diff --git a/openhands/runtime/client/client.py b/openhands/runtime/client/client.py
index 64dbb08a0e1d..24d2a481774a 100644
--- a/openhands/runtime/client/client.py
+++ b/openhands/runtime/client/client.py
@@ -457,9 +457,9 @@ async def restart_kernel(self) -> str:
         await self.chdir()
         # re-init the kernel after restart
         logger.info(f'Re-initializing the kernel with {self.kernel_init_code}')
-        act = IPythonRunCellAction(code=self.kernel_init_code)
-        obs = await jupyter_plugin.run(act)
-        logger.info(f'Kernel re-initialized. Output: {obs}')
+        # act = IPythonRunCellAction(code=self.kernel_init_code)
+        # obs = await jupyter_plugin.run(act)
+        # logger.info(f'Kernel re-initialized. Output: {obs}')
         return output
 
     async def parse_pip_output(self, code, output) -> str: