diff --git a/packages/x-data-grid/src/hooks/core/useGridStateInitialization.ts b/packages/x-data-grid/src/hooks/core/useGridStateInitialization.ts
index b33affee0f65..28cc2b149d4f 100644
--- a/packages/x-data-grid/src/hooks/core/useGridStateInitialization.ts
+++ b/packages/x-data-grid/src/hooks/core/useGridStateInitialization.ts
@@ -75,11 +75,7 @@ export const useGridStateInitialization = <PrivateApi extends GridPrivateApiComm
       if (!ignoreSetState) {
         // We always assign it as we mutate rows for perf reason.
         apiRef.current.state = newState;
-
-        if (apiRef.current.publishEvent) {
-          apiRef.current.publishEvent('stateChange', newState);
-        }
-
+        apiRef.current.publishEvent('stateChange', newState);
         apiRef.current.store.update(newState);
       }