diff --git a/docker/run_in_docker.sh b/docker/run_in_docker.sh
index 713bcc465..477a27062 100755
--- a/docker/run_in_docker.sh
+++ b/docker/run_in_docker.sh
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@
 # Deal with previous execution of the deamon leaving behind
 # socket files that prevent the deamon from launching again
 # inside the container.
-killall p2pd
-rm -rf /tmp/*
+
+# killall p2pd
+# rm -rf /tmp/*
 
 if [[ "$2" == "" ]]; then
   # TODO This is a normal execution of a long-running testnet node.
diff --git a/scripts/README.md b/scripts/README.md
index 74bcf143e..7a0cb4225 100644
--- a/scripts/README.md
+++ b/scripts/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ The `beacon_node` binary has a `createTestnet` command.
 
 ```bash
   nim c -r beacon_chain/beacon_node \
-    --network=$NETWORK_NAME \
     --data-dir=$DATA_DIR/node-0 \
     createTestnet \
     --validators-dir=$NETWORK_DIR \
diff --git a/scripts/build_testnet_node.sh b/scripts/build_testnet_node.sh
index aa6e2cd7d..86c44279a 100755
--- a/scripts/build_testnet_node.sh
+++ b/scripts/build_testnet_node.sh
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@ CMD="nim c $OUR_NIM_FLAGS -o:$BEACON_NODE_BIN beacon_chain/beacon_node"
 echo "$CMD"
 $CMD
 
-if [ ! -d ~/.cache/nimbus/BeaconNode/${NETWORK_NAME}/validators ]; then
-  $BEACON_NODE_BIN --network=$NETWORK_NAME importValidator
-fi
-
 # simple wrapper script
 BEACON_NODE_SCRIPT="scripts/${NETWORK_NAME}.sh"
 cat > "$BEACON_NODE_SCRIPT" <<EOF
diff --git a/scripts/reset_testnet.sh b/scripts/reset_testnet.sh
index 88822478e..15c775751 100755
--- a/scripts/reset_testnet.sh
+++ b/scripts/reset_testnet.sh
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ fi
 TOTAL_VALIDATORS="$(( $QUICKSTART_VALIDATORS + $RANDOM_VALIDATORS ))"
 
 $DOCKER_BEACON_NODE \
-  --network=$NETWORK_NAME \
   --data-dir=/data_dir \
   createTestnet \
   --validators-dir=/deposits_dir \