diff --git a/src/ert/ensemble_evaluator/_ensemble.py b/src/ert/ensemble_evaluator/_ensemble.py
index e1577287975..652669de124 100644
--- a/src/ert/ensemble_evaluator/_ensemble.py
+++ b/src/ert/ensemble_evaluator/_ensemble.py
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ def __post_init__(self) -> None:
         self._config: EvaluatorServerConfig | None = None
         self.snapshot: EnsembleSnapshot = self._create_snapshot()
         self.status = self.snapshot.status
-        self._client: Client | None = None
         if self.snapshot.status:
             self._status_tracker = _EnsembleStateTracker(self.snapshot.status)
         else: