diff --git a/src/base-ubuntu/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/src/base-ubuntu/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
index 907cc9349..dec1796ff 100644
--- a/src/base-ubuntu/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
+++ b/src/base-ubuntu/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -14,14 +14,6 @@ RUN if [ "$VARIANT" = "noble" ]; then \
         else \
             echo "User ubuntu does not exist"; \
         fi; \
-        # Check for any processes using UID 1000 and kill them
-        PIDS=$(ps -u 1000 -o pid=) && \
-        if [ -n "$PIDS" ]; then \
-            echo "Killing processes with UID 1000"; \
-            for pid in $PIDS; do \
-                kill -9 $pid || echo "Failed to kill process $pid"; \
-            done; \
-        fi; \
         # Double-check if UID 1000 is still in use
         if id -u 1000 &>/dev/null; then \
             echo "UID 1000 is still in use. Exiting."; \
@@ -34,6 +26,8 @@ RUN if [ "$VARIANT" = "noble" ]; then \
             echo "Modifying user vscode UID" && usermod -u 1000 vscode || echo "Failed to modify vscode UID"; \
             echo "Modifying group vscode GID" && groupmod -g 1000 vscode || echo "Failed to modify vscode GID"; \
         fi; \
+    else \
+        echo "Variant does not contain noble"; \
     fi > /tmp/logfile.txt 2>&1
 
 # [Optional] Uncomment this section to install additional OS packages.
diff --git a/src/dotnet/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/src/dotnet/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
index 459e841e2..49a6125fe 100644
--- a/src/dotnet/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
+++ b/src/dotnet/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -13,11 +13,6 @@ RUN if [ "${VARIANT#*noble}" != "$VARIANT" ]; then \
         else \
             echo "User ubuntu does not exist"; \
         fi; \
-        # Check for any processes using UID 1000 and kill them
-        if ps -u 1000 &>/dev/null; then \
-            echo "Killing processes with UID 1000"; \
-            pkill -u 1000 || echo "Failed to kill processes with UID 1000"; \
-        fi; \
         # Ensure UID 1000 is not in use by another user
         if id -u 1000 &>/dev/null; then \
             echo "UID 1000 is already taken by another user. Exiting."; \
@@ -30,6 +25,8 @@ RUN if [ "${VARIANT#*noble}" != "$VARIANT" ]; then \
             echo "Modifying user vscode UID" && usermod -u 1000 vscode || echo "Failed to modify vscode UID"; \
             echo "Modifying group vscode GID" && groupmod -g 1000 vscode || echo "Failed to modify vscode GID"; \
         fi; \
+    else \
+        echo "Variant does not contain noble"; \
     fi > /tmp/logfile.txt 2>&1
 
 # clear this environment variable so xml docs from NuGet packages are unpackaged. The default dotnet/sdk image sets it to 'skip'.