diff --git a/netbox/extras/apps.py b/netbox/extras/apps.py
index f8c5a98e6..5dad07b48 100644
--- a/netbox/extras/apps.py
+++ b/netbox/extras/apps.py
@@ -8,21 +8,4 @@ class ExtrasConfig(AppConfig):
     name = "extras"
 
     def ready(self):
-
         import extras.signals
-
-        # Check that we can connect to the configured Redis database.
-        try:
-            rs = redis.Redis(
-                host=settings.WEBHOOKS_REDIS_HOST,
-                port=settings.WEBHOOKS_REDIS_PORT,
-                db=settings.WEBHOOKS_REDIS_DATABASE,
-                password=settings.WEBHOOKS_REDIS_PASSWORD or None,
-                ssl=settings.WEBHOOKS_REDIS_SSL,
-            )
-            rs.ping()
-        except redis.exceptions.ConnectionError:
-            raise ImproperlyConfigured(
-                "Unable to connect to the Redis database. Check that the Redis configuration has been defined in "
-                "configuration.py."
-            )