diff --git a/connectivity/torProvider.go b/connectivity/torProvider.go
index 01317ee..b6a7ed6 100644
--- a/connectivity/torProvider.go
+++ b/connectivity/torProvider.go
@@ -169,12 +169,6 @@ func (tp *torProvider) Open(hostname string) (net.Conn, string, error) {
 	}
 
 	conn, err := torDailer.Dial("tcp", resolvedHostname+".onion:9878")
-	// if there was an error, we may have been cycling too fast
-	// clear the tor cache and try one more time
-	if err != nil {
-		tp.t.Control.Signal("NEWNYM")
-		conn, err = torDailer.Dial("tcp", resolvedHostname+".onion:9878")
-	}
 	return conn, resolvedHostname, err
 }