diff --git a/google-cloud-spanner/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/SpannerImpl.java b/google-cloud-spanner/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/SpannerImpl.java
index 8f855f9bcc..879cd39e65 100644
--- a/google-cloud-spanner/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/SpannerImpl.java
+++ b/google-cloud-spanner/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/SpannerImpl.java
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ public DatabaseClient getDatabaseClient(DatabaseId db) {
         invalidatedDbClients.add(dbClients.get(db));
         dbClients.remove(db);
       }
-      if (dbClients.containsKey(db) && dbClients.get(db).pool.isValid()) {
+      if (dbClients.containsKey(db)) {
         return dbClients.get(db);
       } else {
         SessionPool pool =