diff --git a/ansible/playbooks/AdoptOpenJDK_Unix_Playbook/dockernode.yml b/ansible/playbooks/AdoptOpenJDK_Unix_Playbook/dockernode.yml
index 50fa31134a..44c0b33b67 100644
--- a/ansible/playbooks/AdoptOpenJDK_Unix_Playbook/dockernode.yml
+++ b/ansible/playbooks/AdoptOpenJDK_Unix_Playbook/dockernode.yml
@@ -16,3 +16,5 @@
       tags: deploy
     - role: deploy_container
       tags: deploy
+    - role: remove_container
+      tags: remove
diff --git a/ansible/playbooks/AdoptOpenJDK_Unix_Playbook/roles/DockerStatic/README.md b/ansible/playbooks/AdoptOpenJDK_Unix_Playbook/roles/DockerStatic/README.md
index 976489e110..9525739b67 100644
--- a/ansible/playbooks/AdoptOpenJDK_Unix_Playbook/roles/DockerStatic/README.md
+++ b/ansible/playbooks/AdoptOpenJDK_Unix_Playbook/roles/DockerStatic/README.md
@@ -60,6 +60,20 @@ If you are creating a new container with the intention of replacing a container
 
 * Instead of creating a new node in Jenkins, simply modify the name and PORT number of the replaced node's entry in Jenkins accordingly
 
+## Retiring a DockerStatic container (automated)
+
+The [remove_container.yml](https://github.com/adoptium/infrastructure/blob/master/ansible/playbooks/AdoptOpenJDK_Unix_Playbook/roles/remove_container/tasks/main.yml) role facilitates the removal of DockerStatic containers. Usage:
+
+```
+ansible-playbook -u root -i hosts AdoptOpenJDK_Unix_Playbook/dockernode.yml -t "remove" -e "delete_nodes=$NODE_1,$NODE_2,$NODE_3,..."
+```
+
+The hosts file should include the dockerhost machine which hosts the docker static nodes. Both the Jenkins nodes and the docker containers will be deleted (as long as the Jenkins nodes are idle).
+
+Use the [DockerInventory.json](https://github.com/adoptium/infrastructure/blob/master/ansible/DockerInventory.json) to lookup the docker static node names and the dockerhost machine to which they belong.
+
+After the playbook deletes the nodes, please update the DockerInventory.json file by following the instructions [here](https://github.com/adoptium/infrastructure/tree/master/ansible/playbooks/AdoptOpenJDK_Unix_Playbook/roles/DockerStatic#inventory).
+
 ## Patching
 
 * The static containers are patched daily using this [script](https://github.com/adoptium/infrastructure/blob/master/ansible/playbooks/AdoptOpenJDK_Unix_Playbook/roles/DockerStatic/scripts/updatepackages.sh) which runs on a daily cron job on each of the dockerhost machines.
diff --git a/ansible/playbooks/AdoptOpenJDK_Unix_Playbook/roles/remove_container/scripts/deleteNodes.py b/ansible/playbooks/AdoptOpenJDK_Unix_Playbook/roles/remove_container/scripts/deleteNodes.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c9db917e7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/playbooks/AdoptOpenJDK_Unix_Playbook/roles/remove_container/scripts/deleteNodes.py
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import jenkins
+import sys
+import json
+import requests
+
+def createServer(username, password):
+    url = "https://ci.adoptium.net:443"
+    server = jenkins.Jenkins(url, username=username,
+                        password=password)
+    return server
+
+def returnPort(inventory, nodeName):
+    # Search dockerInventory.json for port numbers, return port number
+    for dockerhost in inventory:
+        for node in dockerhost["containers"]:
+            if node["nodeName"] == nodeName:
+                port = node["port"]
+                return port
+
+def deleteJenkinsNode(nodeName, USERNAME, TOKEN):
+    # Post request to doDelete jenkins url
+    headers = {"Content-Type": "application/xml"}
+    auth = (USERNAME, TOKEN)
+    deleteURL = f'https://ci.adoptium.net/computer/{nodeName}/doDelete'
+    r = requests.post(url=deleteURL, auth=auth, headers=headers)
+
+    if r.status_code == 200:
+        print(f'\n{nodeName} deleted\n')
+    else:
+        print(f'\nSomething went wrong. Check to see if {nodeName} is deleted\n')
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+def main():
+    USERNAME,TOKEN = sys.argv[1:3]
+    nodeList = sys.argv[3].split(',')
+
+    server = createServer(USERNAME, TOKEN)
+
+    with open('../../DockerInventory.json') as file:
+        inventory = json.load(file)
+
+    deletedNodesPorts = []
+    isNotIdleNodes = []
+    # Delete in Jenkins first
+    for node in nodeList:
+        testNode = server.get_node_info(node)
+        if testNode['idle']:
+            deleteJenkinsNode(node, USERNAME, TOKEN)
+            deletedNodesPorts.append(returnPort(inventory, node))
+        else:
+            isNotIdleNodes.append(node)
+
+    if len(isNotIdleNodes) > 0:
+        print(f'\nList of nodes that were not deleted: {isNotIdleNodes}\n')
+
+    print(*deletedNodesPorts)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/ansible/playbooks/AdoptOpenJDK_Unix_Playbook/roles/remove_container/tasks/delete_container.yml b/ansible/playbooks/AdoptOpenJDK_Unix_Playbook/roles/remove_container/tasks/delete_container.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2bf48c9753
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/playbooks/AdoptOpenJDK_Unix_Playbook/roles/remove_container/tasks/delete_container.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+
+# Get the container ID using the port number found in DockerhostInventory.json
+- name: Get container ID of container running on {{ docker_port }}
+  shell: docker ps | grep {{ docker_port }} | sed 's/ /\n/g' | head -n 1
+  register: docker_container_ID
+
+- name: Stop and remove container {{ docker_container_ID.stdout }}
+  community.docker.docker_container:
+    name: "{{ docker_container_ID.stdout }}"
+    state: absent
diff --git a/ansible/playbooks/AdoptOpenJDK_Unix_Playbook/roles/remove_container/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/playbooks/AdoptOpenJDK_Unix_Playbook/roles/remove_container/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c92c5628d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/playbooks/AdoptOpenJDK_Unix_Playbook/roles/remove_container/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+---
+# The deleteNodes.py script deletes the nodes in Jenkins
+# Ansible then removes the docker containers on the dockerhost via the delete_container role
+# If the node is not idle in Jenkins, the node is not deleted
+
+# no_log hides the api_token from the output
+- name: Run deleteNodes script
+  script: scripts/deleteNodes.py {{ jenkins_username }} {{ jenkins_api_token }} {{ delete_nodes }}
+  args:
+    executable: python3
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  no_log: true
+  register: docker_ports
+
+- name: Set docker_ports variable
+  set_fact:
+    ports_list: "{{ docker_ports.stdout_lines[0].split(' ') | list }}"
+
+# Iterate over each machine, removes container on dockerhost machine
+- name: Run delete_container.yml for every docker port
+  include_tasks: delete_container.yml
+  loop: "{{ ports_list }}"
+  loop_control:
+    loop_var: docker_port