diff --git a/pyslurm/pyslurm.pyx b/pyslurm/pyslurm.pyx
index 90880ee8..1f9d92a7 100644
--- a/pyslurm/pyslurm.pyx
+++ b/pyslurm/pyslurm.pyx
@@ -2145,8 +2145,6 @@ cdef class node:
 		self._ShowFlags = 0
 		self._NodeDict = {}
 
-		self.get()
-
 	def __dealloc__(self):
 		self.__destroy()