1 files changed, 2 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/cpp/src/Ice/ConnectRequestHandler.cpp b/cpp/src/Ice/ConnectRequestHandler.cpp
index c9b7a061e7c..94d22e2f11b 100644
--- a/cpp/src/Ice/ConnectRequestHandler.cpp
+++ b/cpp/src/Ice/ConnectRequestHandler.cpp
@@ -100,14 +100,9 @@ ConnectRequestHandler::connect()
     _reference->getConnection(this);
 
     Lock sync(*this);
-    if(_exception.get())
+    if(initialized())
     {
-        _exception->ice_throw();
-        return 0; // Keep the compiler happy.
-    }
-    else if(_connection)
-    {
-        assert(_initialized);
+        assert(_connection);
         return new ConnectionRequestHandler(_reference, _connection, _compress);
     }
     else