diff --git a/src/client/datascience/jupyter/kernels/kernelService.ts b/src/client/datascience/jupyter/kernels/kernelService.ts
index dd376a420f11..601af8ac6dbb 100644
--- a/src/client/datascience/jupyter/kernels/kernelService.ts
+++ b/src/client/datascience/jupyter/kernels/kernelService.ts
@@ -104,9 +104,6 @@ export class KernelService {
                 if (item.language.toLowerCase() !== PYTHON_LANGUAGE.toLowerCase()) {
                     return false;
                 }
-                if (item.display_name !== option.displayName) {
-                    return false;
-                }
                 return (
                     this.fileSystem.arePathsSame(item.argv[0], option.path) ||
                     this.fileSystem.arePathsSame(item.metadata?.interpreter?.path || '', option.path)