diff --git a/pkg/executor/executor.go b/pkg/executor/executor.go
index 6e01510ea7..4eb3a04c6a 100644
--- a/pkg/executor/executor.go
+++ b/pkg/executor/executor.go
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func DoBuild(k KanikoBuildArgs) (name.Reference, v1.Image, error) {
 				return nil, nil, err
 			}
 			kc := authn.NewMultiKeychain(authn.DefaultKeychain, k8sc)
-			sourceImage, err = remote.Image(ref, remote.WithAuthFromKeychain(kc), remote.WithTransport(http.DefaultTransport))
+			sourceImage, err = remote.Image(ref, remote.WithAuthFromKeychain(kc))
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, nil, err
 			}