diff --git a/ts/session/snode_api/snodePool.ts b/ts/session/snode_api/snodePool.ts
index 789f7ff65..303fadf81 100644
--- a/ts/session/snode_api/snodePool.ts
+++ b/ts/session/snode_api/snodePool.ts
@@ -281,7 +281,6 @@ export async function refreshRandomPool(forceRefresh = false): Promise<void> {
       if (fetchedFromDb?.length) {
         window?.log?.info(`refreshRandomPool: fetched from db ${fetchedFromDb.length} snodes.`);
         randomSnodePool = fetchedFromDb;
-        randomSnodePool = [];
         if (randomSnodePool.length < minSnodePoolCount) {
           window?.log?.warn('refreshRandomPool: not enough snodes in db, going to fetch from seed');
         } else {