diff --git a/lib/sidekiq/worker.rb b/lib/sidekiq/worker.rb
index 85398923..28c2637a 100644
--- a/lib/sidekiq/worker.rb
+++ b/lib/sidekiq/worker.rb
@@ -34,25 +34,6 @@ module Sidekiq
       Sidekiq.logger
     end
 
-    # Allows sharding of jobs across any number of Redis instances.  All jobs
-    # defined within the block will use the given Redis connection pool.
-    #
-    #   pool = ConnectionPool.new { Redis.new }
-    #   Sidekiq::Worker.via(pool) do
-    #     SomeWorker.perform_async(1,2,3)
-    #     SomeOtherWorker.perform_async(1,2,3)
-    #   end
-    #
-    # Generally this is only needed for very large Sidekiq installs processing
-    # more than thousands jobs per second.
-    def self.via(pool)
-      raise ArgumentError, "No pool given" if pool.nil?
-      Thread.current[:sidekiq_via_pool] = pool
-      yield
-    ensure
-      Thread.current[:sidekiq_via_pool] = nil
-    end
-
     module ClassMethods
 
       def perform_async(*args)
@@ -100,7 +81,7 @@ module Sidekiq
       end
 
       def client_push(item) # :nodoc:
-        pool = Thread.current[:sidekiq_via_pool] || get_sidekiq_options['pool'] || Sidekiq.redis_pool
+        pool = get_sidekiq_options['pool'] || Sidekiq.redis_pool
         Sidekiq::Client.new(pool).push(item.stringify_keys)
       end
 
diff --git a/test/test_client.rb b/test/test_client.rb
index 3e143722..de6585b9 100644
--- a/test/test_client.rb
+++ b/test/test_client.rb
@@ -246,16 +246,6 @@ class TestClient < Sidekiq::Test
       DWorker.perform_async(1,2,3)
       conn.verify
     end
-    it 'allows #via to point to different Redi' do
-      conn = MiniTest::Mock.new
-      conn.expect(:multi, [0, 1])
-      default = Sidekiq::Client.redis_pool
-      Sidekiq::Client.via(ConnectionPool.new(size: 1) { conn }) do
-        CWorker.perform_async(1,2,3)
-      end
-      assert_equal default, Sidekiq::Client.redis_pool
-      conn.verify
-    end
     it 'allows Resque helpers to point to different Redi' do
       conn = MiniTest::Mock.new
       conn.expect(:zadd, 1, [String, Array])