diff --git a/osu.Desktop/DiscordRichPresence.cs b/osu.Desktop/DiscordRichPresence.cs
index b1e11d7a60..caf0a1d9fd 100644
--- a/osu.Desktop/DiscordRichPresence.cs
+++ b/osu.Desktop/DiscordRichPresence.cs
@@ -54,9 +54,6 @@ namespace osu.Desktop
 
             client.OnReady += onReady;
 
-            // safety measure for now, until we performance test / improve backoff for failed connections.
-            client.OnConnectionFailed += (_, _) => client.Deinitialize();
-
             client.OnError += (_, e) => Logger.Log($"An error occurred with Discord RPC Client: {e.Code} {e.Message}", LoggingTarget.Network);
 
             config.BindWith(OsuSetting.DiscordRichPresence, privacyMode);