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@@ -684,23 +684,6 @@ Cucumber handles this by using truncation instead of transactions, i.e. they
 empty out the entire database after each test. You can get the same behaviour
 by using a gem such as [database_cleaner](https://github.com/DatabaseCleaner/database_cleaner).
 
-It is also possible to force your ORM to use the same transaction for all
-threads.  This may have thread safety implications and could cause strange
-failures, so use caution with this approach. It can be implemented in
-ActiveRecord through the following monkey patch:
-
-```ruby
-class ActiveRecord::Base
-  mattr_accessor :shared_connection
-  @@shared_connection = nil
-
-  def self.connection
-    @@shared_connection || retrieve_connection
-  end
-end
-ActiveRecord::Base.shared_connection = ActiveRecord::Base.connection
-```
-
 ## Asynchronous JavaScript (Ajax and friends)
 
 When working with asynchronous JavaScript, you might come across situations