diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/disconnected_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/disconnected_test.rb
index 8b2a5e999a..cd72c9a008 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/disconnected_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/disconnected_test.rb
@@ -23,9 +23,7 @@ class TestDisconnectedAdapter < ActiveRecord::TestCase
       @connection.execute "SELECT count(*) from products"
       @connection.disconnect!
       assert_raises(ActiveRecord::ConnectionNotEstablished) do
-        silence_warnings do
-          @connection.execute "SELECT count(*) from products"
-        end
+        @connection.execute "SELECT count(*) from products"
       end
     end
   end