diff --git a/re2oapi/client.py b/re2oapi/client.py
index 6438017..b67c1d8 100644
--- a/re2oapi/client.py
+++ b/re2oapi/client.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import stat
 import json
 import requests
 import smtplib
-import time
 from email.mime.multipart import MIMEMultipart
 from email.mime.text import MIMEText
 from requests.exceptions import HTTPError
@@ -28,8 +27,7 @@ class Re2oAPIClient:
     """
 
     def __init__(self, hostname, username, password, token_file=None,
-                 use_tls=True, log_level=logging.CRITICAL+10, max_retries=0,
-                 wait_time=10):
+                 use_tls=True, log_level=logging.CRITICAL+10):
         """Creates an API client.
 
         Args:
@@ -45,10 +43,6 @@ class Re2oAPIClient:
             (recommended for production). The default is `True`.
             log_level: Control the logging level to use. The default is
             `logging.CRITICAL+10`. So nothing is logged.
-            max_retries: The maximum number of retries if the client cannot
-            connect to the API. The default is 0.
-            wait_time: The time to wait between two API tests. It is ignored if
-            `max_retries` is 0. The default value is 10 seconds.
 
         Raises:
             requests.exceptions.ConnectionError: Unable to resolve the
@@ -82,9 +76,6 @@ class Re2oAPIClient:
         self.hostname = hostname
         self._username = username
         self._password = password
-
-        self._check_api(max_retries, wait_time)
-
         # Try to fetch token from token file else get a new one from the
         # server
         try:
@@ -92,23 +83,6 @@ class Re2oAPIClient:
         except exceptions.APIClientGenericError:
             self._force_renew_token()
 
-    def _check_api(self, max_retries, wait_time):
-        """Checks if the API is responding to our requests"""
-        api_root = self.get_url_for("")
-        self.log.debug(f'Trying to connect to "{api_root}"')
-        for i in range(max_retries + 1):
-            try:
-                r = requests.get(api_root)
-                r.raise_for_status()
-                return
-            except Exception as e:
-                self.log.warning(f"[{i}/{max_retries}] Unable to get an answer from {api_root}: {e}")
-
-                if i == max_retries:
-                    raise e
-                else:
-                    time.sleep(wait_time)
-
     @property
     def need_renew_token(self):
         """The token needs to be renewed.