diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/TransportGitAnon.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/TransportGitAnon.java
index fa4392d5a..a1914b618 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/TransportGitAnon.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/TransportGitAnon.java
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ Socket openConnection() throws TransportException {
 		final Socket s = new Socket();
 		try {
 			final InetAddress host = InetAddress.getByName(uri.getHost());
-			s.bind(null);
 			s.connect(new InetSocketAddress(host, port), tms);
 		} catch (IOException c) {
 			try {