diff --git a/bundle/phases/initialize.go b/bundle/phases/initialize.go
index c5b875196..afd6def3f 100644
--- a/bundle/phases/initialize.go
+++ b/bundle/phases/initialize.go
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ func Initialize() bundle.Mutator {
 			// If it is an ancestor, this updates all paths to be relative to the sync root path.
 			mutator.SyncInferRoot(),
 
-			mutator.InitializeWorkspaceClient(),
 			mutator.PopulateCurrentUser(),
 			mutator.LoadGitDetails(),