diff --git a/src/corva/cache_adapter.py b/src/corva/cache_adapter.py
index 5d112513..eaac71d2 100644
--- a/src/corva/cache_adapter.py
+++ b/src/corva/cache_adapter.py
@@ -267,8 +267,6 @@ def __init__(
         self.default_name = hash_name
         self.client = client
 
-        self.client.ping()
-
     @overload
     def hset(
         self,
diff --git a/tests/unit/state/test_redis_adapter.py b/tests/unit/state/test_redis_adapter.py
index 6bf79864..842d6b92 100644
--- a/tests/unit/state/test_redis_adapter.py
+++ b/tests/unit/state/test_redis_adapter.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 import fakeredis
 import pytest
 from freezegun import freeze_time
-from redis import ConnectionError, Redis
 
 from corva.cache_adapter import DeprecatedRedisAdapter
 from corva.configuration import SETTINGS
@@ -25,13 +24,6 @@ def test_connect(redis_adapter):
     assert redis_adapter.client.ping()
 
 
-def test_init_connect_exc():
-    fake_cache_url = 'redis://random:123'
-
-    with pytest.raises(ConnectionError):
-        DeprecatedRedisAdapter(hash_name='name', client=Redis.from_url(fake_cache_url))
-
-
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('name', (None, NAME))
 def test_hset_and_hget(redis_adapter, name):
     assert redis_adapter.hset(name=name, key=KEY, value=VAL) == 1