diff --git a/server/inspect.go b/server/inspect.go
index 017c4242957..a6454ffe041 100644
--- a/server/inspect.go
+++ b/server/inspect.go
@@ -74,12 +74,6 @@ func (s *Server) getContainerInfo(id string, getContainerFunc, getInfraContainer
 		logrus.Debugf("can't find sandbox %s for container %s", ctr.Sandbox(), id)
 		return types.ContainerInfo{}, errSandboxNotFound
 	}
-	image := ctr.Image()
-	if s.ContainerServer != nil && s.ContainerServer.StorageImageServer() != nil {
-		if status, err := s.ContainerServer.StorageImageServer().ImageStatus(s.config.SystemContext, ctr.ImageRef()); err == nil {
-			image = status.Name
-		}
-	}
 
 	pidToReturn := ctrState.Pid
 	if isInfra && pidToReturn == 0 {
@@ -100,7 +94,7 @@ func (s *Server) getContainerInfo(id string, getContainerFunc, getInfraContainer
 	return types.ContainerInfo{
 		Name:            ctr.Name(),
 		Pid:             pidToReturn,
-		Image:           image,
+		Image:           ctr.ImageName(),
 		ImageRef:        ctr.ImageRef(),
 		CreatedTime:     ctrState.Created.UnixNano(),
 		Labels:          ctr.Labels(),
diff --git a/server/inspect_ginkgo_test.go b/server/inspect_ginkgo_test.go
index 83d6dee1cee..2d2b73ce025 100644
--- a/server/inspect_ginkgo_test.go
+++ b/server/inspect_ginkgo_test.go
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http/httptest"
 
 	"github.com/cri-o/cri-o/internal/oci"
-	"github.com/cri-o/cri-o/internal/storage"
 	"github.com/go-zoo/bone"
-	"github.com/golang/mock/gomock"
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 )
@@ -49,10 +47,6 @@ var _ = t.Describe("Inspect", func() {
 			testContainer.SetStateAndSpoofPid(&oci.ContainerState{})
 			Expect(testSandbox.SetInfraContainer(testContainer)).To(BeNil())
 			sut.AddContainer(testContainer)
-			gomock.InOrder(
-				imageServerMock.EXPECT().ImageStatus(gomock.Any(),
-					gomock.Any()).Return(&storage.ImageResult{}, nil),
-			)
 
 			// When
 			request, err := http.NewRequest("GET",
diff --git a/server/inspect_test.go b/server/inspect_test.go
index 1aacd73ace9..c51942bd817 100644
--- a/server/inspect_test.go
+++ b/server/inspect_test.go
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ func TestGetContainerInfo(t *testing.T) {
 	if ci.Name != "testname" {
 		t.Fatalf("expected name testname, got %s", ci.Name)
 	}
-	if ci.Image != "image" {
-		t.Fatalf("expected image name image, got %s", ci.Image)
+	if ci.Image != "imageName" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected image name imageName, got %s", ci.Image)
 	}
 	if ci.ImageRef != "imageRef" {
 		t.Fatalf("expected image ref imageRef, got %s", ci.ImageRef)