diff --git a/redis/cluster.py b/redis/cluster.py
index d6dc02d493..fbda234137 100644
--- a/redis/cluster.py
+++ b/redis/cluster.py
@@ -588,7 +588,6 @@ def __init__(
         self.read_from_replicas = read_from_replicas
         self.reinitialize_counter = 0
         self.reinitialize_steps = reinitialize_steps
-        self.nodes_manager = None
         self.nodes_manager = NodesManager(
             startup_nodes=startup_nodes,
             from_url=from_url,