diff --git a/pageserver/src/tenant.rs b/pageserver/src/tenant.rs
index 249a9a80c5..82afeca338 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/tenant.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/tenant.rs
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ impl Tenant {
     ///
     async fn attach(
         self: &Arc<Tenant>,
-        mut init_order: Option<InitializationOrder>,
+        init_order: Option<InitializationOrder>,
         preload: Option<TenantPreload>,
         ctx: &RequestContext,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
@@ -750,11 +750,6 @@ impl Tenant {
             }
         };
 
-        // Signal that we have completed remote phase
-        init_order
-            .as_mut()
-            .and_then(|x| x.initial_tenant_load_remote.take());
-
         let mut timelines_to_resume_deletions = vec![];
 
         let mut remote_index_and_client = HashMap::new();