diff --git a/pkg/domain/infra/abi/containers.go b/pkg/domain/infra/abi/containers.go
index e1c511e435..62ce5fbdbe 100644
--- a/pkg/domain/infra/abi/containers.go
+++ b/pkg/domain/infra/abi/containers.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"maps"
 	"os"
-	"reflect"
 	"strconv"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
@@ -1197,44 +1196,6 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerRun(ctx context.Context, opts entities.Conta
 		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%s\n", w)
 	}
 
-	if opts.Spec != nil && !reflect.ValueOf(opts.Spec).IsNil() {
-		// If this is a checkpoint image, restore it.
-		img, resolvedImageName := opts.Spec.GetImage()
-		if img != nil && resolvedImageName != "" {
-			imgData, err := img.Inspect(ctx, nil)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
-			if imgData != nil {
-				_, isCheckpointImage := imgData.Annotations[define.CheckpointAnnotationRuntimeName]
-				if isCheckpointImage {
-					var restoreOptions entities.RestoreOptions
-					restoreOptions.Name = opts.Spec.Name
-					restoreOptions.Pod = opts.Spec.Pod
-					responses, err := ic.ContainerRestore(ctx, []string{resolvedImageName}, restoreOptions)
-					if err != nil {
-						return nil, err
-					}
-
-					report := entities.ContainerRunReport{}
-					for _, r := range responses {
-						report.Id = r.Id
-						report.ExitCode = 0
-						if r.Err != nil {
-							logrus.Errorf("Failed to restore checkpoint image %s: %v", resolvedImageName, r.Err)
-							report.ExitCode = 126
-						}
-						if r.RawInput != "" {
-							logrus.Errorf("Failed to restore checkpoint image %s: %v", resolvedImageName, r.RawInput)
-							report.ExitCode = 126
-						}
-					}
-					return &report, nil
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
 	rtSpec, spec, optsN, err := generate.MakeContainer(ctx, ic.Libpod, opts.Spec, false, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/pkg/domain/infra/tunnel/containers.go b/pkg/domain/infra/tunnel/containers.go
index 14d513d037..5dcff997fc 100644
--- a/pkg/domain/infra/tunnel/containers.go
+++ b/pkg/domain/infra/tunnel/containers.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
-	"reflect"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -895,30 +894,6 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerListExternal(_ context.Context) ([]entities.
 }
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerRun(ctx context.Context, opts entities.ContainerRunOptions) (*entities.ContainerRunReport, error) {
-	if opts.Spec != nil && !reflect.ValueOf(opts.Spec).IsNil() && opts.Spec.RawImageName != "" {
-		// If this is a checkpoint image, restore it.
-		getImageOptions := new(images.GetOptions).WithSize(false)
-		inspectReport, err := images.GetImage(ic.ClientCtx, opts.Spec.RawImageName, getImageOptions)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("no such container or image: %s", opts.Spec.RawImageName)
-		}
-		if inspectReport != nil {
-			_, isCheckpointImage := inspectReport.Annotations[define.CheckpointAnnotationRuntimeName]
-			if isCheckpointImage {
-				restoreOptions := new(containers.RestoreOptions)
-				restoreOptions.WithName(opts.Spec.Name)
-				restoreOptions.WithPod(opts.Spec.Pod)
-
-				restoreReport, err := containers.Restore(ic.ClientCtx, inspectReport.ID, restoreOptions)
-				if err != nil {
-					return nil, err
-				}
-				runReport := entities.ContainerRunReport{Id: restoreReport.Id}
-				return &runReport, nil
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
 	con, err := containers.CreateWithSpec(ic.ClientCtx, opts.Spec, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err