diff --git a/pylib/anki/collection.py b/pylib/anki/collection.py
index 511e01353..2ca41415d 100644
--- a/pylib/anki/collection.py
+++ b/pylib/anki/collection.py
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ class Collection:
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
         d = dict(self.__dict__)
         del d["models"]
-        del d["backend"]
         return f"{super().__repr__()} {pprint.pformat(d, width=300)}"
 
     def name(self) -> Any: