diff --git a/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/client/impl/ClientSessionFactoryImpl.java b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/client/impl/ClientSessionFactoryImpl.java
index 9f670a88ad..88b0a0861a 100644
--- a/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/client/impl/ClientSessionFactoryImpl.java
+++ b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/client/impl/ClientSessionFactoryImpl.java
@@ -1358,8 +1358,6 @@ public class ClientSessionFactoryImpl implements ClientSessionFactoryInternal, C
          transportConnection = null;
 
          connector = null;
-
-         throw new RuntimeException(cause.getMessage(), cause);
       }
 
       return transportConnection;