diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index f2f8890..aed7856 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -245,7 +245,6 @@ RedisClient.prototype.on_connect = function () {
 
     this.connected = true;
     this.ready = false;
-    this.attempts = 0;
     this.connections += 1;
     this.command_queue = new Queue();
     this.emitted_end = false;