diff --git a/packages/grid/src/vaadin-grid-data-provider-mixin.js b/packages/grid/src/vaadin-grid-data-provider-mixin.js
index 5532f87c7a..53320e31b3 100644
--- a/packages/grid/src/vaadin-grid-data-provider-mixin.js
+++ b/packages/grid/src/vaadin-grid-data-provider-mixin.js
@@ -206,10 +206,6 @@ export const DataProviderMixin = (superClass) =>
      * @protected
      */
     _getItem(index, el) {
-      if (index >= this._flatSize) {
-        return;
-      }
-
       el.index = index;
 
       const { item } = this._dataProviderController.getFlatIndexContext(index);