diff --git a/.github/workflows/promote-prod.yml b/.github/workflows/promote-prod.yml
index da8c9b0..483e8cd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/promote-prod.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/promote-prod.yml
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ jobs:
           if [ -f "$MIGRATE_JOB" ]; then
             yq -i '.metadata.name = "migrate-schema-" + env(SHORT_SHA)' "$MIGRATE_JOB"
             yq -i '.metadata.annotations."groombook.app/deploy-version" = env(TAG)' "$MIGRATE_JOB"
-            yq -i '.spec.ttlSecondsAfterFinished = (.spec.ttlSecondsAfterFinished // 86400)' "$MIGRATE_JOB"
           fi
 
           # Update seed Job name to include short SHA (immutable template fix)
@@ -60,7 +59,6 @@ jobs:
           if [ -f "$SEED_JOB" ]; then
             yq -i '.metadata.name = "seed-test-data-" + env(SHORT_SHA)' "$SEED_JOB"
             yq -i '.metadata.annotations."groombook.app/deploy-version" = env(TAG)' "$SEED_JOB"
-            yq -i '.spec.ttlSecondsAfterFinished = (.spec.ttlSecondsAfterFinished // 86400)' "$SEED_JOB"
           fi
 
           git -C /tmp/infra diff --stat
@@ -84,16 +82,6 @@ jobs:
             --title "release: promote ${TAG} to production" \
             --body "Promote image tag ${TAG} to production after UAT sign-off. cc @cpfarhood"
 
-      - name: Delete existing completed Jobs before Flux reconciles
-        env:
-          TAG: ${{ inputs.tag }}
-        run: |
-          SHORT_SHA="${TAG##*-}"
-          echo "Deleting completed Jobs with name suffix: $SHORT_SHA"
-          kubectl delete job "migrate-schema-${SHORT_SHA}" -n groombook --ignore-not-found
-          kubectl delete job "seed-test-data-${SHORT_SHA}" -n groombook --ignore-not-found
-          echo "Jobs deleted, Flux will reconcile with fresh objects"
-
       - name: Notify on failure
         if: failure()
         uses: actions/github-script@v7
diff --git a/.github/workflows/promote-to-uat.yml b/.github/workflows/promote-to-uat.yml
index 8fe3a37..a1a79d4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/promote-to-uat.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/promote-to-uat.yml
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ jobs:
           if [ -f "$MIGRATE_JOB" ]; then
             yq -i '.metadata.name = "migrate-schema-" + env(SHORT_SHA)' "$MIGRATE_JOB"
             yq -i '.metadata.annotations."groombook.app/deploy-version" = env(TAG)' "$MIGRATE_JOB"
-            yq -i '.spec.ttlSecondsAfterFinished = (.spec.ttlSecondsAfterFinished // 86400)' "$MIGRATE_JOB"
           fi
 
           # Update seed Job name to include short SHA (immutable template fix)
@@ -67,7 +66,6 @@ jobs:
           if [ -f "$SEED_JOB" ]; then
             yq -i '.metadata.name = "seed-test-data-" + env(SHORT_SHA)' "$SEED_JOB"
             yq -i '.metadata.annotations."groombook.app/deploy-version" = env(TAG)' "$SEED_JOB"
-            yq -i '.spec.ttlSecondsAfterFinished = (.spec.ttlSecondsAfterFinished // 86400)' "$SEED_JOB"
           fi
 
           git -C /tmp/infra diff --stat
@@ -95,16 +93,6 @@ jobs:
             --body "[GRO-429](/GRO/issues/GRO-429) — UAT promotion triggered by CTO")
           gh pr merge "$PR_URL" --merge
 
-      - name: Delete existing completed Jobs before Flux reconciles
-        env:
-          TAG: ${{ inputs.image_tag }}
-        run: |
-          SHORT_SHA="${TAG##*-}"
-          echo "Deleting completed Jobs with name suffix: $SHORT_SHA"
-          kubectl delete job "migrate-schema-${SHORT_SHA}" -n groombook-uat --ignore-not-found
-          kubectl delete job "seed-test-data-${SHORT_SHA}" -n groombook-uat --ignore-not-found
-          echo "Jobs deleted, Flux will reconcile with fresh objects"
-
       - name: Notify on failure
         if: failure()
         uses: actions/github-script@v7