diff --git a/jbpm/jbpm-usertask/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/usertask/impl/DefaultUserTask.java b/jbpm/jbpm-usertask/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/usertask/impl/DefaultUserTask.java
index f4c0fd208fc..9b80e6e7176 100644
--- a/jbpm/jbpm-usertask/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/usertask/impl/DefaultUserTask.java
+++ b/jbpm/jbpm-usertask/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/usertask/impl/DefaultUserTask.java
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ public DefaultUserTask(Application application, String id, String name) {
         super(id, name);
         this.application = application;
         this.userTaskInstances = application.config().get(UserTaskConfig.class).userTaskInstances();
-        this.userTaskInstances.setDisconnectUserTaskInstance(application.get(DefaultUserTasks.class)::disconnect);
-        this.userTaskInstances.setReconnectUserTaskInstance(application.get(DefaultUserTasks.class)::connect);
     }
 
     @Override