diff --git a/virtcontainers/sandbox.go b/virtcontainers/sandbox.go
index ad1abddeab..fcc4697e1a 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/sandbox.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/sandbox.go
@@ -1138,10 +1138,6 @@ func (s *Sandbox) CreateContainer(contConfig ContainerConfig) (VCContainer, erro
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if err := s.store.Store(store.Configuration, *(s.config)); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
 	if err := s.updateCgroups(); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -1242,11 +1238,6 @@ func (s *Sandbox) DeleteContainer(containerID string) (VCContainer, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Store sandbox config
-	if err := s.store.Store(store.Configuration, *(s.config)); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
 	if err = s.storeSandbox(); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}