diff --git a/bitbake/bin/bitbake-hashclient b/bitbake/bin/bitbake-hashclient
index 29ab65f177..a89290217b 100755
--- a/bitbake/bin/bitbake-hashclient
+++ b/bitbake/bin/bitbake-hashclient
@@ -151,9 +151,6 @@ def main():
     func = getattr(args, 'func', None)
     if func:
         client = hashserv.create_client(args.address)
-        # Try to establish a connection to the server now to detect failures
-        # early
-        client.connect()
 
         return func(args, client)