diff --git a/commands b/commands
index 67f6543..3ea7e0b 100755
--- a/commands
+++ b/commands
@@ -78,8 +78,6 @@ case "$1" in
       ID=$(cat "$SERVICE_ROOT/ID")
 
       service_stop "$SERVICE"
-      dokku_log_verbose_quiet "Killing container"
-      docker kill "$ID" > /dev/null || true
       sleep 1
 
       dokku_log_verbose_quiet "Removing container"