diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/DataSourceConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/DataSourceConfiguration.java
index 6389876a24..dc6ec5d11b 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/DataSourceConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/DataSourceConfiguration.java
@@ -180,7 +180,6 @@ abstract class DataSourceConfiguration {
 				throws SQLException {
 			PoolDataSourceImpl dataSource = createDataSource(connectionDetails, PoolDataSourceImpl.class,
 					properties.getClassLoader());
-			dataSource.setValidateConnectionOnBorrow(true);
 			if (StringUtils.hasText(properties.getName())) {
 				dataSource.setConnectionPoolName(properties.getName());
 			}
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/DataSourceAutoConfigurationTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/DataSourceAutoConfigurationTests.java
index 75cf075367..1e2cbca310 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/DataSourceAutoConfigurationTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/DataSourceAutoConfigurationTests.java
@@ -152,10 +152,10 @@ class DataSourceAutoConfigurationTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	void oracleUcpValidatesConnectionByDefault() {
+	void oracleUcpDoesNotValidateConnectionByDefault() {
 		assertDataSource(PoolDataSourceImpl.class,
 				Arrays.asList("com.zaxxer.hikari", "org.apache.tomcat", "org.apache.commons.dbcp2"), (dataSource) -> {
-					assertThat(dataSource.getValidateConnectionOnBorrow()).isTrue();
+					assertThat(dataSource.getValidateConnectionOnBorrow()).isFalse();
 					// Use an internal ping when using an Oracle JDBC driver
 					assertThat(dataSource.getSQLForValidateConnection()).isNull();
 				});