diff --git a/gazebo_ros2_control/src/gazebo_ros2_control_plugin.cpp b/gazebo_ros2_control/src/gazebo_ros2_control_plugin.cpp
index 0a23ea8a..b0a8bb07 100644
--- a/gazebo_ros2_control/src/gazebo_ros2_control_plugin.cpp
+++ b/gazebo_ros2_control/src/gazebo_ros2_control_plugin.cpp
@@ -275,13 +275,6 @@ void GazeboRosControlPlugin::Load(gazebo::physics::ModelPtr parent, sdf::Element
   std::unique_ptr<hardware_interface::ResourceManager> resource_manager_ =
     std::make_unique<hardware_interface::ResourceManager>();
 
-  try {
-    resource_manager_->load_urdf(urdf_string, false, false);
-  } catch (...) {
-    // This error should be normal as the resource manager is not supposed to load and initialize
-    // them
-    RCLCPP_ERROR(impl_->model_nh_->get_logger(), "Error initializing URDF to resource manager!");
-  }
   try {
     impl_->robot_hw_sim_loader_.reset(
       new pluginlib::ClassLoader<gazebo_ros2_control::GazeboSystemInterface>(