diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/test_databases.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/test_databases.rb
index 071e8924c4..5b4efe22c9 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/test_databases.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/test_databases.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ def self.create_and_load_schema(i, spec_name:)
 
       connection_spec["database"] += "-#{i}"
       ActiveRecord::Tasks::DatabaseTasks.create(connection_spec)
-      ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection(connection_spec)
       ActiveRecord::Tasks::DatabaseTasks.load_schema(connection_spec)
     ensure
       ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection(ActiveRecord::Base.configurations[Rails.env])