diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-matrix.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-matrix.yml
index 26c5687041d98..c59fc191ee217 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-matrix.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-matrix.yml
@@ -159,7 +159,6 @@ jobs:
         YARN_REGISTRY: http://localhost:4872
         NX_VERBOSE_LOGGING: ${{ 'true' }}
         NX_E2E_SKIP_BUILD_CLEANUP: ${{ 'true' }}
-        NX_E2E_SKIP_DAEMON_CLEANUP: ${{ 'true' }}
         NX_CACHE_DIRECTORY: ${{ matrix.os-cache-dir }}
 
     - name: Setup tmate session
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-windows.yml
index 2f021bbe83156..ab9d6f7773373 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-windows.yml
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ jobs:
         YARN_REGISTRY: http://localhost:4872
         NX_VERBOSE_LOGGING: ${{ 'true' }}
         NX_E2E_SKIP_BUILD_CLEANUP: ${{ 'true' }}
-        NX_E2E_SKIP_DAEMON_CLEANUP: ${{ 'true' }}
         NX_CACHE_DIRECTORY: ./nx-cache
 
     - name: Setup tmate session
diff --git a/e2e/utils/index.ts b/e2e/utils/index.ts
index bc60cdd1d323d..b69e4cbbacdcb 100644
--- a/e2e/utils/index.ts
+++ b/e2e/utils/index.ts
@@ -302,10 +302,6 @@ export async function killPorts(port?: number): Promise<boolean> {
 // Useful in order to cleanup space during CI to prevent `No space left on device` exceptions
 export async function cleanupProject() {
   if (isCI) {
-    // Stopping the daemon is not required for tests to pass, but it cleans up background processes
-    if (process.env.NX_E2E_SKIP_DAEMON_CLEANUP !== 'true') {
-      runCLI('reset');
-    }
     try {
       removeSync(tmpProjPath());
     } catch (e) {}