diff --git a/jOOQ-test/src/org/jooq/test/jOOQAbstractTest.java b/jOOQ-test/src/org/jooq/test/jOOQAbstractTest.java
index ac91d3af38..aa77680208 100644
--- a/jOOQ-test/src/org/jooq/test/jOOQAbstractTest.java
+++ b/jOOQ-test/src/org/jooq/test/jOOQAbstractTest.java
@@ -455,6 +455,7 @@ public abstract class jOOQAbstractTest<
         log.info("Total", total);
     }
 
+    @SuppressWarnings("unused")
     public final Connection getConnection() {
         if (!connectionInitialised) {
             connectionInitialised = true;