diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/database/influxdb/influxdb_write.py b/lib/ansible/modules/database/influxdb/influxdb_write.py
index 249c8fe847b..8671d6b0b7b 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/database/influxdb/influxdb_write.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/database/influxdb/influxdb_write.py
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ class AnsibleInfluxDBWrite(InfluxDb):
 
     def write_data_point(self, data_points):
         client = self.connect_to_influxdb()
-        client.write_points(data_points)
 
         try:
             client.write_points(data_points)