diff --git a/dlls/taskschd/task.c b/dlls/taskschd/task.c
index 489ade3c402..8b73bf04750 100644
--- a/dlls/taskschd/task.c
+++ b/dlls/taskschd/task.c
@@ -2347,15 +2347,10 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI TaskService_GetRunningTasks(ITaskService *iface, LONG flag
 
 static HRESULT WINAPI TaskService_NewTask(ITaskService *iface, DWORD flags, ITaskDefinition **definition)
 {
-    TaskService *task_svc = impl_from_ITaskService(iface);
-
     TRACE("%p,%x,%p\n", iface, flags, definition);
 
     if (!definition) return E_POINTER;
 
-    if (!task_svc->connected)
-        return HRESULT_FROM_WIN32(ERROR_ONLY_IF_CONNECTED);
-
     if (flags)
         FIXME("unsupported flags %x\n", flags);
 
diff --git a/dlls/taskschd/tests/scheduler.c b/dlls/taskschd/tests/scheduler.c
index 34e4625bd11..35e6dc03fe3 100644
--- a/dlls/taskschd/tests/scheduler.c
+++ b/dlls/taskschd/tests/scheduler.c
@@ -1099,9 +1099,6 @@ static void test_TaskDefinition(void)
 
     V_VT(&v_null) = VT_NULL;
 
-    hr = ITaskService_Connect(service, v_null, v_null, v_null, v_null);
-    ok(hr == S_OK, "Connect error %#x\n", hr);
-
     hr = ITaskService_NewTask(service, 0, &taskdef);
     ok(hr == S_OK, "NewTask error %#x\n", hr);