diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/SnapshotProducer.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/SnapshotProducer.java
index 08a61b39ff79..0f7eed5e491e 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/SnapshotProducer.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/SnapshotProducer.java
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ protected void validate(TableMetadata currentMetadata) {
 
   @Override
   public Snapshot apply() {
-    this.base = refresh();
+    refresh();
     Long parentSnapshotId = base.currentSnapshot() != null ?
         base.currentSnapshot().snapshotId() : null;
     long sequenceNumber = base.nextSequenceNumber();