diff --git a/src/documents/signals/handlers.py b/src/documents/signals/handlers.py
index 5b481b4ef..22b28ac98 100644
--- a/src/documents/signals/handlers.py
+++ b/src/documents/signals/handlers.py
@@ -1122,7 +1122,6 @@ def before_task_publish_handler(
         return
 
     try:
-        close_old_connections()
         _, task_kwargs, _ = body
         task_id = headers["id"]