diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/dockerjava/client/command/PullImageCmd.java b/src/main/java/com/github/dockerjava/client/command/PullImageCmd.java
index 83832c474..c6fa460e0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/github/dockerjava/client/command/PullImageCmd.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/dockerjava/client/command/PullImageCmd.java
@@ -71,13 +71,6 @@ public String toString() {
 	protected ClientResponse impl() {
 		Preconditions.checkNotNull(repository, "Repository was not specified");
 
-		if (StringUtils.countMatches(repository, ":") == 1) {
-			String repositoryTag[] = StringUtils.split(repository, ':');
-			repository = repositoryTag[0];
-			tag = repositoryTag[1];
-
-		}
-
 		MultivaluedMap<String, String> params = new MultivaluedMapImpl();
 		params.add("tag", tag);
 		params.add("fromImage", repository);