diff --git a/scripts/localnet.sh b/scripts/localnet.sh
index edd1a9b79..ab564871b 100755
--- a/scripts/localnet.sh
+++ b/scripts/localnet.sh
@@ -1,14 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# Check if `--no-purge` passed as a parameter
-NO_PURGE=0
-for arg in "$@"; do
-    if [ "$arg" = "--no-purge" ]; then
-        NO_PURGE=1
-        break
-    fi
-done
-
 # Determine the directory this script resides in. This allows invoking it from any location.
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" &>/dev/null && pwd)"
 
@@ -41,14 +32,10 @@ echo "*** Building chainspec..."
 "$BASE_DIR/target/release/node-subtensor" build-spec --disable-default-bootnode --raw --chain $CHAIN >$FULL_PATH
 echo "*** Chainspec built and output to file"
 
-if [ $NO_PURGE -eq 1 ]; then
-  echo "*** Purging previous state skipped..."
-else
-  echo "*** Purging previous state..."
-  "$BASE_DIR/target/release/node-subtensor" purge-chain -y --base-path /tmp/bob --chain="$FULL_PATH" >/dev/null 2>&1
-  "$BASE_DIR/target/release/node-subtensor" purge-chain -y --base-path /tmp/alice --chain="$FULL_PATH" >/dev/null 2>&1
-  echo "*** Previous chainstate purged"
-fi
+echo "*** Purging previous state..."
+"$BASE_DIR/target/release/node-subtensor" purge-chain -y --base-path /tmp/bob --chain="$FULL_PATH" >/dev/null 2>&1
+"$BASE_DIR/target/release/node-subtensor" purge-chain -y --base-path /tmp/alice --chain="$FULL_PATH" >/dev/null 2>&1
+echo "*** Previous chainstate purged"
 
 echo "*** Starting localnet nodes..."
 alice_start=(