diff --git a/requirements-integration-v2.in b/requirements-integration-v2.in
index dc095562..1aef6db5 100644
--- a/requirements-integration-v2.in
+++ b/requirements-integration-v2.in
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ pytest-operator
 pyyaml
 sh
 tenacity
+jq
diff --git a/requirements-integration-v2.txt b/requirements-integration-v2.txt
index 1c49ff25..b49dd671 100644
--- a/requirements-integration-v2.txt
+++ b/requirements-integration-v2.txt
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ jedi==0.19.1
     # via ipython
 jinja2==3.1.4
     # via pytest-operator
+jq==1.8.0
+    # via -r requirements-integration-v2.in
 jsonschema==4.17.3
     # via -r requirements-integration-v2.in
 juju==3.5.2.0
diff --git a/tests/README.md b/tests/README.md
index 908f2b5c..474baee6 100644
--- a/tests/README.md
+++ b/tests/README.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ This directory has the following structure:
     │   ├── charmcraft.py
     │   ├── k8s_resources.py
     │   └── localize_bundle.py
+    │   └── lxc.py
     ├── kfp_globals.py
     ├── pipelines/
     │   └── ... # Sample pipelines
diff --git a/tests/integration/helpers/lxc.py b/tests/integration/helpers/lxc.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aab0107d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/helpers/lxc.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import sh
+import jq
+
+def clean_charmcraft_lxc_instances() -> None:
+    """
+    Delete lxc instances in project "charmcraft" that are prefixed with "charmcraft-".
+
+    Based on https://discourse.charmhub.io/t/how-to-quickly-clean-unused-lxd-instances-from-charmcraft-pack/15975
+    """
+    lxc_instances = sh.lxc.list(project="charmcraft", format="json")
+    lxc_instances_charmcraft = jq.compile('.[] | select(.name | startswith("charmcraft-")) | .name').input_text(lxc_instances).all()
+    for instance in lxc_instances_charmcraft:
+        print(f"Deleting lxc instance '{instance}'")
+        sh.lxc.delete(instance, project="charmcraft")
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_kfp_functional_v1.py b/tests/integration/test_kfp_functional_v1.py
index 9562e1f0..ce09b7d8 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_kfp_functional_v1.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_kfp_functional_v1.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 from helpers.k8s_resources import apply_manifests, fetch_response
 from helpers.localize_bundle import get_resources_from_charm_file
 from helpers.charmcraft import charmcraft_clean
+from helpers.lxc import clean_charmcraft_lxc_instances
 from kfp_globals import (
     CHARM_PATH_TEMPLATE,
     KFP_CHARMS,
@@ -97,7 +98,8 @@ async def test_build_and_deploy(ops_test: OpsTest, request, lightkube_client):
             context.update([(f"{charm.replace('-', '_')}", charm_file)])
 
         if charmcraft_clean_flag == True:
-            charmcraft_clean(charms_to_build)
+            # charmcraft_clean(charms_to_build)
+            clean_charmcraft_lxc_instances()
 
     # Render kfp-operators bundle file with locally built charms and their resources
     rendered_bundle = render_bundle(
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_kfp_functional_v2.py b/tests/integration/test_kfp_functional_v2.py
index 8d891425..2e75f0cc 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_kfp_functional_v2.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_kfp_functional_v2.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 from helpers.k8s_resources import apply_manifests, fetch_response
 from helpers.localize_bundle import get_resources_from_charm_file
 from helpers.charmcraft import charmcraft_clean
+from helpers.lxc import clean_charmcraft_lxc_instances
 from kfp_globals import (
     CHARM_PATH_TEMPLATE,
     KFP_CHARMS,
@@ -99,7 +100,8 @@ async def test_build_and_deploy(ops_test: OpsTest, request, lightkube_client):
             context.update([(f"{charm.replace('-', '_')}", charm_file)])
 
         if charmcraft_clean_flag == True:
-            charmcraft_clean(charms_to_build)
+            # charmcraft_clean(charms_to_build)
+            clean_charmcraft_lxc_instances()
 
     # Render kfp-operators bundle file with locally built charms and their resources
     rendered_bundle = render_bundle(