diff --git a/plugins/gtkgui/roster_window.py b/plugins/gtkgui/roster_window.py
index 6c4707ded..b2b19317f 100644
--- a/plugins/gtkgui/roster_window.py
+++ b/plugins/gtkgui/roster_window.py
@@ -363,7 +363,6 @@ class Roster_window:
 				self.redraw_jid(user.jid, account)
 			elif not showOffline:
 				self.remove_user(user, account)
-				iters = []
 			else:
 				self.redraw_jid(user.jid, account)
 		else: