[2 YOE] Should I keep research work from college on my resume post graduation, if I have enough experience that could replace it?

Title- I have about 2.5 YOE in operations at a PSM covered food process. I'm working to update my resume for my next role, and have enough experience that could be covered such that I could remove two research roles I had in college. Both of which, I have published papers from, and am second author on one of them. They sit in their own section on my resume the subject of research isn't relevant to what I'm looking for in my next job. I also am not sure how well I could speak to that work anymore, being that they're over 4 yrs old. Is it worth keeping research on the resume in its own section at this point, or move to a smaller section/remove entirely?