diff --git a/data_studio_jupyter_extensions/extensions/kernel_websocket_override/handlers.py b/data_studio_jupyter_extensions/extensions/kernel_websocket_override/handlers.py
index ee006f7ca7..88c65b8122 100644
--- a/data_studio_jupyter_extensions/extensions/kernel_websocket_override/handlers.py
+++ b/data_studio_jupyter_extensions/extensions/kernel_websocket_override/handlers.py
@@ -117,10 +117,6 @@ def nudge(self):
         Keeps retrying kernel_info_request until these are both received.
         """
         kernel: KernelManager = self.kernel_manager.get_kernel(self.kernel_id)
-        kernel._emit(
-            state=constants.KERNEL_STATE.CONNECTING,
-            msg="Connecting to the kernel's channels.",
-        )
         # Do not nudge busy kernels as kernel info requests sent to shell are
         # queued behind execution requests.
         # nudging in this case would cause a potentially very long wait