diff --git a/.github/actions/check_cirrus_cron/cron_failures.sh b/.github/actions/check_cirrus_cron/cron_failures.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index e97754d629..0000000000
--- a/.github/actions/check_cirrus_cron/cron_failures.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,92 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-set -eo pipefail
-
-# Intended to be executed from a github action workflow step.
-# Outputs the Cirrus cron names and IDs of any failed builds
-
-source $(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/lib.sh
-
-_errfmt="Expecting %s value to not be empty"
-if [[ -z "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" ]]; then  # <owner>/<repo>
-    err $(printf "$_errfmt" "\$GITHUB_REPOSITORY")
-elif [[ -z "$ID_NAME_FILEPATH" ]]; then  # output filepath
-    err $(printf "$_errfmt" "\$ID_NAME_FILEPATH")
-fi
-
-confirm_gha_environment
-
-mkdir -p ./artifacts
-cat > ./artifacts/query_raw.json << "EOF"
-query {
-  ownerRepository(platform: "github", owner: "@@OWNER@@", name: "@@REPO@@") {
-    cronSettings {
-      name
-      lastInvocationBuild {
-        id
-        status
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}
-EOF
-# Makes for easier copy/pasting query to/from
-# https://cirrus-ci.com/explorer
-owner=$(cut -d '/' -f 1 <<<"$GITHUB_REPOSITORY")
-repo=$(cut -d '/' -f 2 <<<"$GITHUB_REPOSITORY")
-sed -r -e "s/@@OWNER@@/$owner/g" -e "s/@@REPO@@/$repo/g" \
-    ./artifacts/query_raw.json > ./artifacts/query.json
-
-if grep -q '@@' ./artifacts/query.json; then
-    err "Found unreplaced substitution token in query JSON"
-fi
-
-# The query should never ever return an empty-list, unless there are no cirrus-cron
-# jobs defined for the repository.  In that case, this monitoring script shouldn't
-# be running anyway.
-filt_head='.data.ownerRepository.cronSettings'
-
-gql "$(<./artifacts/query.json)" "$filt_head" > ./artifacts/reply.json
-# e.x. reply.json
-# {
-#   "data": {
-#     "ownerRepository": {
-#       "cronSettings": [
-#         {
-#           "name": "Keepalive_v2.0",
-#           "lastInvocationBuild": {
-#             "id": "5776050544181248",
-#             "status": "EXECUTING"
-#           }
-#         },
-#         {
-#           "name": "Keepalive_v1.9",
-#           "lastInvocationBuild": {
-#             "id": "5962921081569280",
-#             "status": "COMPLETED"
-#           }
-#         },
-#         {
-#           "name": "Keepalive_v2.0.5-rhel",
-#           "lastInvocationBuild": {
-#             "id": "5003065549914112",
-#             "status": "FAILED"
-#         }
-#         ...
-
-# Output format: <build id> <cron-job name>
-# Where <cron-job name> may contain multiple words
-filt="$filt_head | map(select(.lastInvocationBuild.status==\"FAILED\") | {id:.lastInvocationBuild.id, name:.name} | join(\" \")) | join(\"\n\")"
-jq --raw-output "$filt" ./artifacts/reply.json > "$ID_NAME_FILEPATH"
-
-# Print out the file to assist in job debugging
-echo "<Failed Build ID> <Cron Name>"
-cat "$ID_NAME_FILEPATH"
-
-# Count non-empty lines (in case there are any)
-records=$(awk -r -e '/\w+/{print $0}' "$ID_NAME_FILEPATH" | wc -l)
-# Set the output of this step.
-# Ref: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/workflow-commands-for-github-actions#setting-an-output-parameter
-# shellcheck disable=SC2154
-echo "failures=$records" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-echo "Total failed Cirrus-CI cron builds: $records"
diff --git a/.github/actions/check_cirrus_cron/lib.sh b/.github/actions/check_cirrus_cron/lib.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 7e8d42e83b..0000000000
--- a/.github/actions/check_cirrus_cron/lib.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,95 +0,0 @@
-
-
-# Send text to stderr
-msg() {
-    echo "$@" > /dev/stderr
-}
-
-# Must be called from top-level of script, not another function.
-err() {
-    # Ref: https://docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/actions/reference/workflow-commands-for-github-actions
-    msg "::error file=${BASH_SOURCE[1]},line=${BASH_LINENO[0]}::$*"
-    exit 1
-}
-
-confirm_gha_environment() {
-    local _err_fmt
-    _err_fmt="I don't seem to be running from a github-actions workflow"
-    # These are all defined by github-actions
-    # shellcheck disable=SC2154
-    if [[ -z "$GITHUB_OUTPUT" ]]; then
-        err "$_err_fmt, \$GITHUB_OUTPUT is empty"
-    elif [[ -z "$GITHUB_WORKFLOW" ]]; then
-        err "$_err_fmt, \$GITHUB_WORKFLOW is empty"
-    elif [[ ! -d "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE" ]]; then
-        # Defined by github-actions
-        # shellcheck disable=SC2154
-        err "$_err_fmt, \$GITHUB_WORKSPACE='$GITHUB_WORKSPACE' isn't a directory"
-    fi
-
-    cd "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE" || false
-}
-
-# Using python3 here is a compromise for readability and
-# properly handling quote, control and unicode character encoding.
-escape_query() {
-    local json_string
-    # Assume it's okay to squash repeated whitespaces inside the query
-    json_string=$(printf '%s' "$1" | \
-                  tr --delete '\r\n' | \
-                  tr --squeeze-repeats '[[:space:]]' | \
-        python3 -c 'import sys,json; print(json.dumps(sys.stdin.read()))')
-    # The $json_string in message is already quoted
-    echo -n "$json_string"
-}
-
-# Given a GraphQL query/mutation, fire it at the API.
-# and return the output on stdout.  The optional
-# second parameter may contain a jq filter-string.
-# When provided, if the GQL result is empty, null,
-# fails to parse, or does not match the filter-string,
-# non-zero will be returned.
-gql() {
-    local e_query query
-    e_query=$(escape_query "$1")
-    query="{\"query\": $e_query}"
-    local filter
-    filter="$2"
-    local output
-    local filtered
-    msg "::group::Posting GraphQL Query and checking result"
-    msg "query: "
-    if ! jq -e . <<<"$query" > /dev/stderr; then
-        msg "::error file=${BASH_SOURCE[1]},line=${BASH_LINENO[0]}::Invalid query JSON: $query"
-        return 1
-    fi
-    # SECRET_CIRRUS_API_KEY is defined github secret
-    # shellcheck disable=SC2154
-    if output=$(curl \
-              --request POST \
-              --silent \
-              --show-error \
-              --location \
-              --header 'content-type: application/json' \
-              --header "Authorization: Bearer $SECRET_CIRRUS_API_KEY" \
-              --url 'https://api.cirrus-ci.com/graphql' \
-              --data "$query") && [[ -n "$output" ]]; then
-
-        if filtered=$(jq -e "$filter" <<<"$output") && [[ -n "$filtered" ]]; then
-            msg "result:"
-            # Make debugging easier w/ formatted output
-            # to stderr for display, stdout for consumption by caller
-            jq --indent 2 . <<<"$output" | tee /dev/stderr
-            msg "::endgroup::"
-            return 0
-        fi
-
-        msg "::error file=${BASH_SOURCE[1]},line=${BASH_LINENO[0]}::Query result did not pass filter '$2': '$output'"
-        msg "::endgroup::"
-        return 2
-    fi
-
-    msg "::error file=${BASH_SOURCE[1]},line=${BASH_LINENO[0]}::Query failed or result empty: '$output'"
-    msg "::endgroup::"
-    return 3
-}
diff --git a/.github/actions/check_cirrus_cron/make_email_body.sh b/.github/actions/check_cirrus_cron/make_email_body.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index ef013a85ba..0000000000
--- a/.github/actions/check_cirrus_cron/make_email_body.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-set -eo pipefail
-
-# Intended to be executed from a github action workflow step.
-# Input: File listing space separated failed cron build names and IDs
-# Output: $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/artifacts/email_body.txt file
-
-source $(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/lib.sh
-
-_errfmt="Expecting %s value to not be empty"
-# ID_NAME_FILEPATH is defined by workflow YAML
-# shellcheck disable=SC2154
-if [[ -z "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" ]]; then
-    err $(printf "$_errfmt" "\$GITHUB_REPOSITORY")
-elif [[ ! -r "$ID_NAME_FILEPATH" ]]; then
-    err "Expecting \$ID_NAME_FILEPATH value ($ID_NAME_FILEPATH) to be a readable file"
-fi
-
-confirm_gha_environment
-
-# GITHUB_WORKSPACE confirmed by confirm_gha_environment()
-# shellcheck disable=SC2154
-mkdir -p "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/artifacts"
-(
-    echo "Detected one or more Cirrus-CI cron-triggered jobs have failed recently:"
-    echo ""
-
-    while read -r BID NAME; do
-        echo "Cron build '$NAME' Failed: https://cirrus-ci.com/build/$BID"
-    done < "$ID_NAME_FILEPATH"
-
-    echo ""
-    # Defined by github-actions
-    # shellcheck disable=SC2154
-    echo "# Source: ${GITHUB_WORKFLOW} workflow on ${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}."
-    # Separate content from sendgrid.com automatic footer.
-    echo ""
-    echo ""
-) > $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/artifacts/email_body.txt
diff --git a/.github/actions/check_cirrus_cron/rerun_failed_tasks.sh b/.github/actions/check_cirrus_cron/rerun_failed_tasks.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 3c422b066c..0000000000
--- a/.github/actions/check_cirrus_cron/rerun_failed_tasks.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,124 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-set -eo pipefail
-
-# Intended to be executed from a github action workflow step.
-# Input: File listing space separated failed cron build names and IDs
-# Output: $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/artifacts/email_body.txt file
-#
-# HOW TO TEST:  This script may be manually tested assuming you have
-# access to the github containers-org. Cirrus API key.  With that in-hand,
-# this script may be manually run by:
-# 1. export SECRET_CIRRUS_API_KEY=<value>
-# 2. Find an old podman build that failed on `main` or another **branch**.
-#    For example, from https://cirrus-ci.com/github/containers/podman/main
-#    (pick an old one from the bottom, since re-running it won't affect anybody)
-# 3. Create a temp. file, like /tmp/fail with a single line, of the form:
-#    <cirrus build id number> <cirrus-cron name>
-# 4. export ID_NAME_FILEPATH=/tmp/fail
-# 5. execute this script, and refresh the build in the WebUI, all unsuccessful
-#    tasks should change status to running or scheduled.  Note: some later
-#    tasks may remain red as they wait for dependencies to run and pass.
-# 6. After each run, cleanup with 'rm -rf $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/artifacts'
-#    (unless you want to examine them)
-
-source $(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/lib.sh
-
-_errfmt="Expecting %s value to not be empty"
-# ID_NAME_FILEPATH is defined by workflow YAML
-# shellcheck disable=SC2154
-if [[ -z "$SECRET_CIRRUS_API_KEY" ]]; then
-    err $(printf "$_errfmt" "\$SECRET_CIRRUS_API_KEY")
-elif [[ ! -r "$ID_NAME_FILEPATH" ]]; then  # output from cron_failures.sh
-    err $(printf "Expecting %s value to be a readable file" "\$ID_NAME_FILEPATH")
-fi
-
-confirm_gha_environment
-
-# GITHUB_WORKSPACE confirmed by confirm_gha_environment()
-# shellcheck disable=SC2154
-mkdir -p $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/artifacts
-# If there are no tasks, don't fail reading the file
-truncate -s 0 $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/artifacts/rerun_tids.txt
-
-cat "$ID_NAME_FILEPATH" | \
-    while read -r BID NAME; do
-        if [[ -z "$NAME" ]]; then
-            err $(printf "$_errfmt" "\$NAME")
-        elif [[ -z "$BID" ]]; then
-            err $(printf "$_errfmt" "\$BID")
-        fi
-
-        id_status_q="
-            query {
-              build(id: \"$BID\") {
-                tasks {
-                  id,
-                  status
-                }
-              }
-            }
-        "
-        task_id_status=$(gql "$id_status_q" '.data.build.tasks[0]')
-        # Expected query result like:
-        # {
-        #   "data": {
-        #     "build": {
-        #       "tasks": [
-        #         {
-        #           "id": "6321184690667520",
-        #           "status": "COMPLETED"
-        #         },
-        #         ...
-        msg "::group::Selecting failed/aborted tasks to re-run"
-        jq -r -e '.data.build.tasks[] | join(" ")' <<<"$task_id_status" | \
-            while read -r TID STATUS; do
-                if [[ -z "$TID" ]] || [[ -z "$STATUS" ]]; then
-                    # assume empty line and/or end of file
-                    msg "Skipping TID '$TID' with status '$STATUS'"
-                    continue
-                # Failed task dependencies will have 'aborted' status
-                elif [[ "$STATUS" == "FAILED" ]] || [[ "$STATUS" == "ABORTED" ]]; then
-                    msg "Rerunning build $BID task $TID"
-                    # Must send result through a file into rerun_tasks array
-                    # because this section is executing in a child-shell
-                    echo "$TID" >> $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/artifacts/rerun_tids.txt
-                fi
-            done
-        declare -a rerun_tasks
-        mapfile rerun_tasks <$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/artifacts/rerun_tids.txt
-        msg "::endgroup::"
-
-        if [[ "${#rerun_tasks[*]}" -eq 0 ]]; then
-            msg "No tasks to re-run for build $BID"
-            continue;
-        fi
-
-        msg "::warning::Rerunning ${#rerun_tasks[*]} tasks for build $BID"
-        # Check-value returned if the gql call was successful
-        canary=$(uuidgen)
-        # Ensure the trailing ',' is stripped from the end (would be invalid JSON)
-        # Rely on shell word-splitting in this case.
-        # shellcheck disable=SC2048
-        task_ids=$(printf '[%s]' $(printf '"%s",' ${rerun_tasks[*]} | head -c -1))
-        rerun_m="
-            mutation {
-              batchReRun(input: {
-                clientMutationId: \"$canary\",
-                taskIds: $task_ids
-                }
-              ) {
-                clientMutationId
-              }
-            }
-        "
-        filter='.data.batchReRun.clientMutationId'
-        if [[ ! "$NAME" =~ "testing" ]]; then # see test.sh
-            result=$(gql "$rerun_m" "$filter")
-            if [[ $(jq -r -e "$filter"<<<"$result") != "$canary" ]]; then
-                err "Attempt to re-run tasks for build $BID failed: ${rerun_tasks[*]}"
-            fi
-        else
-            warn "Test-mode: Would have sent GraphQL request: '$rerun_m'"
-        fi
-    done
diff --git a/.github/actions/check_cirrus_cron/test.sh b/.github/actions/check_cirrus_cron/test.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 19f2e35287..0000000000
--- a/.github/actions/check_cirrus_cron/test.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,101 +0,0 @@
-
-
-# This script attempts to confirm functional github action scripts.
-# It expects to be called from Cirrus-CI, in a special execution
-# environment.  Any use outside this environment will probably fail.
-
-set -eo pipefail
-
-# Defined by setup_environment.sh
-# shellcheck disable=SC2154
-if ! ((PREBUILD)); then
-    echo "Not operating under expected environment"
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-expect_regex() {
-    local expected_regex
-    local input_file
-    expected_regex="$1"
-    input_file="$2"
-    grep -E -q "$expected_regex" $input_file || \
-        die "No match to '$expected_regex' in '$(<$input_file)'"
-}
-
-req_env_vars CIRRUS_CI CIRRUS_REPO_FULL_NAME CIRRUS_WORKING_DIR CIRRUS_BUILD_ID
-
-# Defined by the CI system
-# shellcheck disable=SC2154
-cd $CIRRUS_WORKING_DIR || fail
-
-header="Testing cirrus-cron github-action script:"
-msg "$header cron_failures.sh"
-
-base=$CIRRUS_WORKING_DIR/.github/actions/check_cirrus_cron
-# Don't care about mktemp return value
-# shellcheck disable=SC2155
-export GITHUB_OUTPUT=$(mktemp -p '' cron_failures_output_XXXX)
-# CIRRUS_REPO_FULL_NAME checked above in req_env_vars
-# shellcheck disable=SC2154
-export GITHUB_REPOSITORY="$CIRRUS_REPO_FULL_NAME"
-# shellcheck disable=SC2155
-export GITHUB_WORKSPACE=$(mktemp -d -p '' cron_failures_workspace_XXXX)
-export GITHUB_WORKFLOW="testing"
-# shellcheck disable=SC2155
-export ID_NAME_FILEPATH=$(mktemp -p '' cron_failures_data_XXXX)
-trap "rm -rf $GITHUB_OUTPUT $GITHUB_WORKSPACE $ID_NAME_FILEPATH" EXIT
-
-#####
-
-cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE || fail
-# Replace newlines and indentation to make grep easier
-if ! $base/cron_failures.sh |& \
-        tr -s '[:space:]' ' ' > $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/output; then
-    die "Failed: $base/cron_failures.sh with output '$(<$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/output)'"
-fi
-
-expect_regex \
-    'result.+data.+ownerRepository.+cronSettings.+endgroup' \
-    "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/output"
-
-#####
-
-msg "$header make_email_body.sh"
-# It's possible no cirrus-cron jobs actually failed
-echo -e '\n\n     \n\t\n' >> "$ID_NAME_FILEPATH"  # blank lines should be ignored
-# Don't need to test stdout/stderr of this
-if ! $base/make_email_body.sh; then
-    die "make_email_body.sh failed"
-fi
-
-expect_regex \
-    '^Detected.+Cirrus-CI.+failed.*' \
-    "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/artifacts/email_body.txt"
-
-#####
-
-msg "$header make_email_body.sh name and link"
-# Job names may contain spaces, confirm lines are parsed properly
-echo -e '1234567890 cirrus-cron test job' >> "$ID_NAME_FILEPATH"  # Append to blank lines
-$base/make_email_body.sh
-expected="Cron build 'cirrus-cron test job' Failed: https://cirrus-ci.com/build/1234567890"
-if ! grep -q "$expected" $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/artifacts/email_body.txt; then
-    die "Expecting to find string '$expected' in generated e-mail body:
-$(<$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/artifacts/email_body.txt)"
-fi
-
-#####
-
-msg "$header rerun_failed_tasks.sh"
-export SECRET_CIRRUS_API_KEY=testing-nottherightkey
-# test.sh is sensitive to the 'testing' name.  Var. defined by cirrus-ci
-# shellcheck disable=SC2154
-echo "$CIRRUS_BUILD_ID test cron job name" > "$ID_NAME_FILEPATH"
-if ! $base/rerun_failed_tasks.sh |& \
-        tr -s '[:space:]' ' ' > $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/rerun_output; then
-    die "rerun_failed_tasks.sh failed"
-fi
-
-expect_regex \
-    "Posting GraphQL Query.+$CIRRUS_BUILD_ID.+Selecting.+re-run" \
-    "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/rerun_output"