diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/GenericContainer.java b/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/GenericContainer.java
index 4246e620d5b..52dede8792e 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/GenericContainer.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/GenericContainer.java
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 import org.junit.runner.Description;
 import org.junit.runners.model.Statement;
-import org.rnorth.ducttape.ratelimits.RateLimiter;
-import org.rnorth.ducttape.ratelimits.RateLimiterBuilder;
 import org.rnorth.ducttape.unreliables.Unreliables;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.testcontainers.DockerClientFactory;
@@ -193,12 +191,6 @@ public class GenericContainer<SELF extends GenericContainer<SELF>>
 
     private static final Set<String> AVAILABLE_IMAGE_NAME_CACHE = new HashSet<>();
 
-    private static final RateLimiter DOCKER_CLIENT_RATE_LIMITER = RateLimiterBuilder
-        .newBuilder()
-        .withRate(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
-        .withConstantThroughput()
-        .build();
-
     @Nullable
     private Map<String, String> tmpFsMapping;