RMAN backup files are still exist since long time, how to delete?

Dear sir;
I'm using the below script to do daily backup, however there are many rman backup files are still exist and consumes HD size, how could I delete these files in daily bases? some files dated in FEB, MAR, APR,
============Daily RMAN script=========
rman target /<<!
backup incremental level=0 as compressed backupset database format '/u15/rman/full_backup_%U.rman';
backup archivelog all not backed up 2 times format '/u15/rman/arc_backup_%U.rman';
backup current controlfile format '/u15/rman/control_%U.rman';
delete archivelog all backed up 2 times to device type disk completed before 'sysdate-7';
delete noprompt obsolete;
================================END
Thanks and best regards
Ali

Hi;
Our backup policy should have 7 days; however we have here some files from JAN, FEB,MAR, APR /2012 WHICH ARE BEYOND THE RETENTION DATE and these files should be deleted by executing " delete noprompt obsolete; ".
All files are exist in /u15/rman/
-rw-r----- 1 oracle oinstall 1151763968 Jan 21 01:36 arc_backup_7kn19h4a_1_1.rman
-rw-r----- 1 oracle oinstall 1136882176 Jan 21 01:36 arc_backup_7ln19h4q_1_1.rman
-rw-r----- 1 oracle oinstall 1135984640 Jan 21 01:36 arc_backup_7mn19h5a_1_1.rman
-rw-r----- 1 oracle oinstall 1126627328 Jan 21 01:37 arc_backup_7nn19h5q_1_1.rman
-rw-r----- 1 oracle oinstall 880606720 Mar 12 02:53 arc_backup_7nn5ldhp_1_1.rman
-rw-r----- 1 oracle oinstall 1093043712 Jan 21 01:37 arc_backup_7on19h6a_1_1.rman
-rw-r----- 1 oracle oinstall 9797632 Dec 15 01:04 control_04mu7tcp_1_1.rman
-rw-r----- 1 oracle oinstall 36896768 Mar 3 02:55 control_4cn4tm9k_1_1.rman
-rw-r----- 1 oracle oinstall 36896768 Mar 4 02:53 control_4on50ahm_1_1.rman
-rw-r----- 1 oracle oinstall 36896768 Mar 5 02:55 control_56n52v1j_1_1.rman
-rw-r----- 1 oracle oinstall 16252928 Jan 23 01:40 control_8tn1eq3t_1_1.rman
-rw-r----- 1 oracle oinstall 16252928 Jan 24 01:40 control_9cn1heg0_1_1.rman
-rw-r----- 1 oracle oinstall 202940416 Dec 15 01:04 full_backup_01mu7t50_1_1.rman
-rw-r----- 1 oracle oinstall 1097728 Dec 15 01:04 full_backup_02mu7tcc_1_1.rman
-rw-r----- 1 oracle oinstall 201285632 Dec 14 01:04 full_backup_0nmu58ou_1_1.rman
-rw-r----- 1 oracle oinstall 5957304320 Feb 29 02:46 full_backup_2ln4g9l1_1_1.rman
-rw-r----- 1 oracle oinstall 4128768 Feb 29 02:47 full_backup_2mn4gft8_1_1.rman
-rw-r----- 1 oracle oinstall 6027075584 Mar 1 02:49 full_backup_32n4o6ov_1_1.rman
-rw-r----- 1 oracle oinstall 4128768 Mar 1 02:49 full_backup_33n4od66_1_1.rman
-rw-r----- 1 oracle oinstall 6187171840 Mar 2 02:51 full_backup_3gn4qr50_1_1.rman
-rw-r----- 1 oracle oinstall 4145152 Mar 2 02:51 full_backup_3hn4r1kn_1_1.rman
-rw-r----- 1 oracle oinstall 6115786752 Mar 3 02:51 full_backup_40n4tfgu_1_1.rman
above is a short list of contents.
to do our daily backup we perform the following script (in daily)
==================
backup incremental level=0 as compressed backupset database format '/u15/rman/full_backup_%U.rman';
backup archivelog all not backed up 2 times format '/u15/rman/arc_backup_%U.rman';
backup current controlfile format '/u15/rman/control_%U.rman';
delete archivelog all backed up 2 times to device type disk completed before 'sysdate-7';
delete noprompt obsolete;
==================
Thanks and best regards
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