diff --git a/release/build/main.go b/release/build/main.go
index 76034008284..3a0e04fb7c2 100644
--- a/release/build/main.go
+++ b/release/build/main.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"gopkg.in/natefinch/lumberjack.v2"
 
 	"github.com/projectcalico/calico/release/internal/config"
+	"github.com/projectcalico/calico/release/internal/hashreleaseserver"
 	"github.com/projectcalico/calico/release/internal/outputs"
 	"github.com/projectcalico/calico/release/internal/pinnedversion"
 	"github.com/projectcalico/calico/release/internal/registry"
@@ -336,8 +337,7 @@ func hashreleaseSubCommands(cfg *config.Config) []*cli.Command {
 			Aliases: []string{"gc"},
 			Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
 				configureLogging("hashrelease-garbage-collect.log")
-				tasks.HashreleaseCleanRemote(cfg)
-				return nil
+				return hashreleaseserver.CleanOldHashreleases(&cfg.HashreleaseServerConfig)
 			},
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/release/pkg/tasks/hashrelease.go b/release/pkg/tasks/hashrelease.go
index d27b4d48611..cd271c0e092 100644
--- a/release/pkg/tasks/hashrelease.go
+++ b/release/pkg/tasks/hashrelease.go
@@ -214,14 +214,6 @@ func HashreleasePush(cfg *config.Config, path string, setLatest bool) {
 	}).Info("Published hashrelease")
 }
 
-// HashreleaseCleanRemote cleans up old hashreleases on the docs host
-func HashreleaseCleanRemote(cfg *config.Config) {
-	logrus.Info("Cleaning up old hashreleases")
-	if err := hashreleaseserver.CleanOldHashreleases(&cfg.HashreleaseServerConfig); err != nil {
-		logrus.WithError(err).Fatal("Failed to delete old hashreleases")
-	}
-}
-
 // ReformatHashrelease modifies the generated release output to match
 // the "legacy" format our CI tooling expects. This should be temporary until
 // we can update the tooling to expect the new format.