diff --git a/swift/common/db_replicator.py b/swift/common/db_replicator.py
index c03a13790a..6fcd425647 100644
--- a/swift/common/db_replicator.py
+++ b/swift/common/db_replicator.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ from swift.common.utils import get_logger, whataremyips, storage_directory, \
 from swift.common import ring
 from swift.common.http import HTTP_NOT_FOUND, HTTP_INSUFFICIENT_STORAGE
 from swift.common.bufferedhttp import BufferedHTTPConnection
-from swift.common.exceptions import DriveNotMounted, ConnectionTimeout
+from swift.common.exceptions import DriveNotMounted
 from swift.common.daemon import Daemon
 from swift.common.swob import Response, HTTPNotFound, HTTPNoContent, \
     HTTPAccepted, HTTPBadRequest
@@ -370,12 +370,7 @@ class Replicator(Daemon):
 
         :returns: True if successful, False otherwise
         """
-        with ConnectionTimeout(self.conn_timeout):
-            http = self._http_connect(node, partition, broker.db_file)
-        if not http:
-            self.logger.error(
-                _('ERROR Unable to connect to remote server: %s'), node)
-            return False
+        http = self._http_connect(node, partition, broker.db_file)
         sync_args = self._gather_sync_args(info)
         with Timeout(self.node_timeout):
             response = http.replicate('sync', *sync_args)
diff --git a/test/unit/common/test_db_replicator.py b/test/unit/common/test_db_replicator.py
index 67faa330d9..02c3345d20 100644
--- a/test/unit/common/test_db_replicator.py
+++ b/test/unit/common/test_db_replicator.py
@@ -1230,11 +1230,6 @@ class TestReplToNode(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEquals(self.replicator._repl_to_node(
             self.fake_node, FakeBroker(), '0', self.fake_info), None)
 
-    def test_repl_to_node_http_connect_fails(self):
-        self.replicator._http_connect = lambda *args: None
-        self.assertEquals(self.replicator._repl_to_node(
-            self.fake_node, FakeBroker(), '0', self.fake_info), False)
-
     def test_repl_to_node_not_response(self):
         self.http = mock.Mock(replicate=mock.Mock(return_value=None))
         self.assertEquals(self.replicator._repl_to_node(