diff --git a/x/mongo/driver/topology/pool.go b/x/mongo/driver/topology/pool.go
index 32bbab6151..50c7ed504e 100644
--- a/x/mongo/driver/topology/pool.go
+++ b/x/mongo/driver/topology/pool.go
@@ -1319,8 +1319,6 @@ func compact(arr []*connection) []*connection {
 type wantConn struct {
 	ready chan struct{}
 
-	connOpts []ConnectionOption
-
 	mu   sync.Mutex // Guards conn, err
 	conn *connection
 	err  error
@@ -1357,7 +1355,6 @@ func (w *wantConn) tryDeliver(conn *connection, err error) bool {
 		panic("x/mongo/driver/topology: internal error: misuse of tryDeliver")
 	}
 
-	w.connOpts = w.connOpts[:0]
 	close(w.ready)
 
 	return true
@@ -1373,7 +1370,6 @@ func (w *wantConn) cancel(p *pool, err error) {
 
 	w.mu.Lock()
 	if w.conn == nil && w.err == nil {
-		w.connOpts = w.connOpts[:0]
 		close(w.ready) // catch misbehavior in future delivery
 	}
 	conn := w.conn