diff --git a/src/frontend/app/service/signature-method/signature-method-modal.component.ts b/src/frontend/app/service/signature-method/signature-method-modal.component.ts
index 649ff2d55696c8fdacc610a35af17e4509e973fb..ba69dafa54ec270eda38948df660eafb521ac0d0 100644
--- a/src/frontend/app/service/signature-method/signature-method-modal.component.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/app/service/signature-method/signature-method-modal.component.ts
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ export class SignatureMethodModalComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
         if (challenge) {
             await this.api.login();
         }
-        this.updateProvider(null);
         this.api.server.cardReader
             .on('insert', (event: any) => this.updateProvider(event))
             .on('remove', (event: any) => this.updateProvider(event));