diff --git a/components/DataTable/src/DataTable/DataRow.cs b/components/DataTable/src/DataTable/DataRow.cs
index 6546150ae..a5be9c660 100644
--- a/components/DataTable/src/DataTable/DataRow.cs
+++ b/components/DataTable/src/DataTable/DataRow.cs
@@ -57,9 +57,6 @@ private void DataRow_Unloaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
             _isTreeView = itemsPresenter.FindAscendant<TreeView>() is TreeView;
         }
 
-        // 1b. If we can't find the ItemsPresenter, then we reach up outside to find the next thing we could use as a parent
-        panel ??= this.FindAscendant<Panel>(static (element) => element is Grid or DataTable);
-
         // Cache actual datatable reference
         if (panel is DataTable table)
         {