diff --git a/pkg/util/command_util.go b/pkg/util/command_util.go
index 02aa847be..448a59236 100644
--- a/pkg/util/command_util.go
+++ b/pkg/util/command_util.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package util
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"os/user"
@@ -291,12 +290,8 @@ func IsSrcsValid(srcsAndDest instructions.SourcesAndDest, resolvedSources []stri
 }
 
 func IsSrcRemoteFileURL(rawurl string) bool {
-	_, err := url.ParseRequestURI(rawurl)
-	if err != nil {
-		return false
-	}
-	_, err = http.Get(rawurl) //nolint:noctx
-	return err == nil
+	u, err := url.ParseRequestURI(rawurl)
+	return err == nil && u.Scheme != "" && u.Host != ""
 }
 
 func UpdateConfigEnv(envVars []instructions.KeyValuePair, config *v1.Config, replacementEnvs []string) error {
diff --git a/pkg/util/command_util_test.go b/pkg/util/command_util_test.go
index 47fed6f74..3d8384771 100644
--- a/pkg/util/command_util_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/command_util_test.go
@@ -521,38 +521,6 @@ func Test_ResolveSources(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-var testRemoteUrls = []struct {
-	name  string
-	url   string
-	valid bool
-}{
-	{
-		name:  "Valid URL",
-		url:   "https://google.com",
-		valid: true,
-	},
-	{
-		name:  "Invalid URL",
-		url:   "not/real/",
-		valid: false,
-	},
-	{
-		name:  "URL which fails on GET",
-		url:   "https://thereisnowaythiswilleverbearealurlrightrightrightcatsarethebest.com/something/not/real",
-		valid: false,
-	},
-}
-
-func Test_RemoteUrls(t *testing.T) {
-	for _, test := range testRemoteUrls {
-		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			valid := IsSrcRemoteFileURL(test.url)
-			testutil.CheckErrorAndDeepEqual(t, false, nil, test.valid, valid)
-		})
-	}
-
-}
-
 func TestGetUserGroup(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		description  string
@@ -855,3 +823,44 @@ func TestLookupUser(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 }
+
+func TestIsSrcRemoteFileURL(t *testing.T) {
+	type args struct {
+		rawurl string
+	}
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		args args
+		want bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "valid https url",
+			args: args{rawurl: "https://google.com?foo=bar"},
+			want: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "valid http url",
+			args: args{rawurl: "http://example.com/foobar.tar.gz"},
+			want: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "invalid url",
+			args: args{rawurl: "http:/not-a-url.com"},
+			want: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "invalid url filepath",
+			args: args{rawurl: "/is/a/filepath"},
+			want: false,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(
+			tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+				if got := IsSrcRemoteFileURL(tt.args.rawurl); got != tt.want {
+					t.Errorf("IsSrcRemoteFileURL() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
+				}
+			},
+		)
+	}
+}