diff --git a/pgxpool/conn.go b/pgxpool/conn.go
index e46dc3f8b..38c90f3da 100644
--- a/pgxpool/conn.go
+++ b/pgxpool/conn.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 type Conn struct {
 	res *puddle.Resource[*connResource]
 	p   *Pool
-	ctx context.Context
 }
 
 // Release returns c to the pool it was acquired from. Once Release has been called, other methods must not be called.
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ func (c *Conn) Release() {
 	c.res = nil
 
 	if c.p.releaseTracer != nil {
-		c.p.releaseTracer.TraceRelease(c.ctx, c.p, TraceReleaseData{Conn: conn})
+		c.p.releaseTracer.TraceRelease(c.p, TraceReleaseData{Conn: conn})
 	}
 
 	if conn.IsClosed() || conn.PgConn().IsBusy() || conn.PgConn().TxStatus() != 'I' {
diff --git a/pgxpool/pool.go b/pgxpool/pool.go
index ec004f782..fdcba7241 100644
--- a/pgxpool/pool.go
+++ b/pgxpool/pool.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ type connResource struct {
 	maxAgeTime time.Time
 }
 
-func (cr *connResource) getConn(ctx context.Context, p *Pool, res *puddle.Resource[*connResource]) *Conn {
+func (cr *connResource) getConn(p *Pool, res *puddle.Resource[*connResource]) *Conn {
 	if len(cr.conns) == 0 {
 		cr.conns = make([]Conn, 128)
 	}
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ func (cr *connResource) getConn(ctx context.Context, p *Pool, res *puddle.Resour
 
 	c.res = res
 	c.p = p
-	c.ctx = ctx
 
 	return c
 }
@@ -539,7 +538,7 @@ func (p *Pool) Acquire(ctx context.Context) (c *Conn, err error) {
 		}
 
 		if p.beforeAcquire == nil || p.beforeAcquire(ctx, cr.conn) {
-			return cr.getConn(ctx, p, res), nil
+			return cr.getConn(p, res), nil
 		}
 
 		res.Destroy()
@@ -567,7 +566,7 @@ func (p *Pool) AcquireAllIdle(ctx context.Context) []*Conn {
 	for _, res := range resources {
 		cr := res.Value()
 		if p.beforeAcquire == nil || p.beforeAcquire(ctx, cr.conn) {
-			conns = append(conns, cr.getConn(ctx, p, res))
+			conns = append(conns, cr.getConn(p, res))
 		} else {
 			res.Destroy()
 		}
diff --git a/pgxpool/tracer.go b/pgxpool/tracer.go
index cca0fa5b9..78b9d15a2 100644
--- a/pgxpool/tracer.go
+++ b/pgxpool/tracer.go
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ type TraceAcquireEndData struct {
 // ReleaseTracer traces Release.
 type ReleaseTracer interface {
 	// TraceRelease is called at the beginning of Release.
-	// The passed context is coming from Acquire.
-	TraceRelease(ctx context.Context, pool *Pool, data TraceReleaseData)
+	TraceRelease(pool *Pool, data TraceReleaseData)
 }
 
 type TraceReleaseData struct {
diff --git a/pgxpool/tracer_test.go b/pgxpool/tracer_test.go
index 4cc77e7c6..46e3cd1f2 100644
--- a/pgxpool/tracer_test.go
+++ b/pgxpool/tracer_test.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 type testTracer struct {
 	traceAcquireStart func(ctx context.Context, pool *pgxpool.Pool, data pgxpool.TraceAcquireStartData) context.Context
 	traceAcquireEnd   func(ctx context.Context, pool *pgxpool.Pool, data pgxpool.TraceAcquireEndData)
-	traceRelease      func(ctx context.Context, pool *pgxpool.Pool, data pgxpool.TraceReleaseData)
+	traceRelease      func(pool *pgxpool.Pool, data pgxpool.TraceReleaseData)
 }
 
 type ctxKey string
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ func (tt *testTracer) TraceAcquireEnd(ctx context.Context, pool *pgxpool.Pool, d
 	}
 }
 
-func (tt *testTracer) TraceRelease(ctx context.Context, pool *pgxpool.Pool, data pgxpool.TraceReleaseData) {
+func (tt *testTracer) TraceRelease(pool *pgxpool.Pool, data pgxpool.TraceReleaseData) {
 	if tt.traceRelease != nil {
-		tt.traceRelease(ctx, pool, data)
+		tt.traceRelease(pool, data)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func TestTraceRelease(t *testing.T) {
 	defer pool.Close()
 
 	traceReleaseCalled := false
-	tracer.traceRelease = func(ctx context.Context, pool *pgxpool.Pool, data pgxpool.TraceReleaseData) {
+	tracer.traceRelease = func(pool *pgxpool.Pool, data pgxpool.TraceReleaseData) {
 		traceReleaseCalled = true
 		require.NotNil(t, pool)
 		require.NotNil(t, data.Conn)