diff --git a/pgxpool/pool_test.go b/pgxpool/pool_test.go
index f5b14b29..57fbb401 100644
--- a/pgxpool/pool_test.go
+++ b/pgxpool/pool_test.go
@@ -279,8 +279,6 @@ func TestPoolBackgroundChecksMaxConnIdleTime(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestPoolBackgroundChecksMinConns(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Parallel()
-
 	config, err := pgxpool.ParseConfig(os.Getenv("PGX_TEST_DATABASE"))
 	require.NoError(t, err)