diff --git a/internal/decision/scoreledger.go b/internal/decision/scoreledger.go
index 5ffd6bb8a7f4e141a188f9283670f1fc0f137897..6f7c0f16276ece82b591e3266f4bfcacdef030c0 100644
--- a/internal/decision/scoreledger.go
+++ b/internal/decision/scoreledger.go
@@ -295,7 +295,6 @@ func (dsl *DefaultScoreLedger) Stop() {
 func (dsl *DefaultScoreLedger) init(scorePeer ScorePeerFunc) {
 	dsl.lock.Lock()
 	defer dsl.lock.Unlock()
-	dsl.ledgerMap = make(map[peer.ID]*scoreledger)
 	dsl.scorePeer = scorePeer
 }