diff --git a/.cirrus.yml b/.cirrus.yml
index 38cad65d2f..55c992e3d7 100644
--- a/.cirrus.yml
+++ b/.cirrus.yml
@@ -187,13 +187,6 @@ fedora41_task:
     dockerfile: ci/fedora-41/Dockerfile
     << : *RESOURCES_TEMPLATE
   << : *CI_TEMPLATE
-
-fedora40_task:
-  container:
-    # Fedora 40 EOL: Around May 2025
-    dockerfile: ci/fedora-40/Dockerfile
-    << : *RESOURCES_TEMPLATE
-  << : *CI_TEMPLATE
   << : *SKIP_TASK_ON_PR
 
 centosstream9_task:
diff --git a/ci/fedora-40/Dockerfile b/ci/fedora-40/Dockerfile
deleted file mode 100644
index f2615b7007..0000000000
--- a/ci/fedora-40/Dockerfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-FROM fedora:40
-
-# A version field to invalidate Cirrus's build cache when needed, as suggested in
-# https://github.com/cirruslabs/cirrus-ci-docs/issues/544#issuecomment-566066822
-ENV DOCKERFILE_VERSION 20241024
-
-RUN dnf -y install \
-    bison \
-    ccache \
-    cmake \
-    cppzmq-devel \
-    diffutils \
-    dnsmasq \
-    flex \
-    gcc \
-    gcc-c++ \
-    git \
-    jq \
-    libpcap-devel \
-    make \
-    nodejs-devel \
-    openssl \
-    openssl-devel \
-    procps-ng \
-    python3-devel \
-    python3-pip\
-    sqlite \
-    swig \
-    which \
-    zlib-devel \
-  && dnf clean all && rm -rf /var/cache/dnf
-
-RUN pip3 install websockets junit2html