diff --git a/ext/lxc.c b/ext/lxc.c
index 1ae2a30..2982eb9 100644
--- a/ext/lxc.c
+++ b/ext/lxc.c
@@ -78,9 +78,6 @@ container_initialize(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE self)
     Data_Get_Struct(self, struct container_data, data);
     container = data->container;
 
-    if (rb_block_given_p())
-        rb_yield(self);
-
     return self;
 }