diff --git a/pkg/cluster/cluster.go b/pkg/cluster/cluster.go
index 4f2fe4efb..1328646ac 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/cluster.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/cluster.go
@@ -868,10 +868,9 @@ func (c *Cluster) initSystemUsers() {
 			c.Spec.ConnectionPool = &acidv1.ConnectionPool{}
 		}
 
-		username := c.Spec.ConnectionPool.User
-		if username == "" {
-			username = c.OpConfig.ConnectionPool.User
-		}
+		username := util.Coalesce(
+			c.Spec.ConnectionPool.User,
+			c.OpConfig.ConnectionPool.User)
 
 		c.systemUsers[constants.ConnectionPoolUserKeyName] = spec.PgUser{
 			Origin:   spec.RoleConnectionPool,
diff --git a/pkg/cluster/sync.go b/pkg/cluster/sync.go
index 47c8c01d6..bd4a7fc28 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/sync.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/sync.go
@@ -115,6 +115,14 @@ func (c *Cluster) Sync(newSpec *acidv1.Postgresql) error {
 		oldPool := oldSpec.Spec.ConnectionPool
 		newPool := newSpec.Spec.ConnectionPool
 
+		if newPool == nil {
+			// previously specified connectionPool was removed, so delete
+			// connection pool
+			if err := c.deleteConnectionPool(); err != nil {
+				c.logger.Warningf("could not remove connection pool: %v", err)
+			}
+		}
+
 		// do sync in case if any resources were not remembered (it means they
 		// probably were not created, or if specification differs
 		if c.ConnectionPool == nil ||