diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/containers/docker/DockerBasicTest.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/containers/docker/DockerBasicTest.java
index e564cae9d8e47..403f46f6ab40e 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/containers/docker/DockerBasicTest.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/containers/docker/DockerBasicTest.java
@@ -54,9 +54,7 @@ public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
             testHelloDocker();
             testJavaVersionWithCgMounts();
         } finally {
-            if (!DockerTestUtils.RETAIN_IMAGE_AFTER_TEST) {
-                DockerTestUtils.removeDockerImage(imageNameAndTag);
-            }
+            DockerTestUtils.removeDockerImage(imageNameAndTag);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/containers/docker/ShareTmpDir.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/containers/docker/ShareTmpDir.java
index a84cdacefa1d4..b7f807d76a306 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/containers/docker/ShareTmpDir.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/containers/docker/ShareTmpDir.java
@@ -57,9 +57,7 @@ public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
         try {
             test();
         } finally {
-            if (!DockerTestUtils.RETAIN_IMAGE_AFTER_TEST) {
-                DockerTestUtils.removeDockerImage(imageName);
-            }
+            DockerTestUtils.removeDockerImage(imageName);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/containers/docker/TestCPUAwareness.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/containers/docker/TestCPUAwareness.java
index 26f160ab27d6e..6b0a536e4d462 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/containers/docker/TestCPUAwareness.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/containers/docker/TestCPUAwareness.java
@@ -85,9 +85,7 @@ public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
             }
 
         } finally {
-            if (!DockerTestUtils.RETAIN_IMAGE_AFTER_TEST) {
-                DockerTestUtils.removeDockerImage(imageName);
-            }
+            DockerTestUtils.removeDockerImage(imageName);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/containers/docker/TestLimitsUpdating.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/containers/docker/TestLimitsUpdating.java
index df8ba5b6161ab..f8712aaba1e8b 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/containers/docker/TestLimitsUpdating.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/containers/docker/TestLimitsUpdating.java
@@ -63,9 +63,7 @@ public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
         try {
             testLimitUpdates();
         } finally {
-            if (!DockerTestUtils.RETAIN_IMAGE_AFTER_TEST) {
-                DockerTestUtils.removeDockerImage(imageName);
-            }
+            DockerTestUtils.removeDockerImage(imageName);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/containers/docker/TestMemoryAwareness.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/containers/docker/TestMemoryAwareness.java
index 4cf895156fe71..9c727c1b3ff35 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/containers/docker/TestMemoryAwareness.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/containers/docker/TestMemoryAwareness.java
@@ -102,9 +102,7 @@ public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
             testMetricsSwapExceedingPhysical();
             testContainerMemExceedsPhysical();
         } finally {
-            if (!DockerTestUtils.RETAIN_IMAGE_AFTER_TEST) {
-                DockerTestUtils.removeDockerImage(imageName);
-            }
+            DockerTestUtils.removeDockerImage(imageName);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/containers/docker/TestPids.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/containers/docker/TestPids.java
index 0e39268184ecf..2bc5f8c03c214 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/containers/docker/TestPids.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/containers/docker/TestPids.java
@@ -63,9 +63,7 @@ public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
         try {
             testPids();
         } finally {
-            if (!DockerTestUtils.RETAIN_IMAGE_AFTER_TEST) {
-                DockerTestUtils.removeDockerImage(imageName);
-            }
+            DockerTestUtils.removeDockerImage(imageName);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/test/jdk/jdk/internal/platform/docker/TestDockerMemoryMetrics.java b/test/jdk/jdk/internal/platform/docker/TestDockerMemoryMetrics.java
index 818c2c04a1d44..12f90d6551699 100644
--- a/test/jdk/jdk/internal/platform/docker/TestDockerMemoryMetrics.java
+++ b/test/jdk/jdk/internal/platform/docker/TestDockerMemoryMetrics.java
@@ -81,9 +81,7 @@ public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
             testMemorySoftLimit("500m","200m");
 
         } finally {
-            if (!DockerTestUtils.RETAIN_IMAGE_AFTER_TEST) {
-                DockerTestUtils.removeDockerImage(imageName);
-            }
+            DockerTestUtils.removeDockerImage(imageName);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/test/jdk/jdk/internal/platform/docker/TestGetFreeSwapSpaceSize.java b/test/jdk/jdk/internal/platform/docker/TestGetFreeSwapSpaceSize.java
index 1e5160330de7d..6e07d2e9ed5bb 100644
--- a/test/jdk/jdk/internal/platform/docker/TestGetFreeSwapSpaceSize.java
+++ b/test/jdk/jdk/internal/platform/docker/TestGetFreeSwapSpaceSize.java
@@ -53,9 +53,7 @@ public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
                 "150M", Integer.toString(0)
             );
         } finally {
-            if (!DockerTestUtils.RETAIN_IMAGE_AFTER_TEST) {
-                DockerTestUtils.removeDockerImage(imageName);
-            }
+            DockerTestUtils.removeDockerImage(imageName);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/test/jdk/jdk/internal/platform/docker/TestLimitsUpdating.java b/test/jdk/jdk/internal/platform/docker/TestLimitsUpdating.java
index a3df580fed154..a42eee358c3e4 100644
--- a/test/jdk/jdk/internal/platform/docker/TestLimitsUpdating.java
+++ b/test/jdk/jdk/internal/platform/docker/TestLimitsUpdating.java
@@ -62,9 +62,7 @@ public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
         try {
             testLimitUpdates();
         } finally {
-            if (!DockerTestUtils.RETAIN_IMAGE_AFTER_TEST) {
-                DockerTestUtils.removeDockerImage(imageName);
-            }
+            DockerTestUtils.removeDockerImage(imageName);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/test/jdk/jdk/internal/platform/docker/TestPidsLimit.java b/test/jdk/jdk/internal/platform/docker/TestPidsLimit.java
index 87ecae7ee62e5..0313fcc582d6d 100644
--- a/test/jdk/jdk/internal/platform/docker/TestPidsLimit.java
+++ b/test/jdk/jdk/internal/platform/docker/TestPidsLimit.java
@@ -59,9 +59,7 @@ public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
             testPidsLimit("2000");
             testPidsLimit("Unlimited");
         } finally {
-            if (!DockerTestUtils.RETAIN_IMAGE_AFTER_TEST) {
-                DockerTestUtils.removeDockerImage(imageName);
-            }
+            DockerTestUtils.removeDockerImage(imageName);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/test/lib/jdk/test/lib/containers/docker/DockerTestUtils.java b/test/lib/jdk/test/lib/containers/docker/DockerTestUtils.java
index ec3e6d773b1b6..747ef285c79f2 100644
--- a/test/lib/jdk/test/lib/containers/docker/DockerTestUtils.java
+++ b/test/lib/jdk/test/lib/containers/docker/DockerTestUtils.java
@@ -290,7 +290,9 @@ public static OutputAnalyzer dockerRunJava(DockerRunOptions opts) throws Excepti
      * @throws Exception
      */
     public static void removeDockerImage(String imageNameAndTag) throws Exception {
+        if (!DockerTestUtils.RETAIN_IMAGE_AFTER_TEST) {
             execute(Container.ENGINE_COMMAND, "rmi", "--force", imageNameAndTag);
+        }
     }