diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityAutocompletePicker/EntityAutocompletePicker.tsx b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityAutocompletePicker/EntityAutocompletePicker.tsx
index b81d681e6d..20294fa7f1 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityAutocompletePicker/EntityAutocompletePicker.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityAutocompletePicker/EntityAutocompletePicker.tsx
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import {
   useEntityList,
 } from '../../hooks/useEntityListProvider';
 import { EntityFilter } from '../../types';
-import _ from 'lodash';
 
 type KeysMatchingCondition<T, V, K> = T extends V ? K : never;
 type KeysMatching<T, V> = {
@@ -97,13 +96,10 @@ export function EntityAutocompletePicker<
   // Set selected options on query parameter updates; this happens at initial page load and from
   // external updates to the page location
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (
-      queryParameters.length &&
-      !_.isEqual(selectedOptions, queryParameters)
-    ) {
+    if (queryParameters.length) {
       setSelectedOptions(queryParameters);
     }
-  }, [selectedOptions, queryParameters]);
+  }, [queryParameters]);
 
   const availableOptions = Object.keys(availableValues ?? {});
   const shouldAddFilter = selectedOptions.length && availableOptions.length;