diff --git a/beetsplug/musicbrainz.py b/beetsplug/musicbrainz.py
index 695ce8790..75933e6f9 100644
--- a/beetsplug/musicbrainz.py
+++ b/beetsplug/musicbrainz.py
@@ -644,11 +644,10 @@ class MusicBrainzPlugin(MusicBrainzAPIMixin, MetadataSourcePlugin):
             for source in sources:
                 for genreitem in source:
                     genres[genreitem["name"]] += int(genreitem["count"])
-            genre_list = [
+            info.genres = [
                 genre
                 for genre, _count in sorted(genres.items(), key=lambda g: -g[1])
             ]
-            info.genres = genre_list
 
         # We might find links to external sources (Discogs, Bandcamp, ...)
         external_ids = self.config["external_ids"].get()