diff --git a/lib/espMqttClient/src/MqttClient.cpp b/lib/espMqttClient/src/MqttClient.cpp
index 97db0dcce..18de7ec74 100644
--- a/lib/espMqttClient/src/MqttClient.cpp
+++ b/lib/espMqttClient/src/MqttClient.cpp
@@ -129,8 +129,6 @@ bool MqttClient::connect() {
             _onError(0, Error::OUT_OF_MEMORY);
         }
         EMC_SEMAPHORE_GIVE();
-    } else if (_state <= State::connected) { // already connected or connecting
-        result = true;
     }
     return result;
 }