diff --git a/src/shell-network-agent.c b/src/shell-network-agent.c
index c6f4b79c5..8e8c54845 100644
--- a/src/shell-network-agent.c
+++ b/src/shell-network-agent.c
@@ -366,8 +366,6 @@ shell_network_agent_get_secrets (NMSecretAgent                 *agent,
 {
   ShellNetworkAgent *self = SHELL_NETWORK_AGENT (agent);
   ShellAgentRequest *request;
-  NMSettingConnection *setting_connection;
-  const char *connection_type;
   GHashTable *attributes;
   char *request_id;
 
@@ -381,9 +379,6 @@ shell_network_agent_get_secrets (NMSecretAgent                 *agent,
       shell_agent_request_cancel (request);
     }
 
-  setting_connection = nm_connection_get_setting_connection (connection);
-  connection_type = nm_setting_connection_get_connection_type (setting_connection);
-
   request = g_slice_new (ShellAgentRequest);
   request->self = g_object_ref (self);
   request->cancellable = g_cancellable_new ();
@@ -393,7 +388,7 @@ shell_network_agent_get_secrets (NMSecretAgent                 *agent,
   request->flags = flags;
   request->callback = callback;
   request->callback_data = callback_data;
-  request->is_vpn = !strcmp(connection_type, NM_SETTING_VPN_SETTING_NAME);
+  request->is_vpn = !strcmp(setting_name, NM_SETTING_VPN_SETTING_NAME);
   request->entries = g_hash_table_new_full (g_str_hash, g_str_equal, g_free, gvalue_destroy_notify);
 
   if (request->is_vpn)