+        assert_eq!(bank_snapshots_before.len(), bank_snapshots_after.len() + 9);
+        assert!(bank_snapshots_after.is_empty());
+    }
 }