diff --git a/adafruit_azureiot/iot_mqtt.py b/adafruit_azureiot/iot_mqtt.py
index 8534f89..7a170d8 100644
--- a/adafruit_azureiot/iot_mqtt.py
+++ b/adafruit_azureiot/iot_mqtt.py
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ def _create_mqtt_client(self) -> None:
         self._mqtts.on_disconnect = self._on_disconnect
 
         # initiate the connection using the adafruit_minimqtt library
-        self._mqtts.last_will()
         self._mqtts.connect()
 
     # pylint: disable=C0103, W0613