diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/connection/connection_management.c b/src/backend/distributed/connection/connection_management.c
index 008bc26e7..bf23cd26a 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/connection/connection_management.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/connection/connection_management.c
@@ -1654,8 +1654,7 @@ ShouldShutdownConnection(MultiConnection *connection, const int cachedConnection
 		   connection->requiresReplication ||
 		   (MaxCachedConnectionLifetime >= 0 &&
 			MillisecondsToTimeout(connection->connectionEstablishmentStart,
-								  MaxCachedConnectionLifetime) <= 0) ||
-		   RemoteSocketClosed(connection);
+								  MaxCachedConnectionLifetime) <= 0);
 }