diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/session_store.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/session_store.rb
index 929559c3ba234..07b96343b9259 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/session_store.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/session_store.rb
@@ -181,11 +181,6 @@ def raise_on_session_data_overflow!
     class SqlBypass
       extend ClassMethods
 
-      ##
-      # :singleton-method:
-      # Use the ActiveRecord::Base.connection by default.
-      cattr_accessor :connection
-
       ##
       # :singleton-method:
       # The table name defaults to 'sessions'.
@@ -206,10 +201,19 @@ class SqlBypass
 
       class << self
         alias :data_column_name :data_column
+        
+        # Use the ActiveRecord::Base.connection by default.
+        attr_writer :connection
+        
+        # Use the ActiveRecord::Base.connection_pool by default.
+        attr_writer :connection_pool
 
-        remove_method :connection
         def connection
-          @@connection ||= ActiveRecord::Base.connection
+          @connection ||= ActiveRecord::Base.connection
+        end
+
+        def connection_pool
+          @connection_pool ||= ActiveRecord::Base.connection_pool
         end
 
         # Look up a session by id and unmarshal its data if found.
@@ -219,6 +223,8 @@ def find_by_session_id(session_id)
           end
         end
       end
+      
+      delegate :connection, :connection=, :connection_pool, :connection_pool=, :to => self
 
       attr_reader :session_id, :new_record
       alias :new_record? :new_record