diff --git a/build/scripts/testing.mk b/build/scripts/testing.mk
index f199367141..9dd38d6707 100644
--- a/build/scripts/testing.mk
+++ b/build/scripts/testing.mk
@@ -40,49 +40,6 @@ start-bartio:
 	CHAIN_SPEC=$(TESTNET_CHAIN_SPEC) \
 	${TESTAPP_FILES_DIR}/entrypoint.sh
 
-#######################################################
-# Start `beacond` using docker image connected to bArtio				  #
-#######################################################
-# TODO: For restoring snapshot, pre-requsites:
-# Place the snapshot in the `./.tmp/beacond/data` directory.
-
-IP_ADDRESS := $(shell hostname -I | awk '{print $$1}')
-RPC_URL = "http://${IP_ADDRESS}:8551"
-IMAGE_NAME = beacond
-VERSION = kurtosis-local
-
-IMAGE_EXISTS := $(shell docker image ls -q $(IMAGE_NAME):$(VERSION))
-
-build-beacond-image:
-ifdef IMAGE_EXISTS
-	@echo "Image $(IMAGE_NAME):$(VERSION) already exists."
-else
-	@echo "Image $(IMAGE_NAME):$(VERSION) does not exist. Building image..."
-	make build-docker VERSION=kurtosis-local
-endif 
-
-start-bartio-docker: build-beacond-image
-	docker run --rm \
-	-v $(PWD)/${TESTAPP_FILES_DIR}:/${TESTAPP_FILES_DIR} \
-	-v $(PWD)/${BARTIO_NETWORK_FILES_DIR}:/${BARTIO_NETWORK_FILES_DIR} \
-	-v $(PWD)/.tmp:/.tmp \
-	-e CHAIN_SPEC=testnet \
-	${IMAGE_NAME}:${VERSION} \
-	start \
-	--home "./.tmp/beacond" \
-	--pruning=nothing \
-	--api.enable \
-	--api.enabled-unsafe-cors \
-	--beacon-kit.engine.jwt-secret-path ${JWT_PATH} \
-	--beacon-kit.engine.rpc-dial-url=${RPC_URL} \
-	--beacon-kit.node-api.enabled \
-	--beacon-kit.node-api.logging \
-	--beacon-kit.node-api.address \
-	--beacon-kit.block-store-service.enabled \
-	--beacon-kit.block-store-service.pruner-enabled \
-	--beacon-kit.logger.log-level info
-
-#######################################################
 # start-ipc is currently only supported while running eth client the host machine
 # Only works with geth-host rn
 start-ipc: ## start a local ephemeral `beacond` node with IPC