diff --git a/container b/container
index df32b0432..7b87cea95 100755
--- a/container
+++ b/container
@@ -1395,8 +1395,6 @@ class VM(Machine):
         except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
             pass
 
-        self._destroy_qcow_image()
-
     def destroy(self) -> None:
         """Remove all traces of the VM from the host."""
         logger.info('Running `virsh undefine %s`', self.machine_name)