diff --git a/pkg/configprovider/opampprovider/provider.go b/pkg/configprovider/opampprovider/provider.go
index 3398f555f1..8a6938462d 100644
--- a/pkg/configprovider/opampprovider/provider.go
+++ b/pkg/configprovider/opampprovider/provider.go
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ func (p *Provider) Retrieve(ctx context.Context, configPath string, fn confmap.W
 	}
 
 	if cfg.IsRemotelyManagedMergeFlow() {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf(" Remotely managed merge flow enabled: %s", err)
 		// Order of conf parameters is important, see method comments
 		providerutil.PrepareForReplaceBehavior(addlConf, retConf)
 	}