diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/public/applications/ingest_manager/sections/epm/hooks/use_local_search.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/public/applications/ingest_manager/sections/epm/hooks/use_local_search.tsx
index 26f1ef6a80271..c81dc15f569fa 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/public/applications/ingest_manager/sections/epm/hooks/use_local_search.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/public/applications/ingest_manager/sections/epm/hooks/use_local_search.tsx
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ export function useLocalSearch(packageList: PackageList) {
   const localSearchRef = useRef<LocalSearch | null>(null);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!packageList.length) return;
-
     const localSearch = new LocalSearch(searchIdField);
     fieldsToSearch.forEach(field => localSearch.addIndex(field));
     localSearch.addDocuments(packageList);