diff --git a/src/map/map_base.cpp b/src/map/map_base.cpp
index aa4b1ac6cbe7ad182731a1f2acfd5ad46334a574..bff3d2a105ce9c4dc44050d86bb8c25b3668d739 100644
--- a/src/map/map_base.cpp
+++ b/src/map/map_base.cpp
@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@ LandmarkBasePtr MapBase::addLandmark(LandmarkBasePtr _landmark_ptr)
 
 void MapBase::addLandmarkList(LandmarkBasePtrList& _landmark_list)
 {
-    for (auto lmk : _landmark_list)
-        addLandmark(lmk);
-
     //TEMPORARY FIX, should be made compliant with the new emplace methodology
 	LandmarkBasePtrList lmk_list_copy = _landmark_list; //since _landmark_list will be empty after addDownNodeList()
    for (LandmarkBasePtr landmark_ptr : lmk_list_copy)