diff --git a/go/vt/mysqlctl/query.go b/go/vt/mysqlctl/query.go
index b4b9ac0bd79..723e9773d57 100644
--- a/go/vt/mysqlctl/query.go
+++ b/go/vt/mysqlctl/query.go
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ import (
 
 // getPoolReconnect gets a connection from a pool, tests it, and reconnects if
 // the connection is lost.
-func (mysqld *Mysqld) getPoolReconnect(ctx context.Context) (*dbconnpool.PooledDBConnection, error) {
-	conn, err := mysqld.dbaPool.Get(ctx)
+func (mysqld *Mysqld) getPoolReconnect(ctx context.Context, pool *dbconnpool.ConnectionPool) (*dbconnpool.PooledDBConnection, error) {
+	conn, err := pool.Get(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return conn, err
 	}
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func (mysqld *Mysqld) ExecuteSuperQuery(ctx context.Context, query string) error
 
 // ExecuteSuperQueryList alows the user to execute queries as a super user.
 func (mysqld *Mysqld) ExecuteSuperQueryList(ctx context.Context, queryList []string) error {
-	conn, err := mysqld.getPoolReconnect(ctx)
+	conn, err := mysqld.getPoolReconnect(ctx, mysqld.dbaPool)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func (mysqld *Mysqld) executeSuperQueryListConn(ctx context.Context, conn *dbcon
 
 // FetchSuperQuery returns the results of executing a query as a super user.
 func (mysqld *Mysqld) FetchSuperQuery(ctx context.Context, query string) (*sqltypes.Result, error) {
-	conn, connErr := mysqld.getPoolReconnect(ctx)
+	conn, connErr := mysqld.getPoolReconnect(ctx, mysqld.dbaPool)
 	if connErr != nil {
 		return nil, connErr
 	}
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func (mysqld *Mysqld) killConnection(connID int64) error {
 	// which is the reason we're being asked to kill the connection.
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 10*time.Second)
 	defer cancel()
-	if poolConn, connErr := mysqld.getPoolReconnect(ctx); connErr == nil {
+	if poolConn, connErr := mysqld.dbaPool.Get(ctx); connErr == nil {
 		// We got a pool connection.
 		defer poolConn.Recycle()
 		killConn = poolConn
diff --git a/go/vt/mysqlctl/reparent.go b/go/vt/mysqlctl/reparent.go
index 0c69d5f935f..09b0c0fa39e 100644
--- a/go/vt/mysqlctl/reparent.go
+++ b/go/vt/mysqlctl/reparent.go
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func (mysqld *Mysqld) WaitForReparentJournal(ctx context.Context, timeCreatedNS
 // Promote will promote this server to be the new primary.
 func (mysqld *Mysqld) Promote(hookExtraEnv map[string]string) (mysql.Position, error) {
 	ctx := context.TODO()
-	conn, err := mysqld.getPoolReconnect(ctx)
+	conn, err := mysqld.getPoolReconnect(ctx, mysqld.dbaPool)
 	if err != nil {
 		return mysql.Position{}, err
 	}
diff --git a/go/vt/mysqlctl/replication.go b/go/vt/mysqlctl/replication.go
index 9f175144249..84e73e6d895 100644
--- a/go/vt/mysqlctl/replication.go
+++ b/go/vt/mysqlctl/replication.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func WaitForReplicationStart(mysqld MysqlDaemon, replicaStartDeadline int) error
 // StartReplication starts replication.
 func (mysqld *Mysqld) StartReplication(hookExtraEnv map[string]string) error {
 	ctx := context.TODO()
-	conn, err := mysqld.getPoolReconnect(ctx)
+	conn, err := mysqld.getPoolReconnect(ctx, mysqld.dbaPool)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func (mysqld *Mysqld) StartReplication(hookExtraEnv map[string]string) error {
 
 // StartReplicationUntilAfter starts replication until replication has come to `targetPos`, then it stops replication
 func (mysqld *Mysqld) StartReplicationUntilAfter(ctx context.Context, targetPos mysql.Position) error {
-	conn, err := mysqld.getPoolReconnect(ctx)
+	conn, err := mysqld.getPoolReconnect(ctx, mysqld.dbaPool)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func (mysqld *Mysqld) StopReplication(hookExtraEnv map[string]string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	ctx := context.TODO()
-	conn, err := mysqld.getPoolReconnect(ctx)
+	conn, err := mysqld.getPoolReconnect(ctx, mysqld.dbaPool)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func (mysqld *Mysqld) StopReplication(hookExtraEnv map[string]string) error {
 
 // StopIOThread stops a replica's IO thread only.
 func (mysqld *Mysqld) StopIOThread(ctx context.Context) error {
-	conn, err := mysqld.getPoolReconnect(ctx)
+	conn, err := mysqld.getPoolReconnect(ctx, mysqld.dbaPool)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func (mysqld *Mysqld) RestartReplication(hookExtraEnv map[string]string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	ctx := context.TODO()
-	conn, err := mysqld.getPoolReconnect(ctx)
+	conn, err := mysqld.getPoolReconnect(ctx, mysqld.dbaPool)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ func (mysqld *Mysqld) SetSuperReadOnly(on bool) error {
 // WaitSourcePos lets replicas wait to given replication position
 func (mysqld *Mysqld) WaitSourcePos(ctx context.Context, targetPos mysql.Position) error {
 	// Get a connection.
-	conn, err := mysqld.getPoolReconnect(ctx)
+	conn, err := mysqld.getPoolReconnect(ctx, mysqld.dbaPool)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ func (mysqld *Mysqld) WaitSourcePos(ctx context.Context, targetPos mysql.Positio
 
 // ReplicationStatus returns the server replication status
 func (mysqld *Mysqld) ReplicationStatus(ctx context.Context) (mysql.ReplicationStatus, error) {
-	conn, err := mysqld.getPoolReconnect(ctx)
+	conn, err := mysqld.getPoolReconnect(ctx, mysqld.dbaPool)
 	if err != nil {
 		return mysql.ReplicationStatus{}, err
 	}
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ func (mysqld *Mysqld) ReplicationStatus(ctx context.Context) (mysql.ReplicationS
 
 // PrimaryStatus returns the primary replication statuses
 func (mysqld *Mysqld) PrimaryStatus(ctx context.Context) (mysql.PrimaryStatus, error) {
-	conn, err := mysqld.getPoolReconnect(ctx)
+	conn, err := mysqld.getPoolReconnect(ctx, mysqld.dbaPool)
 	if err != nil {
 		return mysql.PrimaryStatus{}, err
 	}
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ func (mysqld *Mysqld) PrimaryStatus(ctx context.Context) (mysql.PrimaryStatus, e
 // PrimaryPosition returns the primary replication position.
 func (mysqld *Mysqld) PrimaryPosition() (mysql.Position, error) {
 	ctx := context.TODO()
-	conn, err := mysqld.getPoolReconnect(ctx)
+	conn, err := mysqld.getPoolReconnect(ctx, mysqld.dbaPool)
 	if err != nil {
 		return mysql.Position{}, err
 	}
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ func (mysqld *Mysqld) PrimaryPosition() (mysql.Position, error) {
 // SetReplicationPosition sets the replication position at which the replica will resume
 // when its replication is started.
 func (mysqld *Mysqld) SetReplicationPosition(ctx context.Context, pos mysql.Position) error {
-	conn, err := mysqld.getPoolReconnect(ctx)
+	conn, err := mysqld.getPoolReconnect(ctx, mysqld.dbaPool)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ func (mysqld *Mysqld) SetReplicationSource(ctx context.Context, host string, por
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	conn, err := mysqld.getPoolReconnect(ctx)
+	conn, err := mysqld.getPoolReconnect(ctx, mysqld.dbaPool)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ func (mysqld *Mysqld) SetReplicationSource(ctx context.Context, host string, por
 
 // ResetReplication resets all replication for this host.
 func (mysqld *Mysqld) ResetReplication(ctx context.Context) error {
-	conn, connErr := mysqld.getPoolReconnect(ctx)
+	conn, connErr := mysqld.getPoolReconnect(ctx, mysqld.dbaPool)
 	if connErr != nil {
 		return connErr
 	}
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ func FindReplicas(mysqld MysqlDaemon) ([]string, error) {
 func (mysqld *Mysqld) EnableBinlogPlayback() error {
 	// Get a connection.
 	ctx := context.TODO()
-	conn, err := mysqld.getPoolReconnect(ctx)
+	conn, err := mysqld.getPoolReconnect(ctx, mysqld.dbaPool)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ func (mysqld *Mysqld) EnableBinlogPlayback() error {
 func (mysqld *Mysqld) DisableBinlogPlayback() error {
 	// Get a connection.
 	ctx := context.TODO()
-	conn, err := mysqld.getPoolReconnect(ctx)
+	conn, err := mysqld.getPoolReconnect(ctx, mysqld.dbaPool)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/go/vt/mysqlctl/schema.go b/go/vt/mysqlctl/schema.go
index 48cdd6711d6..518c4bfacbe 100644
--- a/go/vt/mysqlctl/schema.go
+++ b/go/vt/mysqlctl/schema.go
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ func ResolveTables(ctx context.Context, mysqld MysqlDaemon, dbName string, table
 
 // GetColumns returns the columns of table.
 func (mysqld *Mysqld) GetColumns(ctx context.Context, dbName, table string) ([]*querypb.Field, []string, error) {
-	conn, err := mysqld.getPoolReconnect(ctx)
+	conn, err := mysqld.getPoolReconnect(ctx, mysqld.dbaPool)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ func (mysqld *Mysqld) GetPrimaryKeyColumns(ctx context.Context, dbName, table st
 }
 
 func (mysqld *Mysqld) getPrimaryKeyColumns(ctx context.Context, dbName string, tables ...string) (map[string][]string, error) {
-	conn, err := mysqld.getPoolReconnect(ctx)
+	conn, err := mysqld.getPoolReconnect(ctx, mysqld.dbaPool)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}