diff --git a/backend/onyx/server/documents/cc_pair.py b/backend/onyx/server/documents/cc_pair.py
index 2c6369ca8b4..aa85d74382a 100644
--- a/backend/onyx/server/documents/cc_pair.py
+++ b/backend/onyx/server/documents/cc_pair.py
@@ -666,8 +666,6 @@ def associate_credential_to_connector(
 
     except Exception as e:
         logger.exception(f"Unexpected error: {e}")
-        delete_connector(db_session, connector_id)
-        db_session.commit()
 
         raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail="Unexpected error")