diff --git a/adapters/oidc/adapter-core/src/main/java/org/keycloak/adapters/HttpClientBuilder.java b/adapters/oidc/adapter-core/src/main/java/org/keycloak/adapters/HttpClientBuilder.java
index aea696055b..7338f220a6 100755
--- a/adapters/oidc/adapter-core/src/main/java/org/keycloak/adapters/HttpClientBuilder.java
+++ b/adapters/oidc/adapter-core/src/main/java/org/keycloak/adapters/HttpClientBuilder.java
@@ -427,13 +427,11 @@ public class HttpClientBuilder {
                 throw new RuntimeException("Failed to load keystore", e);
             }
         }
-        int size = 10;
-        if (adapterConfig.getConnectionPoolSize() > 0)
-            size = adapterConfig.getConnectionPoolSize();
+
         HttpClientBuilder.HostnameVerificationPolicy policy = HttpClientBuilder.HostnameVerificationPolicy.WILDCARD;
         if (adapterConfig.isAllowAnyHostname())
             policy = HttpClientBuilder.HostnameVerificationPolicy.ANY;
-        connectionPoolSize(size);
+        connectionPoolSize(adapterConfig.getConnectionPoolSize());
         hostnameVerification(policy);
         if (adapterConfig.isDisableTrustManager()) {
             disableTrustManager();
diff --git a/adapters/saml/core/src/main/java/org/keycloak/adapters/cloned/HttpClientBuilder.java b/adapters/saml/core/src/main/java/org/keycloak/adapters/cloned/HttpClientBuilder.java
index e531024ed2..c3706a62db 100644
--- a/adapters/saml/core/src/main/java/org/keycloak/adapters/cloned/HttpClientBuilder.java
+++ b/adapters/saml/core/src/main/java/org/keycloak/adapters/cloned/HttpClientBuilder.java
@@ -359,13 +359,11 @@ public class HttpClientBuilder {
                 throw new RuntimeException("Failed to load keystore", e);
             }
         }
-        int size = 10;
-        if (adapterConfig.getConnectionPoolSize() > 0)
-            size = adapterConfig.getConnectionPoolSize();
+
         HttpClientBuilder.HostnameVerificationPolicy policy = HttpClientBuilder.HostnameVerificationPolicy.WILDCARD;
         if (adapterConfig.isAllowAnyHostname())
             policy = HttpClientBuilder.HostnameVerificationPolicy.ANY;
-        connectionPoolSize(size);
+        connectionPoolSize(adapterConfig.getConnectionPoolSize());
         hostnameVerification(policy);
         if (adapterConfig.isDisableTrustManager()) {
             disableTrustManager();