diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-e2e-coverage-weekly.yml b/.github/workflows/test-e2e-coverage-weekly.yml
index 24299fe9208..e43a183de99 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-e2e-coverage-weekly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-e2e-coverage-weekly.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ on:
 
 env:
   NODE_OPTIONS: --max-old-space-size=16384
-  TESTCONTAINERS_RYUK_DISABLED: true
   PLAYWRIGHT_WORKERS: 4
   PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH: packages/testing/playwright/.playwright-browsers
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-e2e-reusable.yml b/.github/workflows/test-e2e-reusable.yml
index c812ac198b5..b1cc0897169 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-e2e-reusable.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-e2e-reusable.yml
@@ -80,8 +80,6 @@ on:
 
 env:
   NODE_OPTIONS: ${{ contains(inputs.runner, '2vcpu') && '--max-old-space-size=6144' || '' }}
-  # Disable Ryuk to avoid issues with Docker since it needs privileged access, containers are cleaned on teardown anyway
-  TESTCONTAINERS_RYUK_DISABLED: true
   PLAYWRIGHT_WORKERS: ${{ inputs.workers != '' && inputs.workers || '2' }}
   # Browser cache location - must match install-browsers script
   PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH: packages/testing/playwright/.playwright-browsers
diff --git a/packages/cli/jest.config.integration.testcontainers.js b/packages/cli/jest.config.integration.testcontainers.js
index d8db370103e..0df1891ba3c 100644
--- a/packages/cli/jest.config.integration.testcontainers.js
+++ b/packages/cli/jest.config.integration.testcontainers.js
@@ -4,10 +4,9 @@
  *
  * Usage: pnpm test:postgres:tc
  *
- * Note: TESTCONTAINERS_RYUK_DISABLED=true is set in the npm script because:
- * 1. Ryuk requires privileged Docker access not available in all CI environments
- * 2. Containers use withReuse() and are cleaned up in globalTeardown
- * 3. If tests crash, containers may linger - run `docker ps` to check
+ * Note: Ryuk is enabled by default and handles container cleanup on process exit,
+ * including crashes and timeouts. Containers also use withReuse() and are
+ * cleaned up in globalTeardown as a secondary cleanup mechanism.
  */
 
 /** @type {import('jest').Config} */