diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/connection/connection_management.c b/src/backend/distributed/connection/connection_management.c
index 80212b461..b6cb6cc29 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/connection/connection_management.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/connection/connection_management.c
@@ -385,7 +385,6 @@ StartNodeUserDatabaseConnection(uint32 flags, const char *hostname, int32 port,
 	dlist_push_tail(entry->connections, &newConnection->connectionNode);
 
 	ResetShardPlacementAssociation(newConnection);
-	GivePurposeToConnection(newConnection, flags);
 
 	return newConnection;
 }