diff --git a/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/JedisClusterCommand.java b/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/JedisClusterCommand.java
index e7f51bbe82..ca31caeba1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/JedisClusterCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/JedisClusterCommand.java
@@ -130,8 +130,6 @@ private Supplier<Jedis> handleRedirection(Jedis connection, final JedisRedirecti
       this.connectionHandler.renewSlotCache(connection);
     }
 
-    // release current connection before iteration
-    releaseConnection(connection);
 
     return () -> {
       Jedis redirectedConnection = connectionHandler.getConnectionFromNode(jre.getTargetNode());