diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb
index 85ecd9d6c6288e4dbe5b376739b17c36c5014e35..fe6ba47d699f863b23027f28bed07155fad36ea5 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb
@@ -161,8 +161,7 @@ def checkin(conn)
         end
       end
 
-      synchronize :connection, :release_connection,
-        :clear_reloadable_connections!, :verify_active_connections!,
+      synchronize :clear_reloadable_connections!, :verify_active_connections!,
         :connected?, :disconnect!, :with => :@connection_mutex
 
       private
@@ -209,11 +208,8 @@ def checkout_and_verify(c)
     end
 
     class ConnectionHandler
-      attr_reader :connection_pools_lock
-
       def initialize(pools = {})
         @connection_pools = pools
-        @connection_pools_lock = Monitor.new
       end
 
       def connection_pools
@@ -282,11 +278,6 @@ def retrieve_connection_pool(klass)
           klass = klass.superclass
         end
       end
-
-      # Apply monitor to all public methods that access the pool.
-      synchronize :establish_connection, :retrieve_connection, :connected?, :remove_connection,
-        :clear_active_connections!, :clear_reloadable_connections!, :clear_all_connections!,
-        :verify_active_connections!, :with => :connection_pools_lock
     end
   end
 end
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