diff --git a/src/nm-activation-request.c b/src/nm-activation-request.c
index 29fd7e2ee..88504ce0d 100644
--- a/src/nm-activation-request.c
+++ b/src/nm-activation-request.c
@@ -298,7 +298,6 @@ static void
 device_state_changed (NMDevice *device, GParamSpec *pspec, NMActRequest *self)
 {
 	NMActiveConnectionState ac_state = NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_STATE_UNKNOWN;
-	NMActiveConnectionState prev_ac_state = nm_active_connection_get_state (NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION (self));
 
 	/* Set NMActiveConnection state based on the device's state */
 	switch (nm_device_get_state (device)) {
@@ -330,11 +329,7 @@ device_state_changed (NMDevice *device, GParamSpec *pspec, NMActRequest *self)
 		nm_active_connection_set_default6 (NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION (self), FALSE);
 	}
 
-	/* Only set new state if we are not in DEACTIVATED. Those connections
-	 * will be removed. See _active_connection_cleanup() in nm-manager.c
-	 */
-	if (prev_ac_state != NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_STATE_DEACTIVATED)
-		nm_active_connection_set_state (NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION (self), ac_state);
+	nm_active_connection_set_state (NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION (self), ac_state);
 }
 
 /********************************************************************/