diff --git a/common/lib/capa/capa/xqueue_interface.py b/common/lib/capa/capa/xqueue_interface.py
index 82e4fba5cc..70f086120e 100644
--- a/common/lib/capa/capa/xqueue_interface.py
+++ b/common/lib/capa/capa/xqueue_interface.py
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ class XqueueInterface:
         self.url  = url
         self.auth = auth
         self.session = requests.session()
-        self._login()
         
     def send_to_queue(self, header, body, file_to_upload=None):
         '''