diff --git a/builtin/logical/mssql/backend_test.go b/builtin/logical/mssql/backend_test.go
index e75daa144..de4ebb327 100644
--- a/builtin/logical/mssql/backend_test.go
+++ b/builtin/logical/mssql/backend_test.go
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ func TestBackend_config_connection(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("err:%s resp:%#v\n", err, resp)
 	}
 
+	delete(configData, "verify_connection")
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(configData, resp.Data) {
 		t.Fatalf("bad: expected:%#v\nactual:%#v\n", configData, resp.Data)
 	}
diff --git a/builtin/logical/mssql/path_config_connection.go b/builtin/logical/mssql/path_config_connection.go
index d9c36ce0e..5caed5625 100644
--- a/builtin/logical/mssql/path_config_connection.go
+++ b/builtin/logical/mssql/path_config_connection.go
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ func (b *backend) pathConnectionWrite(req *logical.Request, data *framework.Fiel
 	entry, err := logical.StorageEntryJSON("config/connection", connectionConfig{
 		ConnectionString:   connString,
 		MaxOpenConnections: maxOpenConns,
-		VerifyConnection:   verifyConnection,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -108,7 +107,6 @@ func (b *backend) pathConnectionWrite(req *logical.Request, data *framework.Fiel
 type connectionConfig struct {
 	ConnectionString   string `json:"connection_string" structs:"connection_string" mapstructure:"connection_string"`
 	MaxOpenConnections int    `json:"max_open_connections" structs:"max_open_connections" mapstructure:"max_open_connections"`
-	VerifyConnection   bool   `json:"verify_connection" structs:"verify_connection" mapstructure:"verify_connection"`
 }
 
 const pathConfigConnectionHelpSyn = `
diff --git a/builtin/logical/mysql/backend_test.go b/builtin/logical/mysql/backend_test.go
index 4ce8cbec8..888de9ac1 100644
--- a/builtin/logical/mysql/backend_test.go
+++ b/builtin/logical/mysql/backend_test.go
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ func TestBackend_config_connection(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("err:%s resp:%#v\n", err, resp)
 	}
 
+	delete(configData, "verify_connection")
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(configData, resp.Data) {
 		t.Fatalf("bad: expected:%#v\nactual:%#v\n", configData, resp.Data)
 	}
diff --git a/builtin/logical/mysql/path_config_connection.go b/builtin/logical/mysql/path_config_connection.go
index 4c4c4bb47..70ab292d4 100644
--- a/builtin/logical/mysql/path_config_connection.go
+++ b/builtin/logical/mysql/path_config_connection.go
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ func (b *backend) pathConnectionWrite(
 	entry, err := logical.StorageEntryJSON("config/connection", connectionConfig{
 		ConnectionURL:      connURL,
 		MaxOpenConnections: maxOpenConns,
-		VerifyConnection:   verifyConnection,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -124,7 +123,6 @@ type connectionConfig struct {
 	// Deprecate "value" in coming releases
 	ConnectionString   string `json:"value" structs:"value" mapstructure:"value"`
 	MaxOpenConnections int    `json:"max_open_connections" structs:"max_open_connections" mapstructure:"max_open_connections"`
-	VerifyConnection   bool   `json:"verify_connection" structs:"verify_connection" mapstructure:"verify_connection"`
 }
 
 const pathConfigConnectionHelpSyn = `
diff --git a/builtin/logical/postgresql/backend_test.go b/builtin/logical/postgresql/backend_test.go
index 7e3719114..53b4f827b 100644
--- a/builtin/logical/postgresql/backend_test.go
+++ b/builtin/logical/postgresql/backend_test.go
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"os"
+	"path"
 	"reflect"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
-	"path"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/logical"
 	logicaltest "github.com/hashicorp/vault/logical/testing"
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ func TestBackend_config_connection(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("err:%s resp:%#v\n", err, resp)
 	}
 
+	delete(configData, "verify_connection")
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(configData, resp.Data) {
 		t.Fatalf("bad: expected:%#v\nactual:%#v\n", configData, resp.Data)
 	}
@@ -183,7 +184,7 @@ func TestBackend_roleReadOnly(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	logicaltest.Test(t, logicaltest.TestCase{
-		Backend:        b,
+		Backend: b,
 		Steps: []logicaltest.TestStep{
 			testAccStepConfig(t, connData, false),
 			testAccStepCreateRole(t, "web", testRole),
@@ -329,7 +330,6 @@ func testAccStepReadCreds(t *testing.T, b logical.Backend, s logical.Storage, na
 	}
 }
 
-
 func testAccStepCreateTable(t *testing.T, b logical.Backend, s logical.Storage, name string, connURL string) logicaltest.TestStep {
 	return logicaltest.TestStep{
 		Operation: logical.ReadOperation,
diff --git a/builtin/logical/postgresql/path_config_connection.go b/builtin/logical/postgresql/path_config_connection.go
index 2617c0391..577c296df 100644
--- a/builtin/logical/postgresql/path_config_connection.go
+++ b/builtin/logical/postgresql/path_config_connection.go
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ func (b *backend) pathConnectionWrite(
 		ConnectionURL:      connURL,
 		MaxOpenConnections: maxOpenConns,
 		MaxIdleConnections: maxIdleConns,
-		VerifyConnection:   verifyConnection,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -148,7 +147,6 @@ type connectionConfig struct {
 	ConnectionString   string `json:"value" structs:"value" mapstructure:"value"`
 	MaxOpenConnections int    `json:"max_open_connections" structs:"max_open_connections" mapstructure:"max_open_connections"`
 	MaxIdleConnections int    `json:"max_idle_connections" structs:"max_idle_connections" mapstructure:"max_idle_connections"`
-	VerifyConnection   bool   `json:"verify_connection" structs:"verify_connection" mapstructure:"verify_connection"`
 }
 
 const pathConfigConnectionHelpSyn = `