diff --git a/src/main/java/com/alibaba/druid/pool/DruidDataSource.java b/src/main/java/com/alibaba/druid/pool/DruidDataSource.java
index 0bdcc37a35..b4c7e3468b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/alibaba/druid/pool/DruidDataSource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/alibaba/druid/pool/DruidDataSource.java
@@ -660,8 +660,7 @@ public class DruidDataSource extends DruidAbstractDataSource implements DruidDat
                     }
 
                     Connection connection = connectionFactory.createConnection();
-                    ConnectionHolder poolableConnection = new ConnectionHolder(DruidDataSource.this, connection);
-                    connections[poolingCount++] = poolableConnection;
+                    connections[poolingCount++] = new ConnectionHolder(DruidDataSource.this, connection);
 
                     errorCount = 0; // reset errorCount