diff --git a/apps/emqx_bridge_kafka/src/emqx_bridge_kafka_impl_producer.erl b/apps/emqx_bridge_kafka/src/emqx_bridge_kafka_impl_producer.erl
index 2c6e6bc1c..42585c3e3 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_bridge_kafka/src/emqx_bridge_kafka_impl_producer.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_bridge_kafka/src/emqx_bridge_kafka_impl_producer.erl
@@ -194,18 +194,11 @@ on_stop(InstanceId, _State) ->
 
 ensure_client(ClientId, Hosts, ClientConfig) ->
     case wolff_client_sup:find_client(ClientId) of
-        {ok, Pid} ->
-            case wolff_client:check_connectivity(Pid) of
-                ok ->
-                    ok;
-                {error, Error} ->
-                    deallocate_client(ClientId),
-                    throw({failed_to_connect, Error})
-            end;
+        {ok, _Pid} ->
+            ok;
         {error, no_such_client} ->
             case wolff:ensure_supervised_client(ClientId, Hosts, ClientConfig) of
                 {ok, _} ->
-                    ok = ensure_connectivity(ClientId),
                     ?SLOG(info, #{
                         msg => "kafka_client_started",
                         client_id => ClientId,
@@ -225,21 +218,6 @@ ensure_client(ClientId, Hosts, ClientConfig) ->
             throw({failed_to_find_created_client, Reason})
     end.
 
-ensure_connectivity(ClientId) ->
-    case wolff_client_sup:find_client(ClientId) of
-        {ok, Pid} ->
-            case wolff_client:check_connectivity(Pid) of
-                ok ->
-                    ok;
-                {error, Error} ->
-                    deallocate_client(ClientId),
-                    throw({failed_to_connect, Error})
-            end;
-        {error, Reason} ->
-            deallocate_client(ClientId),
-            throw({failed_to_find_created_client, Reason})
-    end.
-
 deallocate_client(ClientId) ->
     _ = with_log_at_error(
         fun() -> wolff:stop_and_delete_supervised_client(ClientId) end,
diff --git a/apps/emqx_bridge_kafka/test/emqx_bridge_kafka_impl_producer_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_bridge_kafka/test/emqx_bridge_kafka_impl_producer_SUITE.erl
index 9a28ed26a..9915582ac 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_bridge_kafka/test/emqx_bridge_kafka_impl_producer_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_bridge_kafka/test/emqx_bridge_kafka_impl_producer_SUITE.erl
@@ -474,7 +474,11 @@ t_failed_creation_then_fix(Config) ->
     %% before throwing, it should cleanup the client process.  we
     %% retry because the supervisor might need some time to really
     %% remove it from its tree.
-    ?retry(50, 10, ?assertEqual([], supervisor:which_children(wolff_client_sup))),
+    ?retry(
+        _Sleep0 = 50,
+        _Attempts0 = 10,
+        ?assertEqual([], supervisor:which_children(wolff_producers_sup))
+    ),
     %% must succeed with correct config
     {ok, #{config := _ValidConfigAtom1}} = emqx_bridge:create(
         list_to_atom(Type), list_to_atom(Name), ValidConf