diff --git a/packages/orchestration/src/utils/registry.js b/packages/orchestration/src/utils/registry.js
index b065038c352d..25789864729f 100644
--- a/packages/orchestration/src/utils/registry.js
+++ b/packages/orchestration/src/utils/registry.js
@@ -118,8 +118,9 @@ export const convertChainInfo = async registry => {
     const connections = Object.fromEntries(
       ibcData
         .map(datum => toConnectionEntry(datum, name, chainInfo))
+        .filter(entry => entry.length > 0)
         // sort alphabetically for consistency
-        .sort(([a], [b]) => (a && b ? a.localeCompare(b) : 0)),
+        .sort(([a], [b]) => a.localeCompare(b)),
     );
     chainInfo[name] = { ...chainInfo[name], connections };
   }