diff --git a/frappe/email/doctype/email_account/email_account.py b/frappe/email/doctype/email_account/email_account.py
index f754869938..aa0935e028 100755
--- a/frappe/email/doctype/email_account/email_account.py
+++ b/frappe/email/doctype/email_account/email_account.py
@@ -657,8 +657,6 @@ class EmailAccount(Document):
 		if not email_server:
 			return
 
-		email_server.connect()
-
 		if email_server.imap:
 			try:
 				message = safe_encode(message)