diff --git a/pkg/registry/client.go b/pkg/registry/client.go
index a6ce74736..df72ef166 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/client.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/client.go
@@ -473,7 +473,6 @@ func (c *Client) Pull(ref string, options ...PullOption) (*PullResult, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	descriptors = append(descriptors, manifest)
 	descriptors = append(descriptors, layers...)
 
 	numDescriptors := len(descriptors)