diff --git a/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/AbstractXMPPConnection.java b/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/AbstractXMPPConnection.java
index 225b8d66f..8e8725a3a 100644
--- a/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/AbstractXMPPConnection.java
+++ b/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/AbstractXMPPConnection.java
@@ -500,7 +500,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractXMPPConnection implements XMPPConnection {
 
         // Reset the connection state
         initState();
-        saslAuthentication.init();
         streamId = null;
 
         try {
diff --git a/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/SASLAuthentication.java b/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/SASLAuthentication.java
index 4bc2ec749..d014fd53b 100644
--- a/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/SASLAuthentication.java
+++ b/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/SASLAuthentication.java
@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@ public final class SASLAuthentication {
     SASLAuthentication(AbstractXMPPConnection connection, ConnectionConfiguration configuration) {
         this.configuration = configuration;
         this.connection = connection;
-        this.init();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -200,6 +199,8 @@ public final class SASLAuthentication {
         final String host = connection.getHost();
         final DomainBareJid xmppServiceDomain = connection.getXMPPServiceDomain();
 
+        authenticationSuccessful = false;
+
         synchronized (this) {
             if (callbackHandler != null) {
                 currentMechanism.authenticate(host, xmppServiceDomain, callbackHandler, authzid, sslSession);
@@ -322,15 +323,6 @@ public final class SASLAuthentication {
         return authenticationSuccessful;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Initializes the internal state in order to be able to be reused. The authentication
-     * is used by the connection at the first login and then reused after the connection
-     * is disconnected and then reconnected.
-     */
-    void init() {
-        authenticationSuccessful = false;
-    }
-
     String getNameOfLastUsedSaslMechansism() {
         SASLMechanism lastUsedMech = currentMechanism;
         if (lastUsedMech == null) {