@@ -219,13 +219,10 @@
 	       runLoopMode: (OFRunLoopMode)runLoopMode
 {
 	void *pool = objc_autoreleasePoolPush();
 	id <OFTCPSocketDelegate> delegate;
 
-	if (_socket != OFInvalidSocketHandle)
-		@throw [OFAlreadyConnectedException exceptionWithSocket: self];
-
 	if (_SOCKS5Host != nil) {
 		delegate = [[[OFTCPSocketSOCKS5Connector alloc]
 		    initWithSocket: self
 			      host: host
 			      port: port
@@ -267,13 +264,10 @@
 		     block: (OFTCPSocketAsyncConnectBlock)block
 {
 	void *pool = objc_autoreleasePoolPush();
 	id <OFTCPSocketDelegate> delegate = nil;
 
-	if (_socket != OFInvalidSocketHandle)
-		@throw [OFAlreadyConnectedException exceptionWithSocket: self];
-
 	if (_SOCKS5Host != nil) {
 		delegate = [[[OFTCPSocketSOCKS5Connector alloc]
 		    initWithSocket: self
 			      host: host
 			      port: port