diff --git a/src/sql/workbench/services/notebook/browser/models/notebookModel.ts b/src/sql/workbench/services/notebook/browser/models/notebookModel.ts
index 274af61249..a46e9eab5b 100644
--- a/src/sql/workbench/services/notebook/browser/models/notebookModel.ts
+++ b/src/sql/workbench/services/notebook/browser/models/notebookModel.ts
@@ -846,12 +846,6 @@ export class NotebookModel extends Disposable implements INotebookModel {
 			if (newConnection) {
 				if (newConnection.serverCapabilities?.notebookKernelAlias) {
 					this._currentKernelAlias = newConnection.serverCapabilities.notebookKernelAlias;
-					let sqlConnectionProvider = this._kernelDisplayNameToConnectionProviderIds.get('SQL');
-					let index = sqlConnectionProvider.indexOf(newConnection.serverCapabilities.notebookKernelAlias.toUpperCase());
-					if (index > -1) {
-						sqlConnectionProvider.splice(index, 1);
-					}
-					this._kernelDisplayNameToConnectionProviderIds.set('SQL', sqlConnectionProvider);
 					this._kernelDisplayNameToConnectionProviderIds.set(newConnection.serverCapabilities.notebookKernelAlias, [newConnection.providerName]);
 				}
 				this._activeConnection = newConnection;