diff --git a/mise.toml b/mise.toml
index 63c4649f..c66cf55f 100644
--- a/mise.toml
+++ b/mise.toml
@@ -28,11 +28,6 @@ run = "gh run watch"
 description = 'Open an ssh console to the production env'
 run = 'ssh music-library-prod'
 
-[tasks."prod:prune-backups"]
-confirm = 'Are you sure you want to delete all downloaded database backups?'
-description = 'Deletes all downloaded database backups'
-run = 'rm data/music_library_prod*'
-
 [tasks."prod:test"]
 description = 'Run HTTP tests against production'
 run = 'hurl --test test/prod.hurl'
diff --git a/scripts/prod/prune-backups b/scripts/prod/prune-backups
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..d3d5f061
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/prod/prune-backups
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+#MISE description="Remove locally downloaded production database backups"
+#MISE confirm="Are you sure you want to remove all backups?"
+
+set -e
+
+rm data/music_library_prod*