diff --git a/lib/url.c b/lib/url.c
index e3b41528d..9ad503dbd 100644
--- a/lib/url.c
+++ b/lib/url.c
@@ -6333,9 +6333,7 @@ static void reuse_conn(struct connectdata *old_conn,
   Curl_safefree(conn->host.rawalloc);
   Curl_safefree(conn->conn_to_host.rawalloc);
   conn->host = old_conn->host;
-  conn->bits.conn_to_host = old_conn->bits.conn_to_host;
   conn->conn_to_host = old_conn->conn_to_host;
-  conn->bits.conn_to_port = old_conn->bits.conn_to_port;
   conn->conn_to_port = old_conn->conn_to_port;
   conn->remote_port = old_conn->remote_port;