diff --git a/tests/jenkins/presubmit.sh b/tests/jenkins/presubmit.sh
index e7274ee870..5dc501655d 100755
--- a/tests/jenkins/presubmit.sh
+++ b/tests/jenkins/presubmit.sh
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 # OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 set -e
-set -x
 
 DOCKER_IMAGE_ALL_DEP=gcr.io/gem5-test/ubuntu-20.04_all-dependencies
 DOCKER_IMAGE_CLANG_COMPILE=gcr.io/gem5-test/clang-version-9
@@ -48,14 +47,6 @@ sudo mv /var/lib/docker /tmpfs/
 sudo ln -s /tmpfs/docker /var/lib/docker
 sudo /etc/init.d/docker start
 
-# This is a conservative step to ensure the docker service is fully running
-# prior to executing the tests.
-sleep 2
-
-# Pull the docker images we require
-docker pull "${DOCKER_IMAGE_ALL_DEP}"
-docker pull "${DOCKER_IMAGE_CLANG_COMPILE}"
-
 # Move the CWD to the gem5 checkout.
 cd git/jenkins-gem5-prod/