diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index fde41f5f3..e1b1d850c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ jobs:
             To verify the `lnd` and `lncli` binaries inside the docker images against the signed, reproducible release binaries, there is a verification script in the image that can be called (before starting the container for example):
 
             ```shell
-            $ docker pull lightninglabs/lnd:${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}
             $ docker run --rm --entrypoint="" lightninglabs/lnd:${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }} /verify-install.sh
             $ OK=$?
             $ if [ "$OK" -ne "0" ]; then echo "Verification failed!"; exit 1; done
diff --git a/docs/DOCKER.md b/docs/DOCKER.md
index 62f00111f..e0163511e 100644
--- a/docs/DOCKER.md
+++ b/docs/DOCKER.md
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ script in the image that can be called (before starting the container for
 example):
 
 ```shell
-⛰  docker pull lightninglabs/lnd:v0.12.0-beta
 ⛰  docker run --rm --entrypoint="" lightninglabs/lnd:v0.12.0-beta /verify-install.sh
 ⛰  OK=$?
 ⛰  if [ "$OK" -ne "0" ]; then echo "Verification failed!"; exit 1; done
diff --git a/docs/release.md b/docs/release.md
index 42f2b8df3..d0b84efca 100644
--- a/docs/release.md
+++ b/docs/release.md
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ script in the image that can be called (before starting the container for
 example):
 
 ```shell
-⛰  docker pull lightninglabs/lnd:v0.12.0-beta
 ⛰  docker run --rm --entrypoint="" lightninglabs/lnd:v0.12.0-beta /verify-install.sh
 ⛰  OK=$?
 ⛰  if [ "$OK" -ne "0" ]; then echo "Verification failed!"; exit 1; done