diff --git a/source/blender/geometry/intern/realize_instances.cc b/source/blender/geometry/intern/realize_instances.cc
index fd697ba8f71..4f115316210 100644
--- a/source/blender/geometry/intern/realize_instances.cc
+++ b/source/blender/geometry/intern/realize_instances.cc
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ static OrderedAttributes gather_generic_instance_attributes_to_propagate(
                                     varied_depth_option.selection,
                                     options.propagation_info,
                                     attributes_to_propagate);
-  attributes_to_propagate.pop_try("id").has_value();
+  attributes_to_propagate.pop_try("id");
   OrderedAttributes ordered_attributes;
   for (const auto item : attributes_to_propagate.items()) {
     ordered_attributes.ids.add_new(item.key);