diff --git a/lib/charms/prometheus_k8s/v0/prometheus_scrape.py b/lib/charms/prometheus_k8s/v0/prometheus_scrape.py
index 135971a6..9ac4d21a 100644
--- a/lib/charms/prometheus_k8s/v0/prometheus_scrape.py
+++ b/lib/charms/prometheus_k8s/v0/prometheus_scrape.py
@@ -1704,7 +1704,6 @@ def __init__(
         super().__init__(charm, relation_name)
         self._charm = charm
         self._relation_name = relation_name
-        self.topology = ProviderTopology.from_charm(charm)
         self._recursive = recursive
 
         try: