diff --git a/awx/main/tasks/system.py b/awx/main/tasks/system.py
index 44654e630b03..bca9d16c055f 100644
--- a/awx/main/tasks/system.py
+++ b/awx/main/tasks/system.py
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ def handle_removed_image(remove_images=None):
 
 @task(queue=get_task_queuename)
 def cleanup_images_and_files():
-    _cleanup_images_and_files()
+    _cleanup_images_and_files(image_prune=True)
 
 
 @task(queue=get_task_queuename)