diff --git a/src/kernels/raw/finder/localPythonAndRelatedNonPythonKernelSpecFinder.node.ts b/src/kernels/raw/finder/localPythonAndRelatedNonPythonKernelSpecFinder.node.ts
index d0118fd4ad7..c003274c4a4 100644
--- a/src/kernels/raw/finder/localPythonAndRelatedNonPythonKernelSpecFinder.node.ts
+++ b/src/kernels/raw/finder/localPythonAndRelatedNonPythonKernelSpecFinder.node.ts
@@ -114,14 +114,6 @@ export class LocalPythonAndRelatedNonPythonKernelSpecFinder
                         this,
                         this.disposables
                     );
-                    this.listKernelsFirstTimeFromMemento(LocalPythonKernelsCacheKey)
-                        .then((kernels) => {
-                            if (this._cachedKernels.length === 0 && kernels.length) {
-                                this._cachedKernels = kernels;
-                                this._onDidChangeKernels.fire();
-                            }
-                        })
-                        .ignoreErrors();
                 }
             });
     }