diff --git a/src/graph/Graph.js b/src/graph/Graph.js
index a9367c76..470584c2 100644
--- a/src/graph/Graph.js
+++ b/src/graph/Graph.js
@@ -1079,7 +1079,6 @@ Graph.prototype._setNodes = function(nodes) {
     var ids = this.nodesData.getIds();
     this._addNodes(ids);
   }
-  this._updateNodeIndexList("_setNodes");
   this._updateSelection();
 };
 
diff --git a/vis.js b/vis.js
index 1b691f28..7b59bba1 100644
--- a/vis.js
+++ b/vis.js
@@ -15045,7 +15045,6 @@ Graph.prototype._setNodes = function(nodes) {
     var ids = this.nodesData.getIds();
     this._addNodes(ids);
   }
-  this._updateNodeIndexList("_setNodes");
   this._updateSelection();
 };