diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/preflight/checks.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/preflight/checks.go
index 9ac2c135d8e..1cc5b1cbb9e 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/preflight/checks.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/preflight/checks.go
@@ -863,9 +863,6 @@ func (ipc ImagePullCheck) Check() (warnings, errorList []error) {
 				klog.V(1).Infof("image exists: %s", image)
 				continue
 			}
-			if err != nil {
-				errorList = append(errorList, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to check if image %s exists", image))
-			}
 			fallthrough // Proceed with pulling the image if it does not exist
 		case v1.PullAlways:
 			klog.V(1).Infof("pulling: %s", image)