diff --git a/spring-integration-sftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/sftp/session/SftpSession.java b/spring-integration-sftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/sftp/session/SftpSession.java
index 15def88edc..f0d122f356 100644
--- a/spring-integration-sftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/sftp/session/SftpSession.java
+++ b/spring-integration-sftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/sftp/session/SftpSession.java
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ public class SftpSession implements Session {
 		}
 		this.userInfo = new OptimisticUserInfoImpl(userPassword);
 		this.jschSession.setUserInfo(userInfo);
-		this.connect();
 	}
 
 	void connect() {