diff --git a/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/HikariPool.java b/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/HikariPool.java
index 3a7351a0..b2e52238 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/HikariPool.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/HikariPool.java
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ public class HikariPool extends PoolBase implements HikariPoolMXBean, IBagStateL
 
    private final ConcurrentBag<PoolEntry> connectionBag;
 
-   private final String poolName;
    private final ProxyLeakTask leakTask;
    private final SuspendResumeLock suspendResumeLock;
 
@@ -99,7 +98,6 @@ public class HikariPool extends PoolBase implements HikariPoolMXBean, IBagStateL
     {
       super(config);
 
-      this.poolName = config.getPoolName();
       this.connectionBag = new ConcurrentBag<>(this);
       this.totalConnections = new AtomicInteger();
       this.suspendResumeLock = config.isAllowPoolSuspension() ? new SuspendResumeLock() : SuspendResumeLock.FAUX_LOCK;
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/PoolBase.java b/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/PoolBase.java
index faab6bca..46adb728 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/PoolBase.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/PoolBase.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ abstract class PoolBase
 {
    protected final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(PoolBase.class);
    protected final HikariConfig config;
+   protected final String poolName;
    protected long connectionTimeout;
 
    private static final String[] RESET_STATES = {"readOnly", "autoCommit", "isolation", "catalog", "netTimeout"};
@@ -45,8 +46,6 @@ abstract class PoolBase
    private Executor netTimeoutExecutor;
    private DataSource dataSource;
 
-   // private final HikariPool hikariPool;
-   private final String poolName;
    private final String catalog;
    private final boolean isReadOnly;
    private final boolean isAutoCommit;