diff --git a/components/engine/integration/internal/container/ops.go b/components/engine/integration/internal/container/ops.go
index b2d170b4df..b26ef104da 100644
--- a/components/engine/integration/internal/container/ops.go
+++ b/components/engine/integration/internal/container/ops.go
@@ -120,18 +120,12 @@ func WithIPv6(network, ip string) func(*TestContainerConfig) {
 // WithLogDriver sets the log driver to use for the container
 func WithLogDriver(driver string) func(*TestContainerConfig) {
 	return func(c *TestContainerConfig) {
-		if c.HostConfig == nil {
-			c.HostConfig = &containertypes.HostConfig{}
-		}
 		c.HostConfig.LogConfig.Type = driver
 	}
 }
 
 // WithAutoRemove sets the container to be removed on exit
 func WithAutoRemove(c *TestContainerConfig) {
-	if c.HostConfig == nil {
-		c.HostConfig = &containertypes.HostConfig{}
-	}
 	c.HostConfig.AutoRemove = true
 }