diff --git a/install/tools/ipa-csreplica-manage b/install/tools/ipa-csreplica-manage
index 96f565839..f271863b8 100755
--- a/install/tools/ipa-csreplica-manage
+++ b/install/tools/ipa-csreplica-manage
@@ -285,8 +285,6 @@ def del_master(realm, hostname, options):
     try:
         if bindinstance.dns_container_exists(options.host, api.env.basedn,
                                              dm_password=options.dirman_passwd):
-            api.Backend.ldap2.connect(bind_dn=DN(('cn', 'Directory Manager')),
-                                      bind_pw=options.dirman_passwd)
             bind = bindinstance.BindInstance()
             bind.remove_ipa_ca_dns_records(hostname, realm.lower())
     except Exception as e: