diff --git a/core/services/ocr2/plugins/ocr2keeper/evmregistry/v21/logprovider/buffer_v1.go b/core/services/ocr2/plugins/ocr2keeper/evmregistry/v21/logprovider/buffer_v1.go
index bd7d2b66570..7f9e64f2b0a 100644
--- a/core/services/ocr2/plugins/ocr2keeper/evmregistry/v21/logprovider/buffer_v1.go
+++ b/core/services/ocr2/plugins/ocr2keeper/evmregistry/v21/logprovider/buffer_v1.go
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ func (ub *upkeepLogBuffer) dequeue(start, end int64, limit int) ([]logpoller.Log
 
 	var results []logpoller.Log
 	var remaining int
-	updatedLogs := make([]logpoller.Log, 0, ub.maxLogs.Load())
+	updatedLogs := make([]logpoller.Log, 0)
 	for _, l := range ub.q {
 		if l.BlockNumber >= start && l.BlockNumber <= end {
 			if len(results) < limit {