1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb
index eb88f191a7..0d61d1d3f3 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb
@@ -186,8 +186,9 @@ module ActiveRecord
       end
 
       def clear_stale_cached_connections! # :nodoc:
+        reap
       end
-      deprecate :clear_stale_cached_connections!
+      deprecate :clear_stale_cached_connections! => "Please use #reap instead"
 
       # Check-out a database connection from the pool, indicating that you want
       # to use it. You should call #checkin when you no longer need this.