diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/bootstrap/ClientBootstrap.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/bootstrap/ClientBootstrap.java
index 959557cf97..04ef9ce174 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/bootstrap/ClientBootstrap.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/bootstrap/ClientBootstrap.java
@@ -218,8 +218,6 @@ public class ClientBootstrap extends Bootstrap {
             }
         } while (future == null);
 
-        pipeline.remove(pipeline.get("connector"));
-
         return future;
     }