1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/config/workers.py b/synapse/config/workers.py
index d2311cc857..38e13dd7b5 100644
--- a/synapse/config/workers.py
+++ b/synapse/config/workers.py
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ class WorkerConfig(Config):
         # itself doesn't need this data as it would never have to talk to itself.
         instance_map: Dict[str, Any] = config.get("instance_map", {})
 
-        if instance_map and self.instance_name is not MAIN_PROCESS_INSTANCE_NAME:
+        if self.instance_name is not MAIN_PROCESS_INSTANCE_NAME:
             # The host used to connect to the main synapse
             main_host = config.get("worker_replication_host", None)