diff --git a/libraries/WiFi/src/WiFiClient.cpp b/libraries/WiFi/src/WiFiClient.cpp
index 0b35a8b2e81baada14b50aecb739478ea402b5f5..6669ef59baf457da39ede4fc171cd308aebd0d62 100644
--- a/libraries/WiFi/src/WiFiClient.cpp
+++ b/libraries/WiFi/src/WiFiClient.cpp
@@ -398,9 +398,6 @@ int WiFiClient::peek()
 
 int WiFiClient::available()
 {
-    if(!_connected) {
-        return 0;
-    }
     int res = _rxBuffer->available();
     if(_rxBuffer->failed()) {
         log_e("%d", errno);