diff --git a/virtManager/connectauth.py b/virtManager/connectauth.py
index 089033c5e..3a46fe809 100644
--- a/virtManager/connectauth.py
+++ b/virtManager/connectauth.py
@@ -135,24 +135,6 @@ def _creds_dialog_main(creds, cbdata):
     return ret
 
 
-def acquire_tgt():
-    """
-    Try to get kerberos ticket if openAuth seems to require it
-    """
-    logging.debug("In acquire tgt.")
-    try:
-        bus = Gio.bus_get_sync(Gio.BusType.SESSION, None)
-        ka = Gio.DBusProxy.new_sync(bus, 0, None,
-                                "org.gnome.KrbAuthDialog",
-                                "/org/gnome/KrbAuthDialog",
-                                "org.freedesktop.KrbAuthDialog", None)
-        ret = ka.acquireTgt("(s)", "")
-    except Exception as e:
-        logging.info("Cannot acquire tgt %s", str(e))
-        ret = False
-    return ret
-
-
 def connect_error(conn, errmsg, tb, warnconsole):
     """
     Format connection error message
diff --git a/virtManager/connection.py b/virtManager/connection.py
index de6da48f8..ac101fd3e 100644
--- a/virtManager/connection.py
+++ b/virtManager/connection.py
@@ -1009,7 +1009,7 @@ class vmmConnection(vmmGObject):
                       self.get_uri())
         self._start_thread(self._open_thread, "Connect %s" % self.get_uri())
 
-    def _do_open(self, retry_for_tgt=True):
+    def _do_open(self):
         warnconsole = False
         libvirt_error_code = None
         libvirt_error_message = None
@@ -1040,12 +1040,6 @@ class vmmConnection(vmmGObject):
                 not connectauth.do_we_have_session()):
                 warnconsole = True
 
-        if (libvirt_error_code == libvirt.VIR_ERR_AUTH_FAILED and
-            "GSSAPI Error" in libvirt_error_message and
-            "No credentials cache found" in libvirt_error_message):
-            if retry_for_tgt and connectauth.acquire_tgt():
-                self._do_open(retry_for_tgt=False)
-
         ConnectError = connectauth.connect_error(
                 self, str(exc), tb, warnconsole)
         return False, ConnectError