diff --git a/proxy/src/http/sql_over_http.rs b/proxy/src/http/sql_over_http.rs
index aa06a91bba..09642b9a93 100644
--- a/proxy/src/http/sql_over_http.rs
+++ b/proxy/src/http/sql_over_http.rs
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ pub async fn handle(
     let array_mode = headers.get(&ARRAY_MODE) == Some(&HEADER_VALUE_TRUE);
 
     // Allow connection pooling only if explicitly requested
-    let allow_pool = headers.get(&ALLOW_POOL) == Some(&HEADER_VALUE_TRUE);
+    let allow_pool = false;
 
     // isolation level and read only