diff --git a/src/components/CreationCohort/DiagramView/components/PopulationCard/components/PopulationRightPanel.tsx b/src/components/CreationCohort/DiagramView/components/PopulationCard/components/PopulationRightPanel.tsx
index 447a0b22c..75741cf82 100644
--- a/src/components/CreationCohort/DiagramView/components/PopulationCard/components/PopulationRightPanel.tsx
+++ b/src/components/CreationCohort/DiagramView/components/PopulationCard/components/PopulationRightPanel.tsx
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ const PopulationRightPanel: React.FC<PopulationRightPanelProps> = (props) => {
   const [_selectedPopulation, _setSelectedPopulation] = useState<ScopeTreeRow[]>(selectedPopulation)
   const [searchInput, setSearchInput] = useState('')
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    _setSelectedPopulation(
-      selectedPopulation !== null ? (selectedPopulation?.filter((elem) => elem !== undefined) as ScopeTreeRow[]) : []
-    )
-  }, [open]) // eslint-disable-line
+  // useEffect(() => {
+  //   _setSelectedPopulation(
+  //     selectedPopulation !== null ? (selectedPopulation?.filter((elem) => elem !== undefined) as ScopeTreeRow[]) : []
+  //   )
+  // }, [open]) // eslint-disable-line
 
   /**
    * Render