diff --git a/x/registry/keeper/keeper.go b/x/registry/keeper/keeper.go
index e249c6a9..0a2a3f41 100644
--- a/x/registry/keeper/keeper.go
+++ b/x/registry/keeper/keeper.go
@@ -356,8 +356,6 @@ func (k Keeper) SetAttributeMapping(ctx sdk.Context, key []byte, recordID string
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("cannot unmarshal byte array, error, %w", err)
 		}
-	} else {
-		recordIds = []string{}
 	}
 	recordIds = append(recordIds, recordID)
 	bz, err := json.Marshal(recordIds)