diff --git a/packages/renderer/src/lib/volume/VolumesList.svelte b/packages/renderer/src/lib/volume/VolumesList.svelte
index 76852f27dc59e..aa6d4ebcaf8bd 100644
--- a/packages/renderer/src/lib/volume/VolumesList.svelte
+++ b/packages/renderer/src/lib/volume/VolumesList.svelte
@@ -52,11 +52,6 @@ onMount(async () => {
     } finally {
       fetchingInProgress = false;
     }
-  } else {
-    // fetch in background
-    fetchVolumes().catch((error: unknown) => {
-      console.error('unable to fetch the volumes', error);
-    });
   }
 
   volumesUnsubscribe = filtered.subscribe(value => {