diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-ldap/bind.c b/servers/slapd/back-ldap/bind.c
index 630a398eff..b0dd0a17a3 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-ldap/bind.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-ldap/bind.c
@@ -658,7 +658,6 @@ ldap_back_prepare_conn( ldapconn_t *lc, Operation *op, SlapReply *rs, ldap_back_
 #ifdef HAVE_TLS
 	int		is_tls = op->o_conn->c_is_tls;
 	int		flags = li->li_flags;
-	time_t		lctime = (time_t)(-1);
 	slap_bindconf *sb;
 #endif /* HAVE_TLS */
 
@@ -744,10 +743,6 @@ ldap_back_prepare_conn( ldapconn_t *lc, Operation *op, SlapReply *rs, ldap_back_
 		ldap_unbind_ext( ld, NULL, NULL );
 		rs->sr_text = "Start TLS failed";
 		goto error_return;
-
-	} else if ( li->li_idle_timeout ) {
-		/* only touch when activity actually took place... */
-		lctime = op->o_time;
 	}
 #endif /* HAVE_TLS */
 
@@ -759,9 +754,6 @@ ldap_back_prepare_conn( ldapconn_t *lc, Operation *op, SlapReply *rs, ldap_back_
 	} else {
 		LDAP_BACK_CONN_ISTLS_CLEAR( lc );
 	}
-	if ( lctime != (time_t)(-1) ) {
-		lc->lc_time = lctime;
-	}
 #endif /* HAVE_TLS */
 
 error_return:;
@@ -775,9 +767,8 @@ error_return:;
 		}
 
 	} else {
-		if ( li->li_conn_ttl > 0 ) {
-			lc->lc_create_time = op->o_time;
-		}
+		lc->lc_create_time = op->o_time;
+		lc->lc_time = op->o_time;
 	}
 
 	return rs->sr_err;
@@ -3230,4 +3221,4 @@ ldap_back_schedule_conn_expiry( ldapinfo_t *li, ldapconn_t *lc ) {
 	ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_unlock( &slapd_rq.rq_mutex );
 
 	return;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}