diff --git a/libs/lume/src/ContainerRegistry/ImageContainerRegistry.swift b/libs/lume/src/ContainerRegistry/ImageContainerRegistry.swift
index 4e82927b..db9597a5 100644
--- a/libs/lume/src/ContainerRegistry/ImageContainerRegistry.swift
+++ b/libs/lume/src/ContainerRegistry/ImageContainerRegistry.swift
@@ -1164,76 +1164,6 @@ class ImageContainerRegistry: @unchecked Sendable {
                     )
                 }
 
-                // Create a properly formatted disk image
-                Logger.info("Converting assembled data to proper disk image format...")
-
-                // Get actual disk usage of the assembled file
-                let assembledUsage = getActualDiskUsage(path: outputURL.path)
-                let bufferBytes: UInt64 = 2 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024  // 2GB buffer
-                let requiredSpace = assembledUsage + bufferBytes
-
-                // Check available disk space in the destination directory
-                let fileManager = FileManager.default
-                let availableSpace =
-                    try? fileManager.attributesOfFileSystem(
-                        forPath: outputURL.deletingLastPathComponent().path)[.systemFreeSize]
-                    as? UInt64
-
-                if let available = availableSpace, available < requiredSpace {
-                    Logger.error(
-                        "Insufficient disk space to convert disk image format. Skipping conversion.",
-                        metadata: [
-                            "available": ByteCountFormatter.string(
-                                fromByteCount: Int64(available), countStyle: .file),
-                            "required": ByteCountFormatter.string(
-                                fromByteCount: Int64(requiredSpace), countStyle: .file),
-                        ]
-                    )
-                } else {
-                    // Prioritize SPARSE format for better sparse file handling
-                    Logger.info("Attempting conversion to SPARSE format...")
-                    let process = Process()
-                    process.executableURL = URL(fileURLWithPath: "/usr/bin/hdiutil")
-                    process.arguments = [
-                        "convert",
-                        outputURL.path,  // Source: our assembled file
-                        "-format", "SPARSE",  // Format: SPARSE (best for sparse images)
-                        "-o", outputURL.path,  // Output: overwrite with converted image
-                    ]
-
-                    let errorPipe = Pipe()
-                    process.standardError = errorPipe
-                    process.standardOutput = errorPipe
-
-                    try process.run()
-                    process.waitUntilExit()
-
-                    // Check for errors
-                    let outputData = errorPipe.fileHandleForReading.readDataToEndOfFile()
-                    if !outputData.isEmpty,
-                        let outputString = String(data: outputData, encoding: .utf8)
-                    {
-                        Logger.info("hdiutil output: \(outputString)")
-                    }
-
-                    if process.terminationStatus == 0 {
-                        // Find the potentially renamed formatted file
-                        let formattedFile = findFormattedFile(tempFormatted: outputURL) ?? outputURL
-                        // If the output path is different, remove the original and move the new one
-                        if formattedFile.path != outputURL.path {
-                            try? FileManager.default.removeItem(at: outputURL)
-                            try FileManager.default.moveItem(at: formattedFile, to: outputURL)
-                        }
-                        Logger.info("Successfully converted disk image to proper format (SPARSE)")
-                    } else {
-                        Logger.error(
-                            "Failed to convert disk image to SPARSE format. VM might not start properly."
-                        )
-                        // If SPARSE failed, maybe try UDRW as a last resort?
-                        // For now, we'll just log the error.
-                    }
-                }
-
                 Logger.info("Disk image reassembly completed")
             } else {
                 // Copy single disk image if it exists
@@ -1486,74 +1416,6 @@ class ImageContainerRegistry: @unchecked Sendable {
                 )
             }
 
-            // Create a properly formatted disk image
-            Logger.info("Converting assembled data to proper disk image format...")
-
-            // Get actual disk usage of the assembled file
-            let assembledUsage = getActualDiskUsage(path: outputURL.path)
-            let bufferBytes: UInt64 = 2 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024  // 2GB buffer
-            let requiredSpace = assembledUsage + bufferBytes
-
-            // Check available disk space in the destination directory
-            let fileManager = FileManager.default
-            let availableSpace =
-                try? fileManager.attributesOfFileSystem(
-                    forPath: outputURL.deletingLastPathComponent().path)[.systemFreeSize] as? UInt64
-
-            if let available = availableSpace, available < requiredSpace {
-                Logger.error(
-                    "Insufficient disk space to convert disk image format. Skipping conversion.",
-                    metadata: [
-                        "available": ByteCountFormatter.string(
-                            fromByteCount: Int64(available), countStyle: .file),
-                        "required": ByteCountFormatter.string(
-                            fromByteCount: Int64(requiredSpace), countStyle: .file),
-                    ]
-                )
-            } else {
-                // Prioritize SPARSE format for better sparse file handling
-                Logger.info("Attempting conversion to SPARSE format...")
-                let process = Process()
-                process.executableURL = URL(fileURLWithPath: "/usr/bin/hdiutil")
-                process.arguments = [
-                    "convert",
-                    outputURL.path,  // Source: our assembled file
-                    "-format", "SPARSE",  // Format: SPARSE (best for sparse images)
-                    "-o", outputURL.path,  // Output: overwrite with converted image
-                ]
-
-                let errorPipe = Pipe()
-                process.standardError = errorPipe
-                process.standardOutput = errorPipe
-
-                try process.run()
-                process.waitUntilExit()
-
-                // Check for errors
-                let outputData = errorPipe.fileHandleForReading.readDataToEndOfFile()
-                if !outputData.isEmpty, let outputString = String(data: outputData, encoding: .utf8)
-                {
-                    Logger.info("hdiutil output: \(outputString)")
-                }
-
-                if process.terminationStatus == 0 {
-                    // Find the potentially renamed formatted file
-                    let formattedFile = findFormattedFile(tempFormatted: outputURL) ?? outputURL
-                    // If the output path is different, remove the original and move the new one
-                    if formattedFile.path != outputURL.path {
-                        try? FileManager.default.removeItem(at: outputURL)
-                        try FileManager.default.moveItem(at: formattedFile, to: outputURL)
-                    }
-                    Logger.info("Successfully converted disk image to proper format (SPARSE)")
-                } else {
-                    Logger.error(
-                        "Failed to convert disk image to SPARSE format. VM might not start properly."
-                    )
-                    // If SPARSE failed, maybe try UDRW as a last resort?
-                    // For now, we'll just log the error.
-                }
-            }
-
             Logger.info("Disk image reassembly completed")
         }