diff --git a/administrator/components/com_installer/models/update.php b/administrator/components/com_installer/models/update.php
index 6878a52c2d17d..67c1916a4d306 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_installer/models/update.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_installer/models/update.php
@@ -255,9 +255,6 @@ public function getDisabledUpdateSites()
 	 */
 	public function findUpdates($eid = 0, $cache_timeout = 0, $minimum_stability = JUpdater::STABILITY_STABLE)
 	{
-		// Purge the updates list
-		$this->purge();
-
 		JUpdater::getInstance()->findUpdates($eid, $cache_timeout, $minimum_stability);
 
 		return true;