diff --git a/src/libslic3r/Fill/FillLine.cpp b/src/libslic3r/Fill/FillLine.cpp
index 767ef8e14c..7da6dd1c7e 100644
--- a/src/libslic3r/Fill/FillLine.cpp
+++ b/src/libslic3r/Fill/FillLine.cpp
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ void FillLine::_fill_surface_single(
     size_t n_polylines_out_old = polylines_out.size();
 
     // connect lines
-    if (! params.dont_connect() && ! polylines.empty()) { // prevent calling leftmost_point() on empty collections
+    if (! polylines.empty()) { // prevent calling leftmost_point() on empty collections
         // offset the expolygon by max(min_spacing/2, extra)
         ExPolygon expolygon_off;
         {