--- a/eric6/Network/IRC/IrcNetworkWidget.py	Sun Jan 17 13:53:08 2021 +0100
+++ b/eric6/Network/IRC/IrcNetworkWidget.py	Mon Feb 01 10:38:16 2021 +0100
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QWidget, QApplication, QMenu
 
 from E5Gui import E5MessageBox, E5FileDialog
-from E5Gui.E5Application import e5App
 
 from .Ui_IrcNetworkWidget import Ui_IrcNetworkWidget
 
@@ -93,12 +92,7 @@
         """
         Public method to perform the IRC auto connection.
         """
-        userInterface = e5App().getObject("UserInterface")
-        online = userInterface.isOnline()
-        self.connectButton.setEnabled(online)
-        userInterface.onlineStateChanged.connect(self.__onlineStateChanged)
-        if online:
-            self.__autoConnect()
+        self.__autoConnect()
     
     def __autoConnect(self):
         """
@@ -307,7 +301,7 @@
         
         @param msgType txpe of the message (string)
         @param msg message to be added (string)
-        @keyparam filterMsg flag indicating to filter the message (boolean)
+        @param filterMsg flag indicating to filter the message (boolean)
         """
         if filterMsg:
             msg = ircFilter(msg)