diff --git a/aredis/connection.py b/aredis/connection.py
index 6dc79050..c1ef00ef 100755
--- a/aredis/connection.py
+++ b/aredis/connection.py
@@ -596,8 +596,7 @@ async def _connect(self):
         reader, writer = await exec_with_timeout(
             asyncio.open_connection(host=self.host,
                                     port=self.port,
-                                    ssl=self.ssl_context,
-                                    loop=self.loop),
+                                    ssl=self.ssl_context),
             self._connect_timeout,
             loop=self.loop
         )