diff --git a/hardware-testing/hardware_testing/production_qc/pipette_assembly_qc_ot3/__main__.py b/hardware-testing/hardware_testing/production_qc/pipette_assembly_qc_ot3/__main__.py
index 207791f58ab..80d3993e6c5 100644
--- a/hardware-testing/hardware_testing/production_qc/pipette_assembly_qc_ot3/__main__.py
+++ b/hardware-testing/hardware_testing/production_qc/pipette_assembly_qc_ot3/__main__.py
@@ -472,7 +472,6 @@ def _connect_to_fixture(test_config: TestConfig) -> PressureFixtureBase:
     fixture = connect_to_fixture(
         test_config.simulate or test_config.skip_fixture, side=test_config.fixture_side
     )
-    fixture.connect()
     return fixture