diff --git a/net/remote/remote-node.sh b/net/remote/remote-node.sh
index f92c06c26b..710a4dfa7b 100755
--- a/net/remote/remote-node.sh
+++ b/net/remote/remote-node.sh
@@ -200,7 +200,6 @@ local|tar|skip)
         --blockstream /tmp/solana-blockstream.sock
         --no-voting
         --stake 0
-        --generate-snapshots
       )
     else
       args+=(--stake "$stake")