diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/EmailService.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/EmailService.java
index f454d004fd..14d5c7b224 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/EmailService.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/EmailService.java
@@ -560,12 +560,10 @@ public class EmailService implements AutoCloseable {
 
     private void _connect(
             InetAddress address, int port, boolean require_id,
-            String _user, Authenticator authenticator,
+            String user, Authenticator authenticator,
             SSLSocketFactoryService factory) throws MessagingException {
         isession = Session.getInstance(properties, authenticator);
 
-        String user = (TextUtils.isEmpty(_user) ? null : _user);
-
         isession.setDebug(debug || log);
         if (debug || log)
             isession.setDebugOut(new PrintStream(new OutputStream() {