diff --git a/backend/src/utils/setup/backfillData.ts b/backend/src/utils/setup/backfillData.ts
index b12f51df0..21b2a95df 100644
--- a/backend/src/utils/setup/backfillData.ts
+++ b/backend/src/utils/setup/backfillData.ts
@@ -860,8 +860,7 @@ export const migrationAssignSuperadmin = async () => {
     return;
   }
 
-  const isNewInstance = !users.length;
-  if (!isNewInstance) {
+  if (users.length) {
     let superAdminUserId = "";
     const firstAccount = users?.[0];
     if (firstAccount.email === "test@localhost.local" && users.length === 2) {