diff --git a/docs/devel/testing.rst b/docs/devel/testing.rst
index 3f6ebd5073..8d0b272352 100644
--- a/docs/devel/testing.rst
+++ b/docs/devel/testing.rst
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ locally by using the ``NOCACHE`` build option:
 
 .. code::
 
-   make docker-image-debian10 NOCACHE=1
+   make docker-image-debian-arm64-cross NOCACHE=1
 
 Images
 ~~~~~~
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.d/container-core.yml b/.gitlab-ci.d/container-core.yml
index e8dd1f476a..08f8450fa1 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.d/container-core.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.d/container-core.yml
@@ -10,8 +10,3 @@ amd64-fedora-container:
   extends: .container_job_template
   variables:
     NAME: fedora
-
-amd64-debian10-container:
-  extends: .container_job_template
-  variables:
-    NAME: debian10
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.d/containers.yml b/.gitlab-ci.d/containers.yml
index be34cbc7ba..96d2a3b58b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.d/containers.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.d/containers.yml
@@ -7,11 +7,6 @@ amd64-alpine-container:
   variables:
     NAME: alpine
 
-amd64-debian11-container:
-  extends: .container_job_template
-  variables:
-    NAME: debian11
-
 amd64-debian-container:
   extends: .container_job_template
   stage: containers
diff --git a/tests/docker/Makefile.include b/tests/docker/Makefile.include
index a3174346da..270e99786e 100644
--- a/tests/docker/Makefile.include
+++ b/tests/docker/Makefile.include
@@ -69,9 +69,7 @@ docker-binfmt-image-debian-%: $(DOCKER_FILES_DIR)/debian-bootstrap.docker
 			{ echo "You will need to build $(EXECUTABLE)"; exit 1;},\
 			"CHECK", "debian-$* exists"))
 
-# Enforce dependencies for composite images
-# we don't run tests on intermediate images (used as base by another image)
-DOCKER_PARTIAL_IMAGES := debian10 debian11
+# Special case cross-compiling x86_64 on non-x86_64 systems.
 ifeq ($(HOST_ARCH),x86_64)
 DOCKER_PARTIAL_IMAGES += debian-amd64-cross
 else
@@ -89,10 +87,6 @@ endif
 # The native build should never use the registry
 docker-image-debian-native: DOCKER_REGISTRY=
 
-# base images should not add a local user
-docker-image-debian10: NOUSER=1
-docker-image-debian11: NOUSER=1
-
 # alpine has no adduser
 docker-image-alpine: NOUSER=1
 
diff --git a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian10.docker b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian10.docker
deleted file mode 100644
index 03be923066..0000000000
--- a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian10.docker
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Docker multiarch cross-compiler target
-#
-# This docker target is builds on Debian cross compiler targets to build distro
-# with a selection of cross compilers for building test binaries.
-#
-# On its own you can't build much but the docker-foo-cross targets
-# build on top of the base debian image.
-#
-FROM docker.io/library/debian:buster-slim
-
-# Duplicate deb line as deb-src
-RUN cat /etc/apt/sources.list | sed "s/^deb\ /deb-src /" >> /etc/apt/sources.list
-
-# Install common build utilities
-RUN apt update && \
-    DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt install -yy eatmydata && \
-    DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive eatmydata \
-    apt install -y --no-install-recommends \
-        bc \
-        build-essential \
-        ca-certificates \
-        ccache \
-        clang \
-        dbus \
-        gdb-multiarch \
-        gettext \
-        git \
-        libffi-dev \
-        libncurses5-dev \
-        ninja-build \
-        pkg-config \
-        psmisc \
-        python3 \
-        python3-sphinx \
-        python3-sphinx-rtd-theme \
-        python3-venv \
-        $(apt-get -s build-dep --arch-only qemu | egrep ^Inst | fgrep '[all]' | cut -d\  -f2)
diff --git a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian11.docker b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian11.docker
deleted file mode 100644
index febf884f8f..0000000000
--- a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian11.docker
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Docker multiarch cross-compiler target
-#
-# This docker target uses the current development version of Debian as
-# a base for cross compilers for building test binaries. We won't
-# attempt to build QEMU on it yet given it is still in development.
-#
-# On its own you can't build much but the docker-foo-cross targets
-# build on top of the base debian image.
-#
-FROM docker.io/library/debian:bullseye-slim
-
-# Duplicate deb line as deb-src
-RUN cat /etc/apt/sources.list | sed "s/^deb\ /deb-src /" >> /etc/apt/sources.list
-
-# Install common build utilities
-RUN apt update && \
-    DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt install -yy eatmydata
