diff --git a/handlers/main.yml b/handlers/main.yml
index 263d3b07..e6c1878c 100644
--- a/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/handlers/main.yml
@@ -44,12 +44,3 @@
 
 - name: Veth check
   command: "/usr/local/bin/lxc-veth-check"
-
-- name: Destroy base container
-  lxc_container:
-    name: "LXC_NAME"
-    state: absent
-  register: cache_destroy
-  retries: 3
-  delay: 10
-  until: cache_destroy|success
diff --git a/tasks/lxc_cache_create.yml b/tasks/lxc_cache_create.yml
index 85108de4..1ab9032b 100644
--- a/tasks/lxc_cache_create.yml
+++ b/tasks/lxc_cache_create.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
     tar -Opc -C {{ lxc_image_cache_path }} . | {{ lxc_xz_bin }} -{{ lxc_image_compression_ratio }} -c - > rootfs.tar.xz
   args:
     chdir: "{{ cache_path_fact }}/"
-  notify: Destroy base container
   tags:
     - skip_ansible_lint