diff --git a/src/nm-policy.c b/src/nm-policy.c
index 82b9b89ff2..e2be351536 100644
--- a/src/nm-policy.c
+++ b/src/nm-policy.c
@@ -1465,10 +1465,8 @@ sleeping_changed (NMManager *manager, GParamSpec *pspec, gpointer user_data)
 	g_object_get (G_OBJECT (manager), NM_MANAGER_NETWORKING_ENABLED, &enabled, NULL);
 
 	/* Reset retries on all connections so they'll checked on wakeup */
-	if (sleeping || !enabled) {
-		if (reset_autoconnect_all (self, NULL, FALSE))
-			schedule_activate_all (self);
-	}
+	if (sleeping || !enabled)
+		reset_autoconnect_all (self, NULL, FALSE);
 }
 
 static void