diff --git a/modules/kafka/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/KafkaContainer.java b/modules/kafka/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/KafkaContainer.java
index d00b15a1030..3b8e8be5397 100644
--- a/modules/kafka/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/KafkaContainer.java
+++ b/modules/kafka/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/KafkaContainer.java
@@ -190,14 +190,10 @@ protected void containerIsStarting(InspectContainerResponse containerInfo) {
             );
 
         if (this.kraftEnabled && isLessThanCP740()) {
-            // Optimization: skip the checks
-            command += "echo '' > /etc/confluent/docker/ensure \n";
             command += commandKraft();
         }
 
         if (!this.kraftEnabled) {
-            // Optimization: skip the checks
-            command += "echo '' > /etc/confluent/docker/ensure \n";
             command += commandZookeeper();
         }