diff --git a/pkg/services/tree/sync.go b/pkg/services/tree/sync.go
index 96c8f88e..d6646ab9 100644
--- a/pkg/services/tree/sync.go
+++ b/pkg/services/tree/sync.go
@@ -288,7 +288,6 @@ func (s *Service) syncLoop(ctx context.Context) {
 					s.log.Error("could not calculate container nodes",
 						zap.Stringer("cid", cnr),
 						zap.Error(err))
-					removed = append(removed, cnr)
 					continue
 				}