diff --git a/rq/job.py b/rq/job.py
index 0ccf736..8b20474 100644
--- a/rq/job.py
+++ b/rq/job.py
@@ -191,7 +191,6 @@ class Job(object):
         if hasattr(self, '_dependency'):
             return self._dependency
         job = self.fetch(self._dependency_id, connection=self.connection)
-        job.refresh()
         self._dependency = job
         return job