diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DefaultRecordMapper.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DefaultRecordMapper.java
index d58475aef5..e84cca3dc9 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DefaultRecordMapper.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DefaultRecordMapper.java
@@ -410,9 +410,7 @@ public class DefaultRecordMapper<R extends Record, E> implements RecordMapper<R,
 
         // [#1340] Allow for using non-public default constructors
         try {
-            MutablePOJOMapper m = instance != null
-                ? new MutablePOJOMapper(null, instance)
-                : new MutablePOJOMapper(new ConstructorCall<>(accessible(type.getDeclaredConstructor())), null);
+            MutablePOJOMapper m = new MutablePOJOMapper(new ConstructorCall<>(accessible(type.getDeclaredConstructor())), instance);
 
             // [#10194] Check if the POJO is really mutable. There might as well
             //          be a no-args constructor for other reasons, e.g. when