diff --git a/stop_testbed.py b/stop_testbed.py
index a9fc2ac1312c41be36804e21016d4cda888a42ff..7b02a02b17be153f8c96b8edbabe48f7043167c9 100755
--- a/stop_testbed.py
+++ b/stop_testbed.py
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ args = parser.parse_args()
 with open(args.file) as cfile:
     conf = yaml.load(cfile)
 
-retval = subprocess.call(['docker','pull',conf['image']])
-
 ntwk = conf['network']
 
 def stop_node(name,i):