diff --git a/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_fallback_adapter.rb b/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_fallback_adapter.rb
index 196eb710ca7..d161253ddf6 100644
--- a/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_fallback_adapter.rb
+++ b/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_fallback_adapter.rb
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@ module ActiveRecord
           if !fallback_handler.initialized
             return postgresql_fallback_connection(config)
           else
-            fallback_handler.clear_connections
             raise e
           end
         end