diff --git a/lib/sshkit/backends/connection_pool/cache.rb b/lib/sshkit/backends/connection_pool/cache.rb
index 11a09075..7cf579a2 100644
--- a/lib/sshkit/backends/connection_pool/cache.rb
+++ b/lib/sshkit/backends/connection_pool/cache.rb
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def evict
     # Peek at the first connection to see if it is still fresh. If so, we can
     # return right away without needing to use `synchronize`.
     first_expires_at, first_conn = connections.first
-    return if (first_expires_at.nil? || fresh?(first_expires_at)) && !closed?(first_conn)
+    return if (first_expires_at.nil? || fresh?(first_expires_at))
 
     connections.synchronize do
       fresh, stale = connections.partition do |expires_at, conn|