diff --git a/pkg/ring/ring.go b/pkg/ring/ring.go
index 01ef9d24fe2..6c135aeba42 100644
--- a/pkg/ring/ring.go
+++ b/pkg/ring/ring.go
@@ -866,7 +866,7 @@ func NewOp(healthyStates []InstanceState, shouldExtendReplicaSet func(s Instance
 	}
 
 	if shouldExtendReplicaSet != nil {
-		for _, s := range []InstanceState{ACTIVE, LEAVING, PENDING, JOINING, LEAVING, LEFT} {
+		for _, s := range []InstanceState{ACTIVE, LEAVING, PENDING, JOINING, LEFT} {
 			if shouldExtendReplicaSet(s) {
 				op |= (0x10000 << s)
 			}