diff --git a/contrib/dblink/dblink.c b/contrib/dblink/dblink.c
index 630b33839fe..56ba2339161 100644
--- a/contrib/dblink/dblink.c
+++ b/contrib/dblink/dblink.c
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ static Relation get_rel_from_relname(text *relname_text, LOCKMODE lockmode, AclM
 static char *generate_relation_name(Relation rel);
 static void dblink_connstr_check(const char *connstr);
 static bool dblink_connstr_has_pw(const char *connstr);
-static void dblink_security_check(PGconn *conn, remoteConn *rconn, const char *connstr);
+static void dblink_security_check(PGconn *conn, const char *connstr);
 static void dblink_res_error(PGconn *conn, const char *conname, PGresult *res,
 							 bool fail, const char *fmt,...) pg_attribute_printf(5, 6);
 static char *get_connect_string(const char *servername);
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ dblink_get_conn(char *conname_or_str,
 					 errmsg("could not establish connection"),
 					 errdetail_internal("%s", msg)));
 		}
-		dblink_security_check(conn, rconn, connstr);
+		dblink_security_check(conn, connstr);
 		if (PQclientEncoding(conn) != GetDatabaseEncoding())
 			PQsetClientEncoding(conn, GetDatabaseEncodingName());
 		freeconn = true;
@@ -308,16 +308,6 @@ dblink_connect(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	if (dblink_we_connect == 0)
 		dblink_we_connect = WaitEventExtensionNew("DblinkConnect");
 
-	/* allocate rconn, if needed, as late as possible */
-	if (connname)
-	{
-		rconn = (remoteConn *) MemoryContextAlloc(TopMemoryContext,
-												  sizeof(remoteConn));
-		rconn->conn = NULL;
-		rconn->openCursorCount = 0;
-		rconn->newXactForCursor = false;
-	}
-
 	/* OK to make connection */
 	conn = libpqsrv_connect(connstr, dblink_we_connect);
 
@@ -325,8 +315,6 @@ dblink_connect(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	{
 		msg = pchomp(PQerrorMessage(conn));
 		libpqsrv_disconnect(conn);
-		if (rconn)
-			pfree(rconn);
 
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_SQLCLIENT_UNABLE_TO_ESTABLISH_SQLCONNECTION),
@@ -335,7 +323,7 @@ dblink_connect(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	}
 
 	/* check password actually used if not superuser */
-	dblink_security_check(conn, rconn, connstr);
+	dblink_security_check(conn, connstr);
 
 	/* attempt to set client encoding to match server encoding, if needed */
 	if (PQclientEncoding(conn) != GetDatabaseEncoding())
@@ -343,6 +331,13 @@ dblink_connect(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 
 	if (connname)
 	{
+		rconn = (remoteConn *) MemoryContextAlloc(TopMemoryContext,
+												  sizeof(remoteConn));
+		rconn->conn = NULL;
+		rconn->openCursorCount = 0;
+		rconn->newXactForCursor = false;
+
+
 		rconn->conn = conn;
 		createNewConnection(connname, rconn);
 	}
@@ -2674,7 +2669,7 @@ dblink_connstr_has_required_scram_options(const char *connstr)
  * used to connect and then make sure that they came from the user.
  */
 static void
-dblink_security_check(PGconn *conn, remoteConn *rconn, const char *connstr)
+dblink_security_check(PGconn *conn, const char *connstr)
 {
 	/* Superuser bypasses security check */
 	if (superuser())
@@ -2704,8 +2699,6 @@ dblink_security_check(PGconn *conn, remoteConn *rconn, const char *connstr)
 
 	/* Otherwise, fail out */
 	libpqsrv_disconnect(conn);
-	if (rconn)
-		pfree(rconn);
 
 	ereport(ERROR,
 			(errcode(ERRCODE_S_R_E_PROHIBITED_SQL_STATEMENT_ATTEMPTED),