diff --git a/bilby/gw/detector/calibration.py b/bilby/gw/detector/calibration.py
index b52eb9284307bb8f435f0418923bf53ee83c5eee..65166a72cff62b743900e773994603a9850c08b7 100644
--- a/bilby/gw/detector/calibration.py
+++ b/bilby/gw/detector/calibration.py
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ class Recalibrate(object):
         calibration_factor : array-like
             The factor to multiply the strain by.
         """
-        self.set_calibration_parameters(**params)
         return np.ones_like(frequency_array)
 
     def set_calibration_parameters(self, **params):