diff --git a/oslo_messaging/_drivers/impl_rabbit.py b/oslo_messaging/_drivers/impl_rabbit.py
index 3995a675c..a978e1f1d 100644
--- a/oslo_messaging/_drivers/impl_rabbit.py
+++ b/oslo_messaging/_drivers/impl_rabbit.py
@@ -444,8 +444,6 @@ class ConnectionLock(DummyConnectionLock):
 class Connection(object):
     """Connection object."""
 
-    pools = {}
-
     def __init__(self, conf, url, purpose):
         # NOTE(viktors): Parse config options
         driver_conf = conf.oslo_messaging_rabbit