diff --git a/Taskfile.yml b/Taskfile.yml
index bbdf391..678a709 100644
--- a/Taskfile.yml
+++ b/Taskfile.yml
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@ vars:
     sh: git describe --tags --exact-match $(git rev-parse HEAD) 2> /dev/null || echo "dev-$(git rev-parse HEAD)"
 
 tasks:
-  ensure-pod:
-    desc: "Creates the pod if it doesn't already exist."
-    cmd: . ./pod.sh
   build:
     desc: "Builds images for one or more services. Include service names as a space-separated list."
     cmds:
@@ -31,7 +28,6 @@ tasks:
     prefix: "build: {{ .CLI_ARGS }}"
     dir: services
   start:
-    deps: [ensure-pod]
     desc: "Starts one or more services. Include service names as a space-separated list."
     cmds:
       - for: { var: CLI_ARGS }