diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_subscription.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_subscription.sgml
index 04388ebf82d..8632657e45a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_subscription.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_subscription.sgml
@@ -53,13 +53,6 @@ ALTER SUBSCRIPTION <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable> RENAME TO <
    to alter the owner, you must be able to <literal>SET ROLE</literal> to the
    new owning role. If the subscription has
    <literal>password_required=false</literal>, only superusers can modify it.
-   If the subscription uses a foreign server, the new owner must have
-   <literal>USAGE</literal> privilege on the foreign server, a user mapping
-   for the new owner or for <literal>PUBLIC</literal> must exist, and the
-   connection string generated for the new owner must be valid.  If the new
-   owner is not a superuser and the subscription has
-   <literal>password_required=true</literal>, the generated connection string
-   must include a password.
   </para>
 
   <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/subscriptioncmds.c b/src/backend/commands/subscriptioncmds.c
index 70d94016e2f..50a5e279252 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/subscriptioncmds.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/subscriptioncmds.c
@@ -2791,12 +2791,11 @@ AlterSubscriptionOwner_internal(Relation rel, HeapTuple tup, Oid newOwnerId)
 
 	/*
 	 * If the subscription uses a server, check that the new owner has USAGE
-	 * privileges on the server, that a user mapping exists, and that the
-	 * resulting connection string is valid for the new owner.
+	 * privileges on the server and that a user mapping exists. Note: does not
+	 * re-check the resulting connection string.
 	 */
 	if (OidIsValid(form->subserver))
 	{
-		char	   *conninfo;
 		ForeignServer *server = GetForeignServer(form->subserver);
 
 		aclresult = object_aclcheck(ForeignServerRelationId, server->serverid, newOwnerId, ACL_USAGE);
@@ -2809,15 +2808,6 @@ AlterSubscriptionOwner_internal(Relation rel, HeapTuple tup, Oid newOwnerId)
 
 		/* make sure a user mapping exists */
 		GetUserMapping(newOwnerId, server->serverid);
-
-		conninfo = ForeignServerConnectionString(newOwnerId, server);
-
-		/* Load the library providing us libpq calls. */
-		load_file("libpqwalreceiver", false);
-		/* Check the connection info string. */
-		walrcv_check_conninfo(conninfo,
-							  form->subpasswordrequired &&
-							  !superuser_arg(newOwnerId));
 	}
 
 	form->subowner = newOwnerId;
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/subscription.out b/src/test/regress/expected/subscription.out
index b023e6fa563..c034b25f3d5 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/subscription.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/subscription.out
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ CREATE FUNCTION test_fdw_connection(oid, oid, internal)
     RETURNS text
     AS :'regresslib', 'test_fdw_connection'
     LANGUAGE C;
-CREATE FUNCTION test_fdw_connection_no_password(oid, oid, internal)
-    RETURNS text
-    AS :'regresslib', 'test_fdw_connection_no_password'
-    LANGUAGE C;
 CREATE ROLE regress_subscription_user LOGIN SUPERUSER;
 CREATE ROLE regress_subscription_user2;
 CREATE ROLE regress_subscription_user3 IN ROLE pg_create_subscription;
@@ -191,18 +187,6 @@ CREATE SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub6 SERVER test_server
 WARNING:  subscription was created, but is not connected
 HINT:  To initiate replication, you must manually create the replication slot, enable the subscription, and alter the subscription to refresh publications.
 RESET SESSION AUTHORIZATION;
-GRANT USAGE ON FOREIGN SERVER test_server TO regress_subscription_user2;
-CREATE USER MAPPING FOR regress_subscription_user2 SERVER test_server OPTIONS(user 'foo');
-ALTER FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER test_fdw CONNECTION test_fdw_connection_no_password;
-WARNING:  changing the foreign-data wrapper connection function can cause the options for dependent objects to become invalid
--- fail, new owner's generated conninfo must satisfy password_required
-ALTER SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub6 OWNER TO regress_subscription_user2;
-ERROR:  password is required
-DETAIL:  Non-superusers must provide a password in the connection string.
-ALTER FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER test_fdw CONNECTION test_fdw_connection;
-WARNING:  changing the foreign-data wrapper connection function can cause the options for dependent objects to become invalid
-DROP USER MAPPING FOR regress_subscription_user2 SERVER test_server;
-REVOKE USAGE ON FOREIGN SERVER test_server FROM regress_subscription_user2;
 -- fail, subscription depends on the server and cannot be dropped by CASCADE
 DROP SERVER test_server CASCADE;
 ERROR:  cannot drop server test_server because subscription regress_testsub6 depends on it
@@ -260,7 +244,6 @@ HINT:  Use DROP ... CASCADE to drop the dependent objects too.
 ALTER FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER test_fdw NO CONNECTION;
 WARNING:  removing the foreign-data wrapper connection function will cause dependent subscriptions to fail
 DROP FUNCTION test_fdw_connection(oid, oid, internal);
-DROP FUNCTION test_fdw_connection_no_password(oid, oid, internal);
 DROP FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER test_fdw;
 -- fail - invalid connection string during ALTER
 ALTER SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub CONNECTION 'foobar';
diff --git a/src/test/regress/regress.c b/src/test/regress/regress.c
index 3cc3756a81a..90bb2a7e881 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/regress.c
+++ b/src/test/regress/regress.c
@@ -742,15 +742,6 @@ test_fdw_connection(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	PG_RETURN_TEXT_P(cstring_to_text("dbname=regress_doesnotexist user=doesnotexist password=secret"));
 }
 
-PG_FUNCTION_INFO_V1(test_fdw_connection_no_password);
-Datum
-test_fdw_connection_no_password(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
-{
-	/* Ensure the test fails if no valid user mapping exists. */
-	GetUserMapping(PG_GETARG_OID(0), PG_GETARG_OID(1));
-	PG_RETURN_TEXT_P(cstring_to_text("dbname=regress_doesnotexist user=doesnotexist"));
-}
-
 PG_FUNCTION_INFO_V1(is_catalog_text_unique_index_oid);
 Datum
 is_catalog_text_unique_index_oid(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/subscription.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/subscription.sql
index c5a011fc4ef..cbdaaa9294d 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/subscription.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/subscription.sql
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@ CREATE FUNCTION test_fdw_connection(oid, oid, internal)
     RETURNS text
     AS :'regresslib', 'test_fdw_connection'
     LANGUAGE C;
-CREATE FUNCTION test_fdw_connection_no_password(oid, oid, internal)
-    RETURNS text
-    AS :'regresslib', 'test_fdw_connection_no_password'
-    LANGUAGE C;
 
 CREATE ROLE regress_subscription_user LOGIN SUPERUSER;
 CREATE ROLE regress_subscription_user2;
@@ -137,16 +133,6 @@ CREATE SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub6 SERVER test_server
   PUBLICATION testpub WITH (slot_name = 'dummy', connect = false);
 
 RESET SESSION AUTHORIZATION;
-GRANT USAGE ON FOREIGN SERVER test_server TO regress_subscription_user2;
-CREATE USER MAPPING FOR regress_subscription_user2 SERVER test_server OPTIONS(user 'foo');
-ALTER FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER test_fdw CONNECTION test_fdw_connection_no_password;
-
--- fail, new owner's generated conninfo must satisfy password_required
-ALTER SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub6 OWNER TO regress_subscription_user2;
-
-ALTER FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER test_fdw CONNECTION test_fdw_connection;
-DROP USER MAPPING FOR regress_subscription_user2 SERVER test_server;
-REVOKE USAGE ON FOREIGN SERVER test_server FROM regress_subscription_user2;
 -- fail, subscription depends on the server and cannot be dropped by CASCADE
 DROP SERVER test_server CASCADE;
 
@@ -208,7 +194,6 @@ DROP FUNCTION test_fdw_connection(oid, oid, internal);
 ALTER FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER test_fdw NO CONNECTION;
 
 DROP FUNCTION test_fdw_connection(oid, oid, internal);
-DROP FUNCTION test_fdw_connection_no_password(oid, oid, internal);
 
 DROP FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER test_fdw;