diff --git a/plugins/inputs/rabbitmq/rabbitmq.go b/plugins/inputs/rabbitmq/rabbitmq.go
index d1c973deaa59d..5519ee14a9025 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/rabbitmq/rabbitmq.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/rabbitmq/rabbitmq.go
@@ -50,9 +50,8 @@ type RabbitMQ struct {
 	ClientTimeout         internal.Duration `toml:"client_timeout"`
 
 	// InsecureSkipVerify bool
-	Nodes       []string
-	Queues      []string
-	Connections []string
+	Nodes  []string
+	Queues []string
 
 	Client *http.Client
 }
@@ -136,22 +135,10 @@ type Node struct {
 	SocketsUsed   int64 `json:"sockets_used"`
 }
 
-// Connection ...
-type Connection struct {
-	Name         string
-	State        string
-	Vhost        string
-	Host         string
-	Node         string
-	ReceiveCount int64 `json:"recv_cnt"`
-	SendCount    int64 `json:"send_cnt"`
-	SendPend     int64 `json:"send_pend"`
-}
-
 // gatherFunc ...
 type gatherFunc func(r *RabbitMQ, acc telegraf.Accumulator, errChan chan error)
 
-var gatherFunctions = []gatherFunc{gatherOverview, gatherNodes, gatherQueues, gatherConnections}
+var gatherFunctions = []gatherFunc{gatherOverview, gatherNodes, gatherQueues}
 
 var sampleConfig = `
   # url = "http://localhost:15672"
@@ -393,42 +380,6 @@ func gatherQueues(r *RabbitMQ, acc telegraf.Accumulator, errChan chan error) {
 	errChan <- nil
 }
 
-func gatherConnections(r *RabbitMQ, acc telegraf.Accumulator, errChan chan error) {
-	// Gather information about connections
-	connections := make([]Connection, 0)
-	err := r.requestJSON("/api/connections", &connections)
-	if err != nil {
-		errChan <- err
-		return
-	}
-
-	for _, connection := range connections {
-		if !r.shouldGatherConnection(connection) {
-			continue
-		}
-		tags := map[string]string{
-			"url":        r.URL,
-			"connection": connection.Name,
-			"vhost":      connection.Vhost,
-			"host":       connection.Host,
-			"node":       connection.Node,
-		}
-
-		acc.AddFields(
-			"rabbitmq_connection",
-			map[string]interface{}{
-				"recv_cnt":  connection.ReceiveCount,
-				"send_cnt":  connection.SendCount,
-				"send_pend": connection.SendPend,
-				"state":     connection.State,
-			},
-			tags,
-		)
-	}
-
-	errChan <- nil
-}
-
 func (r *RabbitMQ) shouldGatherNode(node Node) bool {
 	if len(r.Nodes) == 0 {
 		return true
@@ -457,20 +408,6 @@ func (r *RabbitMQ) shouldGatherQueue(queue Queue) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-func (r *RabbitMQ) shouldGatherConnection(connection Connection) bool {
-	if len(r.Connections) == 0 {
-		return true
-	}
-
-	for _, name := range r.Connections {
-		if name == connection.Name {
-			return true
-		}
-	}
-
-	return false
-}
-
 func init() {
 	inputs.Add("rabbitmq", func() telegraf.Input {
 		return &RabbitMQ{
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/rabbitmq/rabbitmq_test.go b/plugins/inputs/rabbitmq/rabbitmq_test.go
index bbb3dd450fec6..4bdc980dbd53b 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/rabbitmq/rabbitmq_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/rabbitmq/rabbitmq_test.go
@@ -374,57 +374,6 @@ const sampleQueuesResponse = `
 ]
 `
 
-const sampleConnectionsResponse = `
-[
-  {
-    "recv_oct": 166055,
-    "recv_oct_details": {
-      "rate": 0
-    },
-    "send_oct": 589,
-    "send_oct_details": {
-      "rate": 0
-    },
-    "recv_cnt": 124,
-    "send_cnt": 7,
-    "send_pend": 0,
-    "state": "running",
-    "channels": 1,
-    "type": "network",
-    "node": "rabbit@ip-10-0-12-133",
-    "name": "10.0.10.8:32774 -> 10.0.12.131:5672",
-    "port": 5672,
-    "peer_port": 32774,
-    "host": "10.0.12.131",
-    "peer_host": "10.0.10.8",
-    "ssl": false,
-    "peer_cert_subject": null,
-    "peer_cert_issuer": null,
-    "peer_cert_validity": null,
-    "auth_mechanism": "AMQPLAIN",
-    "ssl_protocol": null,
-    "ssl_key_exchange": null,
-    "ssl_cipher": null,
-    "ssl_hash": null,
-    "protocol": "AMQP 0-9-1",
-    "user": "workers",
-    "vhost": "main",
-    "timeout": 0,
-    "frame_max": 131072,
-    "channel_max": 65535,
-    "client_properties": {
-      "product": "py-amqp",
-      "product_version": "1.4.7",
-      "capabilities": {
-        "connection.blocked": true,
-        "consumer_cancel_notify": true
-      }
-    },
-    "connected_at": 1476647837266
-  }
-]
-`
-
 func TestRabbitMQGeneratesMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		var rsp string
@@ -436,8 +385,6 @@ func TestRabbitMQGeneratesMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 			rsp = sampleNodesResponse
 		case "/api/queues":
 			rsp = sampleQueuesResponse
-		case "/api/connections":
-			rsp = sampleConnectionsResponse
 		default:
 			panic("Cannot handle request")
 		}
@@ -494,15 +441,4 @@ func TestRabbitMQGeneratesMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	assert.True(t, acc.HasMeasurement("rabbitmq_queue"))
-
-	assert.True(t, acc.HasMeasurement("rabbitmq_connection"))
-
-	connection_fields := map[string]interface{}{
-		"recv_cnt":  int64(124),
-		"send_cnt":  int64(7),
-		"send_pend": int64(0),
-		"state":     "running",
-	}
-
-	acc.AssertContainsFields(t, "rabbitmq_connection", connection_fields)
 }