diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/registry-inl.h b/include/spdlog/details/registry-inl.h
index c55b0931d..d03934d97 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/details/registry-inl.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/details/registry-inl.h
@@ -123,11 +123,7 @@ SPDLOG_INLINE logger *registry::get_default_raw() { return default_logger_.get()
 // set default logger.
 // default logger is stored in default_logger_ (for faster retrieval) and in the loggers_ map.
 SPDLOG_INLINE void registry::set_default_logger(std::shared_ptr<logger> new_default_logger) {
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(logger_map_mutex_);
-    // remove previous default logger from the map
-    if (default_logger_ != nullptr) {
-        loggers_.erase(default_logger_->name());
-    }
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(logger_map_mutex_);    
     if (new_default_logger != nullptr) {
         loggers_[new_default_logger->name()] = new_default_logger;
     }