diff --git a/airflow/www/static/js/api/useMappedInstances.ts b/airflow/www/static/js/api/useMappedInstances.ts
index 7a8c820113b04..0d76e70305cd3 100644
--- a/airflow/www/static/js/api/useMappedInstances.ts
+++ b/airflow/www/static/js/api/useMappedInstances.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ export default function useMappedInstances({
       }),
     {
       keepPreviousData: true,
-      initialData: { taskInstances: [], totalEntries: 0 },
       refetchInterval: isRefreshOn && (autoRefreshInterval || 1) * 1000,
       // staleTime should be similar to the refresh interval
       staleTime: (autoRefreshInterval || 1) * 1000,