Electromodulated liquid chromatography (EMLC) allows controlling the retention times of some ions on a carbon sorbent due to the application of electric potential. A simplified two-electrode setup was proposed for EMLC with standard columns. Instead of simultaneous application of constant potential with chromatographic measurements the possibility of working in zero-current mode after preliminary polarization has been shown. Potentiostatic charging of HypercarbTM under constant potential and the following measurement of open circuit potential (OCP) was suggested before recording the chromatogram. OCP appeared to be a more reliable parameter than the applied potential to control the sorbent state and its influence on the chromatographic parameters. Linear dependence of retention time on OCP was obtained as a proof of concept. The anodic charging of the sorbent resulted in the highest stability of the sorption parameters in self-powered regime: the retention of analytes in the absence of external potential is preserved for 3–4 h of chromatographic experiment.