diff --git a/src/smolagents/agents.py b/src/smolagents/agents.py
index 1c5534565..ea1a4b493 100644
--- a/src/smolagents/agents.py
+++ b/src/smolagents/agents.py
@@ -602,7 +602,6 @@ def _run_stream(
 
         if not returned_final_answer and self.step_number == max_steps + 1:
             final_answer = self._handle_max_steps_reached(task)
-            yield action_step
         yield FinalAnswerStep(handle_agent_output_types(final_answer))
 
     def _validate_final_answer(self, final_answer: Any):