diff --git a/openreview/arr/arr.py b/openreview/arr/arr.py
index aec01a931..81854da14 100644
--- a/openreview/arr/arr.py
+++ b/openreview/arr/arr.py
@@ -735,8 +735,30 @@ def get_submissions(self, venueid=None, accepted=False, sort=None, details=None)
     def expire_invitation(self, invitation_id):
         return self.venue.expire_invitation(invitation_id)
 
+    def prune_active_arr_venues(self, previous_count=1):
+        active_venues = self.client.get_group('active_venues')
+        arr_venues = []
+
+        for venue_id in active_venues.members or []:
+            if not venue_id.startswith('aclweb.org/ACL/ARR'):
+                continue
+
+            venue_group = tools.get_group(self.client, venue_id)
+            if venue_group is None:
+                continue
+            arr_venues.append((venue_group.cdate, venue_id))
+
+        arr_venues.sort(reverse=True)
+
+        stale_venue_ids = [
+            venue_id for _, venue_id in arr_venues if venue_id != self.venue_id
+        ][previous_count:]
+        if stale_venue_ids:
+            self.client.remove_members_from_group(active_venues.id, stale_venue_ids)
+
     def setup(self, program_chair_ids=[], publication_chairs_ids=[]):
         setup_value = self.venue.setup(program_chair_ids, publication_chairs_ids)
+        self.prune_active_arr_venues()
 
         setup_arr_invitations(self.invitation_builder)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_arr_venue_v2.py b/tests/test_arr_venue_v2.py
index 790d96d3a..967c5a3db 100644
--- a/tests/test_arr_venue_v2.py
+++ b/tests/test_arr_venue_v2.py
@@ -224,6 +224,21 @@ def test_august_cycle(self, client, openreview_client, helpers, test_client, req
 
         helpers.await_queue()
 
+        stale_arr_venues = [
+            'aclweb.org/ACL/ARR/2022/December',
+            'aclweb.org/ACL/ARR/2023/April'
+        ]
+        for venue_id in stale_arr_venues:
+            client.post_group(openreview.Group(
+                id=venue_id,
+                readers=['everyone'],
+                writers=[venue_id],
+                signatures=['~Super_User1'],
+                signatories=[venue_id],
+                members=[]
+            ))
+            openreview_client.add_members_to_group('active_venues', venue_id)
+
         # Post a deploy note
         august_deploy_edit = client.post_note(openreview.Note(
             content={'venue_id': 'aclweb.org/ACL/ARR/2023/August'},
@@ -238,6 +253,19 @@ def test_august_cycle(self, client, openreview_client, helpers, test_client, req
 
         helpers.await_queue_edit(client, invitation='openreview.net/Support/-/Request{}/Deploy'.format(request_form_note.number))
 
+        active_venues = openreview_client.get_group('active_venues')
+        arr_active_venues = {
+            venue_id for venue_id in active_venues.members
+            if venue_id.startswith('aclweb.org/ACL/ARR')
+        }
+        assert arr_active_venues == {
+            'aclweb.org/ACL/ARR/2023/August',
+            'aclweb.org/ACL/ARR/2023/April'
+        }
+        assert 'aclweb.org/ACL/ARR/2023/August' in active_venues.members
+        assert 'aclweb.org/ACL/ARR/2023/April' in active_venues.members
+        assert 'aclweb.org/ACL/ARR/2022/December' not in active_venues.members
+
         group = openreview_client.get_group('aclweb.org/ACL/ARR/2023/August')
         assert group
         assert 'submission_assignment_max_reviewers' not in group.content