diff --git a/test/p2p/test.sh b/test/p2p/test.sh
index 4d91aaba..0f29aa19 100644
--- a/test/p2p/test.sh
+++ b/test/p2p/test.sh
@@ -31,6 +31,3 @@ bash test/p2p/fast_sync/test.sh $DOCKER_IMAGE $NETWORK_NAME $N $PROXY_APP
 
 # test killing all peers
 bash test/p2p/kill_all/test.sh $DOCKER_IMAGE $NETWORK_NAME $N 3
-
-# stop the existing testnet and remove local network
-bash test/p2p/local_testnet_stop.sh $NETWORK_NAME $N
diff --git a/test/test.sh b/test/test.sh
index 2abafc32..9fbfd7d3 100644
--- a/test/test.sh
+++ b/test/test.sh
@@ -45,7 +45,3 @@ if [[ $(echo "$BRANCH" | grep "release-") != "" ]]; then
 	# TODO: replace mintnet
 	#bash "$DIR/net/test.sh"
 fi
-
-echo
-echo "* [$(date +"%T")] stopping rsyslog container"
-docker rm -f rsyslog