These links should help:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2972285/fix-performance-issues-when-you-use-ssisdb-as-your-deployment-store-in
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/integration-services/system-stored-procedures/catalog-cleanup-server-log?view=sql-server-2017#remarks

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