diff --git a/image/create.go b/image/create.go
index 0217f2c..82fd1c8 100644
--- a/image/create.go
+++ b/image/create.go
@@ -224,9 +224,6 @@
 		return nil, errors.Errorf("signature truncated")
 	}
 
-	pad := make([]byte, int(sigLen)-len(signature))
-	signature = append(signature, pad...)
-
 	return signature, nil
 }