diff --git a/include/proto/stream_interface.h b/include/proto/stream_interface.h
index dac4c0a19..449d5e6bc 100644
--- a/include/proto/stream_interface.h
+++ b/include/proto/stream_interface.h
@@ -271,27 +271,15 @@ static inline void si_applet_stop_get(struct stream_interface *si)
 }
 
 /* Try to allocate a new connection and assign it to the interface. If
- * a connection was previously allocated and the <reuse> flag is set,
- * it is returned unmodified. Otherwise it is reset.
+ * an endpoint was previously allocated, it is released first. The newly
+ * allocated connection is initialized, assigned to the stream interface,
+ * and returned.
  */
-/* Returns the stream interface's existing connection if one such already
- * exists, or tries to allocate and initialize a new one which is then
- * assigned to the stream interface.
- */
-static inline struct connection *si_alloc_conn(struct stream_interface *si, int reuse)
+static inline struct connection *si_alloc_conn(struct stream_interface *si)
 {
 	struct connection *conn;
 
-	/* If we find a reusable connection, we return it, otherwise we start
-	 * by releasing what we have (non-reusable conn or applet).
-	 */
-	if (si->end) {
-		conn = objt_conn(si->end);
-		if (conn && reuse)
-			return conn;
-
-		si_release_endpoint(si);
-	}
+	si_release_endpoint(si);
 
 	conn = conn_new();
 	if (conn)
diff --git a/src/backend.c b/src/backend.c
index a1c700765..f8185d7fe 100644
--- a/src/backend.c
+++ b/src/backend.c
@@ -1051,7 +1051,7 @@ int connect_server(struct stream *s)
 	}
 
 	if (!reuse)
-		srv_conn = si_alloc_conn(&s->si[1], 0);
+		srv_conn = si_alloc_conn(&s->si[1]);
 
 	if (!srv_conn)
 		return SF_ERR_RESOURCE;
diff --git a/src/hlua.c b/src/hlua.c
index 6fe3797bc..1c2938b85 100644
--- a/src/hlua.c
+++ b/src/hlua.c
@@ -2062,7 +2062,7 @@ __LJMP static int hlua_socket_connect(struct lua_State *L)
 	ip      = MAY_LJMP(luaL_checkstring(L, 2));
 	port    = MAY_LJMP(luaL_checkinteger(L, 3));
 
-	conn = si_alloc_conn(&socket->s->si[1], 0);
+	conn = si_alloc_conn(&socket->s->si[1]);
 	if (!conn)
 		WILL_LJMP(luaL_error(L, "connect: internal error"));
 
diff --git a/src/proto_http.c b/src/proto_http.c
index 18a9455c9..161939a37 100644
--- a/src/proto_http.c
+++ b/src/proto_http.c
@@ -4477,7 +4477,7 @@ int http_process_request(struct stream *s, struct channel *req, int an_bit)
 		char *path;
 
 		/* Note that for now we don't reuse existing proxy connections */
-		if (unlikely((conn = si_alloc_conn(&s->si[1], 0)) == NULL)) {
+		if (unlikely((conn = si_alloc_conn(&s->si[1])) == NULL)) {
 			txn->req.msg_state = HTTP_MSG_ERROR;
 			txn->status = 500;
 			req->analysers = 0;