diff --git a/cmd/podman/registry/config_tunnel.go b/cmd/podman/registry/config_tunnel.go
index 4f9f511637..bb3da947e0 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/registry/config_tunnel.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/registry/config_tunnel.go
@@ -2,13 +2,6 @@
 
 package registry
 
-import (
-	"os"
-)
-
 func init() {
 	abiSupport = false
-
-	// Enforce that podman-remote == podman --remote
-	os.Args = append(os.Args, "--remote")
 }