diff --git a/src/duplo_resource/service.py b/src/duplo_resource/service.py
index 3327e836..e97e0f97 100644
--- a/src/duplo_resource/service.py
+++ b/src/duplo_resource/service.py
@@ -63,10 +63,6 @@ def bulk_update_image(self,
       serviceimage/-S (string): takes n sets of two arguments, service name and image name. e.g -S service1 image1:tag -S service2 image2:tag
     """
     tenant_id = self.tenant["TenantId"]
-    # Check that all services exist before updating
-    servicelist = [item[0] for item in serviceimage]
-    for name in servicelist:
-      service = self.find(name)
     payload = []
     for args in serviceimage:
       servicepair = dict([args])