diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/connection/connection_management.c b/src/backend/distributed/connection/connection_management.c
index fc1b2c9c5..6767a41a9 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/connection/connection_management.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/connection/connection_management.c
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ StartNodeUserDatabaseConnection(uint32 flags, const char *hostname, int32 port,
 	ConnectionHashKey key;
 	ConnectionHashEntry *entry = NULL;
 	MultiConnection *connection;
-	MemoryContext oldContext;
 	bool found;
 
 	/* do some minimal input checks */
@@ -234,11 +233,8 @@ StartNodeUserDatabaseConnection(uint32 flags, const char *hostname, int32 port,
 	 */
 	connection = StartConnectionEstablishment(&key);
 
-	oldContext = MemoryContextSwitchTo(ConnectionContext);
 	dlist_push_tail(entry->connections, &connection->connectionNode);
 
-	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldContext);
-
 	if (flags & SESSION_LIFESPAN)
 	{
 		connection->sessionLifespan = true;