diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 8e568e1..a7acc12 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -142,11 +142,6 @@ if [ -n "${INPUT_IMAGE}" ]; then
   auth_opts=""
   if [ -n "${INPUT_REGISTRYUSERNAME}" ] && [ -n "${INPUT_REGISTRYPASSWORD}" ]; then
     auth_opts="--username=${INPUT_REGISTRYUSERNAME} --password=${INPUT_REGISTRYPASSWORD}"
-
-    # When trying to authenticate, we cannot assume that the runner has access
-    # to an *authenticated* container runtime daemon, so we should always try
-    # to pull images from the registry
-    image_arg="registry://${image_arg}"
   else
     echo "NOTICE: Received no registry credentials, pulling without authentication."
     printf "Hint: If you provide credentials, make sure you include both the username and password.\n\n"