diff --git a/conan/api/subapi/remotes.py b/conan/api/subapi/remotes.py
index 124a5f85088..33e85253bb9 100644
--- a/conan/api/subapi/remotes.py
+++ b/conan/api/subapi/remotes.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def __init__(self, conan_api):
         self._requester = ConanRequester(self.conan_api.config.global_conf, self.conan_api.cache_folder)
 
     def reinit(self):
-        pass
+        self._requester = ConanRequester(self.conan_api.config.global_conf, self.conan_api.cache_folder)
 
     def list(self, pattern=None, only_enabled=True):
         """