diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Driver/Mysqli/MysqliConnection.php b/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Driver/Mysqli/MysqliConnection.php
index 9534db33a49..a6604727a8d 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Driver/Mysqli/MysqliConnection.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Driver/Mysqli/MysqliConnection.php
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
 use function mysqli_error;
 use function mysqli_init;
 use function mysqli_options;
-use function restore_error_handler;
-use function set_error_handler;
 use function sprintf;
 use function stripos;
 
@@ -79,15 +77,8 @@ public function __construct(array $params, $username, $password, array $driverOp
         $this->setSecureConnection($params);
         $this->setDriverOptions($driverOptions);
 
-        set_error_handler(static function (): bool {
-            return false;
-        });
-        try {
-            if (! $this->conn->real_connect($params['host'], $username, $password, $dbname, $port, $socket, $flags)) {
-                throw ConnectionFailed::new($this->conn);
-            }
-        } finally {
-            restore_error_handler();
+        if (! @$this->conn->real_connect($params['host'], $username, $password, $dbname, $port, $socket, $flags)) {
+            throw ConnectionFailed::new($this->conn);
         }
 
         if (! isset($params['charset'])) {
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Driver/Mysqli/MysqliConnectionTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Driver/Mysqli/MysqliConnectionTest.php
index c0953ea532b..d2facb1faaa 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Driver/Mysqli/MysqliConnectionTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Driver/Mysqli/MysqliConnectionTest.php
@@ -3,14 +3,10 @@
 namespace Doctrine\Tests\DBAL\Driver\Mysqli;
 
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Driver\Mysqli\MysqliConnection;
-use Doctrine\DBAL\Driver\Mysqli\MysqliException;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Platforms\MySqlPlatform;
 use Doctrine\Tests\DbalFunctionalTestCase;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\MockObject\MockObject;
 
-use function restore_error_handler;
-use function set_error_handler;
-
 /**
  * @requires extension mysqli
  */
@@ -40,24 +36,4 @@ public function testDoesNotRequireQueryForServerVersion(): void
     {
         self::assertFalse($this->connectionMock->requiresQueryForServerVersion());
     }
-
-    public function testRestoresErrorHandlerOnException(): void
-    {
-        $handler = static function (): bool {
-            self::fail('Never expected this to be called');
-        };
-
-        $defaultHandler = set_error_handler($handler);
-
-        try {
-            new MysqliConnection(['host' => '255.255.255.255'], 'user', 'pass');
-            self::fail('An exception was supposed to be raised');
-        } catch (MysqliException $e) {
-            self::assertSame('Network is unreachable', $e->getMessage());
-        }
-
-        self::assertSame($handler, set_error_handler($defaultHandler), 'Restoring error handler failed.');
-        restore_error_handler();
-        restore_error_handler();
-    }
 }