diff --git a/rsconnect/actions.py b/rsconnect/actions.py
index 0f8f6d39..60bc060c 100644
--- a/rsconnect/actions.py
+++ b/rsconnect/actions.py
@@ -823,8 +823,6 @@ def deploy_app(
                 secret=connect_server.secret,
             )
         )
-    else:
-        raise RSConnectException("Unable to infer Connect client.")
 
     environment = create_python_environment(
         directory,