diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/containers/docker/DockerBasicTest.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/containers/docker/DockerBasicTest.java
index 8e2c0b6a85a94..747046cf03407 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/containers/docker/DockerBasicTest.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/containers/docker/DockerBasicTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, 2025, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -56,9 +56,7 @@ 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 9a4748563bd73..571e8a1e8a711 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/containers/docker/ShareTmpDir.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/containers/docker/ShareTmpDir.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2022, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2022, 2025, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -59,9 +59,7 @@ 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 99220201f6669..83ebcd798f6d4 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/containers/docker/TestCPUAwareness.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/containers/docker/TestCPUAwareness.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, 2025, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -86,9 +86,7 @@ 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 7b05669085c90..bb45c97253a30 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/containers/docker/TestLimitsUpdating.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/containers/docker/TestLimitsUpdating.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2023, Red Hat, Inc.
- * Copyright (c) 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2024, 2025, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  *
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
@@ -64,9 +64,7 @@ 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 10db6487fa255..707428ed575b7 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/containers/docker/TestMemoryAwareness.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/containers/docker/TestMemoryAwareness.java
@@ -105,9 +105,7 @@ 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 2e9c97110b2a4..2d8f6a63e55a2 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/containers/docker/TestPids.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/containers/docker/TestPids.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2021, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2021, 2025, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2021 SAP SE. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
@@ -64,9 +64,7 @@ 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 2afb5ed93b1e5..8d63e76c141e6 100644
--- a/test/jdk/jdk/internal/platform/docker/TestDockerMemoryMetrics.java
+++ b/test/jdk/jdk/internal/platform/docker/TestDockerMemoryMetrics.java
@@ -82,9 +82,7 @@ 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 dc70fe32b168e..31201f5a3fb62 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 e4decb7f90345..0c1316f1baaf5 100644
--- a/test/jdk/jdk/internal/platform/docker/TestLimitsUpdating.java
+++ b/test/jdk/jdk/internal/platform/docker/TestLimitsUpdating.java
@@ -64,9 +64,7 @@ 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 033562b395136..476b8ace66cfb 100644
--- a/test/jdk/jdk/internal/platform/docker/TestPidsLimit.java
+++ b/test/jdk/jdk/internal/platform/docker/TestPidsLimit.java
@@ -60,9 +60,7 @@ 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 f2f744240f033..312778b283c28 100644
--- a/test/lib/jdk/test/lib/containers/docker/DockerTestUtils.java
+++ b/test/lib/jdk/test/lib/containers/docker/DockerTestUtils.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, 2025, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -250,7 +250,9 @@ public static OutputAnalyzer dockerRunJava(DockerRunOptions opts) throws Excepti
      * @throws Exception
      */
     public static void removeDockerImage(String imageNameAndTag) throws Exception {
-            execute(Container.ENGINE_COMMAND, "rmi", "--force", imageNameAndTag);
+            if(!DockerTestUtils.RETAIN_IMAGE_AFTER_TEST) {
+                execute(Container.ENGINE_COMMAND, "rmi", "--force", imageNameAndTag);
+            }
     }