diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Attachable.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Attachable.java
index c9fc414f45..5236019baf 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Attachable.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Attachable.java
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@
  */
 package org.jooq;
 
-import java.io.Serializable;
-import java.sql.Connection;
-
-import javax.sql.DataSource;
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.sql.Connection;
+
+import javax.sql.DataSource;
 
 /**
  * An object in jOOQ that can have an underlying {@link Configuration} attached
@@ -80,11 +80,18 @@ import javax.sql.DataSource;
 public interface Attachable extends Serializable {
 
     /**
-     * Attach this object to a new {@link Configuration}
+     * Attach this object to a new {@link Configuration}.
      *
      * @param configuration A configuration or <code>null</code>, if you wish to
      *            detach this <code>Attachable</code> from its previous
      *            configuration.
      */
-    void attach(Configuration configuration);
+    void attach(Configuration configuration);
+
+    /**
+     * Detach this object from its current {@link Configuration}.
+     * <p>
+     * This is the same as calling <code>attach(null)</code>.
+     */
+    void detach();
 }
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractDelegatingQuery.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractDelegatingQuery.java
index 6329ac8971..dca9e042ab 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractDelegatingQuery.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractDelegatingQuery.java
@@ -53,18 +53,18 @@
  */
 package org.jooq.impl;
 
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Map;
-
-import org.jooq.AttachableInternal;
-import org.jooq.BindContext;
-import org.jooq.Clause;
-import org.jooq.Configuration;
-import org.jooq.Context;
-import org.jooq.Param;
-import org.jooq.Query;
-import org.jooq.RenderContext;
-import org.jooq.conf.ParamType;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import org.jooq.AttachableInternal;
+import org.jooq.BindContext;
+import org.jooq.Clause;
+import org.jooq.Configuration;
+import org.jooq.Context;
+import org.jooq.Param;
+import org.jooq.Query;
+import org.jooq.RenderContext;
+import org.jooq.conf.ParamType;
 
 /**
  * @author Lukas Eder
@@ -143,6 +143,11 @@ abstract class AbstractDelegatingQuery<Q extends Query> extends AbstractQueryPar
         delegate.attach(configuration);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public final void detach() {
+        delegate.detach();
+    }
+
     @Override
     public final int execute() {
         return delegate.execute();
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractQuery.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractQuery.java
index ecb4bae165..741896a173 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractQuery.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractQuery.java
@@ -107,6 +107,11 @@ abstract class AbstractQuery extends AbstractQueryPart implements Query, Attacha
         configuration = c;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public final void detach() {
+        attach(null);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public final Configuration configuration() {
         return configuration;
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractRoutine.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractRoutine.java
index fc27c81217..e622f76a8a 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractRoutine.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractRoutine.java
@@ -53,48 +53,48 @@
  */
 package org.jooq.impl;
 
-import static org.jooq.Clause.FIELD;
-import static org.jooq.Clause.FIELD_FUNCTION;
-import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.POSTGRES;
-import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.SQLSERVER;
-import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.function;
-import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.table;
-import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.using;
-import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.val;
-
-import java.sql.CallableStatement;
-import java.sql.Connection;
-import java.sql.SQLException;
-import java.sql.Types;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.HashSet;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.Set;
-
-import org.jooq.AggregateFunction;
-import org.jooq.ArrayRecord;
-import org.jooq.AttachableInternal;
-import org.jooq.BindContext;
-import org.jooq.Clause;
-import org.jooq.Configuration;
-import org.jooq.Context;
-import org.jooq.DSLContext;
-import org.jooq.DataType;
-import org.jooq.ExecuteContext;
-import org.jooq.ExecuteListener;
-import org.jooq.Field;
-import org.jooq.Package;
-import org.jooq.Parameter;
-import org.jooq.RenderContext;
-import org.jooq.Result;
-import org.jooq.Routine;
-import org.jooq.Schema;
-import org.jooq.UDTField;
-import org.jooq.UDTRecord;
-import org.jooq.tools.Convert;
+import static org.jooq.Clause.FIELD;
+import static org.jooq.Clause.FIELD_FUNCTION;
+import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.POSTGRES;
+import static org.jooq.SQLDialect.SQLSERVER;
+import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.function;
+import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.table;
+import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.using;
+import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.val;
+
+import java.sql.CallableStatement;
+import java.sql.Connection;
+import java.sql.SQLException;
+import java.sql.Types;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import org.jooq.AggregateFunction;
+import org.jooq.ArrayRecord;
+import org.jooq.AttachableInternal;
+import org.jooq.BindContext;
+import org.jooq.Clause;
+import org.jooq.Configuration;
+import org.jooq.Context;
+import org.jooq.DSLContext;
+import org.jooq.DataType;
+import org.jooq.ExecuteContext;
+import org.jooq.ExecuteListener;
+import org.jooq.Field;
+import org.jooq.Package;
+import org.jooq.Parameter;
+import org.jooq.RenderContext;
+import org.jooq.Result;
+import org.jooq.Routine;
+import org.jooq.Schema;
+import org.jooq.UDTField;
+import org.jooq.UDTRecord;
+import org.jooq.tools.Convert;
 
 /**
  * A common base class for stored procedures
@@ -208,6 +208,11 @@ public abstract class AbstractRoutine<T> extends AbstractQueryPart implements Ro
     public final void attach(Configuration c) {
         configuration = c;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public final void detach() {
+        attach(null);
+    }
 
     @Override
     public final Configuration configuration() {
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractStore.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractStore.java
index 0df08584a7..6b4a8b08ef 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractStore.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractStore.java
@@ -53,15 +53,15 @@
  */
 package org.jooq.impl;
 
-import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.List;
-
-import org.jooq.ArrayRecord;
-import org.jooq.Attachable;
-import org.jooq.AttachableInternal;
-import org.jooq.Configuration;
-import org.jooq.DSLContext;
-import org.jooq.Record;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.jooq.ArrayRecord;
+import org.jooq.Attachable;
+import org.jooq.AttachableInternal;
+import org.jooq.Configuration;
+import org.jooq.DSLContext;
+import org.jooq.Record;
 
 /**
  * A common base class for {@link Record} and {@link ArrayRecord}
@@ -102,6 +102,11 @@ abstract class AbstractStore implements AttachableInternal {
             attachable.attach(c);
         }
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public final void detach() {
+        attach(null);
+    }
 
     @Override
     public final Configuration configuration() {
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ResultImpl.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ResultImpl.java
index f345a39a0e..074fed76bf 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ResultImpl.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ResultImpl.java
@@ -54,53 +54,53 @@
 
 package org.jooq.impl;
 
-import static java.lang.Math.max;
-import static java.lang.Math.min;
-import static org.jooq.tools.StringUtils.abbreviate;
-import static org.jooq.tools.StringUtils.leftPad;
-import static org.jooq.tools.StringUtils.rightPad;
-
-import java.lang.reflect.Array;
-import java.sql.ResultSet;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.Collection;
-import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.Comparator;
-import java.util.Iterator;
-import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.ListIterator;
-import java.util.Map;
-
-import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilder;
-import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilderFactory;
-import javax.xml.parsers.ParserConfigurationException;
-
-import org.jooq.AttachableInternal;
-import org.jooq.Configuration;
-import org.jooq.Converter;
-import org.jooq.EnumType;
-import org.jooq.Field;
-import org.jooq.Record;
-import org.jooq.RecordHandler;
-import org.jooq.RecordMapper;
-import org.jooq.RecordType;
-import org.jooq.Result;
-import org.jooq.Row;
-import org.jooq.Table;
-import org.jooq.exception.InvalidResultException;
-import org.jooq.tools.Convert;
-import org.jooq.tools.StringUtils;
-import org.jooq.tools.jdbc.MockResultSet;
-import org.jooq.tools.json.JSONObject;
-
-import org.w3c.dom.Document;
-import org.w3c.dom.Element;
-import org.xml.sax.Attributes;
-import org.xml.sax.ContentHandler;
-import org.xml.sax.SAXException;
-import org.xml.sax.helpers.AttributesImpl;
+import static java.lang.Math.max;
+import static java.lang.Math.min;
+import static org.jooq.tools.StringUtils.abbreviate;
+import static org.jooq.tools.StringUtils.leftPad;
+import static org.jooq.tools.StringUtils.rightPad;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.Array;
+import java.sql.ResultSet;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.Comparator;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.ListIterator;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilder;
+import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilderFactory;
+import javax.xml.parsers.ParserConfigurationException;
+
+import org.jooq.AttachableInternal;
+import org.jooq.Configuration;
+import org.jooq.Converter;
+import org.jooq.EnumType;
+import org.jooq.Field;
+import org.jooq.Record;
+import org.jooq.RecordHandler;
+import org.jooq.RecordMapper;
+import org.jooq.RecordType;
+import org.jooq.Result;
+import org.jooq.Row;
+import org.jooq.Table;
+import org.jooq.exception.InvalidResultException;
+import org.jooq.tools.Convert;
+import org.jooq.tools.StringUtils;
+import org.jooq.tools.jdbc.MockResultSet;
+import org.jooq.tools.json.JSONObject;
+
+import org.w3c.dom.Document;
+import org.w3c.dom.Element;
+import org.xml.sax.Attributes;
+import org.xml.sax.ContentHandler;
+import org.xml.sax.SAXException;
+import org.xml.sax.helpers.AttributesImpl;
 
 /**
  * @author Lukas Eder
@@ -145,6 +145,11 @@ class ResultImpl<R extends Record> implements Result<R>, AttachableInternal {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public final void detach() {
+        attach(null);
+    }
 
     @Override
     public final Configuration configuration() {