diff --git a/pkg/cluster/connection_pooler.go b/pkg/cluster/connection_pooler.go
index d36aff7f1..89330d373 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/connection_pooler.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/connection_pooler.go
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ func (c *Cluster) syncConnectionPoolerWorker(oldSpec, newSpec *acidv1.Postgresql
 	}
 
 	newAnnotations := c.AnnotationsToPropagate(c.annotationsSet(c.ConnectionPooler[role].Deployment.Annotations))
-	if newAnnotations != nil && len(newAnnotations) > 0 {
+	if newAnnotations != nil {
 		deployment, err = updateConnectionPoolerAnnotations(c.KubeClient, c.ConnectionPooler[role].Deployment, newAnnotations)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err