diff --git a/client/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/AbstractStaticConnectionPool.java b/client/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/AbstractStaticConnectionPool.java
index c043dd17059..50923fa5406 100644
--- a/client/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/AbstractStaticConnectionPool.java
+++ b/client/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/AbstractStaticConnectionPool.java
@@ -47,23 +47,12 @@ public abstract class AbstractStaticConnectionPool implements ConnectionPool<Sta
 
     private static final Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(AbstractStaticConnectionPool.class);
 
-    private final Predicate<Connection> connectionSelector;
-
     private final AtomicInteger lastConnectionIndex = new AtomicInteger(0);
 
-    protected AbstractStaticConnectionPool(Predicate<Connection> connectionSelector) {
-        Objects.requireNonNull(connectionSelector, "connection selector predicate cannot be null");
-        this.connectionSelector = connectionSelector;
-    }
-
     protected abstract List<StatefulConnection> getConnections();
 
     @Override
     public final Stream<StatefulConnection> nextConnection() {
-        return nextUnfilteredConnection().filter(connectionSelector);
-    }
-
-    protected final Stream<StatefulConnection> nextUnfilteredConnection() {
         List<StatefulConnection> connections = getConnections();
         if (connections.isEmpty()) {
             throw new IllegalStateException("no connections available in the connection pool");
diff --git a/client/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/SniffingConnectionPool.java b/client/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/SniffingConnectionPool.java
index 25d17b45ee5..eaaf98d0506 100644
--- a/client/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/SniffingConnectionPool.java
+++ b/client/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/SniffingConnectionPool.java
@@ -49,8 +49,7 @@ public class SniffingConnectionPool extends AbstractStaticConnectionPool {
 
     public SniffingConnectionPool(int sniffInterval, boolean sniffOnFailure, int sniffAfterFailureDelay,
                                   CloseableHttpClient client, RequestConfig sniffRequestConfig, int sniffRequestTimeout, Scheme scheme,
-                                  Predicate<Connection> connectionSelector, HttpHost... hosts) {
-        super(connectionSelector);
+                                  HttpHost... hosts) {
         if (sniffInterval <= 0) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("sniffInterval must be greater than 0");
         }
@@ -129,7 +128,7 @@ public class SniffingConnectionPool extends AbstractStaticConnectionPool {
         void sniff(Predicate<HttpHost> hostFilter) {
             if (running.compareAndSet(false, true)) {
                 try {
-                    Iterator<StatefulConnection> connectionIterator = nextUnfilteredConnection().iterator();
+                    Iterator<StatefulConnection> connectionIterator = nextConnection().iterator();
                     if (connectionIterator.hasNext()) {
                         sniff(connectionIterator, hostFilter);
                     } else {
diff --git a/client/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/StaticConnectionPool.java b/client/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/StaticConnectionPool.java
index 539b7ad0f1f..602298b1b3b 100644
--- a/client/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/StaticConnectionPool.java
+++ b/client/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/StaticConnectionPool.java
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import org.apache.http.util.EntityUtils;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Objects;
-import java.util.function.Predicate;
 
 public class StaticConnectionPool extends AbstractStaticConnectionPool {
 
@@ -43,9 +42,7 @@ public class StaticConnectionPool extends AbstractStaticConnectionPool {
     private final RequestConfig pingRequestConfig;
     private final List<StatefulConnection> connections;
 
-    public StaticConnectionPool(CloseableHttpClient client, boolean pingEnabled, RequestConfig pingRequestConfig,
-                                Predicate<Connection> connectionSelector, HttpHost... hosts) {
-        super(connectionSelector);
+    public StaticConnectionPool(CloseableHttpClient client, boolean pingEnabled, RequestConfig pingRequestConfig, HttpHost... hosts) {
         Objects.requireNonNull(client, "client cannot be null");
         Objects.requireNonNull(pingRequestConfig, "pingRequestConfig cannot be null");
         if (hosts == null || hosts.length == 0) {
diff --git a/client/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/client/SniffingConnectionPoolTests.java b/client/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/client/SniffingConnectionPoolTests.java
index 97b7d0867c6..1ae9279f78e 100644
--- a/client/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/client/SniffingConnectionPoolTests.java
+++ b/client/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/client/SniffingConnectionPoolTests.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public class SniffingConnectionPoolTests extends LuceneTestCase {
                 RandomInts.randomIntBetween(random(), Integer.MIN_VALUE, 0), random().nextBoolean(),
                 RandomInts.randomIntBetween(random(), 1, Integer.MAX_VALUE), httpClient, RequestConfig.DEFAULT,
                 RandomInts.randomIntBetween(random(), 1, Integer.MAX_VALUE),
-                RandomPicks.randomFrom(random(), SniffingConnectionPool.Scheme.values()), connection -> random().nextBoolean(), hosts)) {
+                RandomPicks.randomFrom(random(), SniffingConnectionPool.Scheme.values()), hosts)) {
 
             fail("pool creation should have failed " + connectionPool);
         } catch(IllegalArgumentException e) {
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public class SniffingConnectionPoolTests extends LuceneTestCase {
                 RandomInts.randomIntBetween(random(), 1, Integer.MAX_VALUE), random().nextBoolean(),
                 RandomInts.randomIntBetween(random(), Integer.MIN_VALUE, 0), httpClient, RequestConfig.DEFAULT,
                 RandomInts.randomIntBetween(random(), 1, Integer.MAX_VALUE),
-                RandomPicks.randomFrom(random(), SniffingConnectionPool.Scheme.values()), connection -> random().nextBoolean(), hosts)) {
+                RandomPicks.randomFrom(random(), SniffingConnectionPool.Scheme.values()), hosts)) {
             fail("pool creation should have failed " + connectionPool);
         } catch(IllegalArgumentException e) {
             assertEquals(e.getMessage(), "sniffAfterFailureDelay must be greater than 0");
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public class SniffingConnectionPoolTests extends LuceneTestCase {
                 RandomInts.randomIntBetween(random(), 1, Integer.MAX_VALUE), random().nextBoolean(),
                 RandomInts.randomIntBetween(random(), 1, Integer.MAX_VALUE), null, RequestConfig.DEFAULT,
                 RandomInts.randomIntBetween(random(), 1, Integer.MAX_VALUE),
-                RandomPicks.randomFrom(random(), SniffingConnectionPool.Scheme.values()), connection -> random().nextBoolean(), hosts)) {
+                RandomPicks.randomFrom(random(), SniffingConnectionPool.Scheme.values()), hosts)) {
             fail("pool creation should have failed " + connectionPool);
         } catch(NullPointerException e) {
             assertEquals(e.getMessage(), "client cannot be null");
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public class SniffingConnectionPoolTests extends LuceneTestCase {
                 RandomInts.randomIntBetween(random(), 1, Integer.MAX_VALUE), random().nextBoolean(),
                 RandomInts.randomIntBetween(random(), 1, Integer.MAX_VALUE), httpClient, null,
                 RandomInts.randomIntBetween(random(), 1, Integer.MAX_VALUE),
-                RandomPicks.randomFrom(random(), SniffingConnectionPool.Scheme.values()), connection -> random().nextBoolean(), hosts)) {
+                RandomPicks.randomFrom(random(), SniffingConnectionPool.Scheme.values()), hosts)) {
             fail("pool creation should have failed " + connectionPool);
         } catch(NullPointerException e) {
             assertEquals(e.getMessage(), "sniffRequestConfig cannot be null");
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public class SniffingConnectionPoolTests extends LuceneTestCase {
                 RandomInts.randomIntBetween(random(), 1, Integer.MAX_VALUE), random().nextBoolean(),
                 RandomInts.randomIntBetween(random(), 1, Integer.MAX_VALUE), httpClient, RequestConfig.DEFAULT,
                 RandomInts.randomIntBetween(random(), Integer.MIN_VALUE, 0),
-                RandomPicks.randomFrom(random(), SniffingConnectionPool.Scheme.values()), connection -> random().nextBoolean(), hosts)) {
+                RandomPicks.randomFrom(random(), SniffingConnectionPool.Scheme.values()), hosts)) {
             fail("pool creation should have failed " + connectionPool);
         } catch(IllegalArgumentException e) {
             assertEquals(e.getMessage(), "sniffRequestTimeout must be greater than 0");
@@ -98,18 +98,7 @@ public class SniffingConnectionPoolTests extends LuceneTestCase {
                 RandomInts.randomIntBetween(random(), 1, Integer.MAX_VALUE), random().nextBoolean(),
                 RandomInts.randomIntBetween(random(), 1, Integer.MAX_VALUE), httpClient, RequestConfig.DEFAULT,
                 RandomInts.randomIntBetween(random(), 1, Integer.MAX_VALUE),
-                RandomPicks.randomFrom(random(), SniffingConnectionPool.Scheme.values()), null, hosts)) {
-            fail("pool creation should have failed " + connectionPool);
-        } catch(NullPointerException e) {
-            assertEquals(e.getMessage(), "connection selector predicate cannot be null");
-        }
-
-        try (SniffingConnectionPool connectionPool = new SniffingConnectionPool(
-                RandomInts.randomIntBetween(random(), 1, Integer.MAX_VALUE), random().nextBoolean(),
-                RandomInts.randomIntBetween(random(), 1, Integer.MAX_VALUE), httpClient, RequestConfig.DEFAULT,
-                RandomInts.randomIntBetween(random(), 1, Integer.MAX_VALUE),
-                RandomPicks.randomFrom(random(), SniffingConnectionPool.Scheme.values()),
-                connection -> random().nextBoolean(), (HttpHost[])null)) {
+                RandomPicks.randomFrom(random(), SniffingConnectionPool.Scheme.values()), (HttpHost[])null)) {
             fail("pool creation should have failed " + connectionPool);
         } catch(IllegalArgumentException e) {
             assertEquals(e.getMessage(), "no hosts provided");
@@ -119,8 +108,7 @@ public class SniffingConnectionPoolTests extends LuceneTestCase {
                 RandomInts.randomIntBetween(random(), 1, Integer.MAX_VALUE), random().nextBoolean(),
                 RandomInts.randomIntBetween(random(), 1, Integer.MAX_VALUE), httpClient, RequestConfig.DEFAULT,
                 RandomInts.randomIntBetween(random(), 1, Integer.MAX_VALUE),
-                RandomPicks.randomFrom(random(), SniffingConnectionPool.Scheme.values()), connection -> random().nextBoolean(),
-                (HttpHost) null)) {
+                RandomPicks.randomFrom(random(), SniffingConnectionPool.Scheme.values()), (HttpHost) null)) {
             fail("pool creation should have failed " + connectionPool);
         } catch(NullPointerException e) {
             assertEquals(e.getMessage(), "host cannot be null");
@@ -130,7 +118,7 @@ public class SniffingConnectionPoolTests extends LuceneTestCase {
                 RandomInts.randomIntBetween(random(), 1, Integer.MAX_VALUE), random().nextBoolean(),
                 RandomInts.randomIntBetween(random(), 1, Integer.MAX_VALUE), httpClient, RequestConfig.DEFAULT,
                 RandomInts.randomIntBetween(random(), 1, Integer.MAX_VALUE),
-                RandomPicks.randomFrom(random(), SniffingConnectionPool.Scheme.values()), connection -> random().nextBoolean())) {
+                RandomPicks.randomFrom(random(), SniffingConnectionPool.Scheme.values()))) {
             fail("pool creation should have failed " + connectionPool);
         } catch(IllegalArgumentException e) {
             assertEquals(e.getMessage(), "no hosts provided");
@@ -140,7 +128,7 @@ public class SniffingConnectionPoolTests extends LuceneTestCase {
                 RandomInts.randomIntBetween(random(), 1, Integer.MAX_VALUE), random().nextBoolean(),
                 RandomInts.randomIntBetween(random(), 1, Integer.MAX_VALUE), httpClient, RequestConfig.DEFAULT,
                 RandomInts.randomIntBetween(random(), 1, Integer.MAX_VALUE),
-                RandomPicks.randomFrom(random(), SniffingConnectionPool.Scheme.values()), connection -> random().nextBoolean(), hosts)) {
+                RandomPicks.randomFrom(random(), SniffingConnectionPool.Scheme.values()), hosts)) {
             assertNotNull(sniffingConnectionPool);
         }
     }
diff --git a/client/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/client/StaticConnectionPoolTests.java b/client/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/client/StaticConnectionPoolTests.java
index 82e8c60b02f..60398b71c0d 100644
--- a/client/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/client/StaticConnectionPoolTests.java
+++ b/client/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/client/StaticConnectionPoolTests.java
@@ -43,45 +43,37 @@ public class StaticConnectionPoolTests extends LuceneTestCase {
         }
 
         try {
-            new StaticConnectionPool(null, random().nextBoolean(), RequestConfig.DEFAULT, connection -> random().nextBoolean(), hosts);
+            new StaticConnectionPool(null, random().nextBoolean(), RequestConfig.DEFAULT, hosts);
         } catch(NullPointerException e) {
             assertEquals(e.getMessage(), "client cannot be null");
         }
 
         try {
-            new StaticConnectionPool(httpClient, random().nextBoolean(), null, connection -> random().nextBoolean(), hosts);
+            new StaticConnectionPool(httpClient, random().nextBoolean(), null, hosts);
         } catch(NullPointerException e) {
             assertEquals(e.getMessage(), "pingRequestConfig cannot be null");
         }
 
         try {
-            new StaticConnectionPool(httpClient, random().nextBoolean(), RequestConfig.DEFAULT, null, hosts);
-        } catch(NullPointerException e) {
-            assertEquals(e.getMessage(), "connection selector predicate cannot be null");
-        }
-
-        try {
-            new StaticConnectionPool(httpClient, random().nextBoolean(), RequestConfig.DEFAULT,
-                    connection -> random().nextBoolean(), (HttpHost) null);
+            new StaticConnectionPool(httpClient, random().nextBoolean(), RequestConfig.DEFAULT, (HttpHost) null);
         } catch(NullPointerException e) {
             assertEquals(e.getMessage(), "host cannot be null");
         }
 
         try {
-            new StaticConnectionPool(httpClient, random().nextBoolean(), RequestConfig.DEFAULT,
-                    connection -> random().nextBoolean(), (HttpHost[])null);
+            new StaticConnectionPool(httpClient, random().nextBoolean(), RequestConfig.DEFAULT, (HttpHost[])null);
         } catch(IllegalArgumentException e) {
             assertEquals(e.getMessage(), "no hosts provided");
         }
 
         try {
-            new StaticConnectionPool(httpClient, random().nextBoolean(), RequestConfig.DEFAULT, connection -> random().nextBoolean());
+            new StaticConnectionPool(httpClient, random().nextBoolean(), RequestConfig.DEFAULT);
         } catch(IllegalArgumentException e) {
             assertEquals(e.getMessage(), "no hosts provided");
         }
 
         StaticConnectionPool staticConnectionPool = new StaticConnectionPool(httpClient, random().nextBoolean(), RequestConfig.DEFAULT,
-                connection -> random().nextBoolean(), hosts);
+                hosts);
         assertNotNull(staticConnectionPool);
     }
 }