diff --git a/client/mysqltest.cc b/client/mysqltest.cc
index d0c58d2f57b..45f94982472 100644
--- a/client/mysqltest.cc
+++ b/client/mysqltest.cc
@@ -4622,7 +4622,6 @@ void select_connection_name(const char *name)
   if (!con)
     die("connection '%s' not found in connection pool", name);
 
-  con->pending= FALSE;
   set_current_connection(con);
 
   DBUG_VOID_RETURN;
@@ -6517,9 +6516,6 @@ void run_query_normal(struct st_connection *cn, struct st_command *command,
 
   if (flags & QUERY_SEND_FLAG)
   {
-    if (cn->pending)
-      die ("Cannot run query on connection between send and reap");
-    
     /*
       Send the query
     */
@@ -7111,6 +7107,9 @@ void run_query(struct st_connection *cn, struct st_command *command, int flags)
 
   init_dynamic_string(&ds_warnings, NULL, 0, 256);
 
+  if (cn->pending && (flags & QUERY_SEND_FLAG))
+    die ("Cannot run query on connection between send and reap");
+
   /*
     Evaluate query if this is an eval command
   */
diff --git a/mysql-test/r/mysqltest.result b/mysql-test/r/mysqltest.result
index def5d202c2f..e77dcd7b0a6 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/mysqltest.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/mysqltest.result
@@ -542,13 +542,6 @@ f1
 Abcd
 mysqltest: At line 2: Cannot run query on connection between send and reap
 select * from t1;;
-select * from t1;;
-select 1;
-1
-1
-select 2;
-2
-2
 drop table t1;
 mysqltest: At line 1: Missing required argument 'filename' to command 'remove_file'
 mysqltest: At line 1: Missing required argument 'filename' to command 'write_file'
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/t/innodb_table_locks_func.test b/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/t/innodb_table_locks_func.test
index 6638a20c926..330addd6b3b 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/t/innodb_table_locks_func.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/t/innodb_table_locks_func.test
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ COMMIT;
 
 --echo 'CONNECTION con2'
 CONNECTION con2;
+reap;
 UNLOCK tables;
 
 DROP TABLE t1;
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/t/sql_low_priority_updates_func.test b/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/t/sql_low_priority_updates_func.test
index 2ef6e34b0b3..5e0314c25ae 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/t/sql_low_priority_updates_func.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/t/sql_low_priority_updates_func.test
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ connection con0;
 SET SESSION low_priority_updates = OFF;
 --echo ** Connection con1 **
 connection con1;
+reap;
 SET SESSION low_priority_updates = OFF;
 --echo ** Connection default**
 connection default;
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/mysqltest.test b/mysql-test/t/mysqltest.test
index f3fea9348e4..45fc0715312 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/mysqltest.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/mysqltest.test
@@ -1654,18 +1654,6 @@ EOF
 --exec $MYSQL_TEST < $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/mysqltest.in 2>&1
 remove_file $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/mysqltest.in;
 
-# 7. Test that stmt after send without reap IS allowed 
-#    if we have switched connections
-
-connect (test_con1,localhost,root,,);
---send select * from t1;
-connection default;
-select 1;
-connection test_con1;
-select 2;
-disconnect test_con1;
-connection default;
-
 drop table t1;
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/partition_innodb_semi_consistent.test b/mysql-test/t/partition_innodb_semi_consistent.test
index 6a6a7cf958e..2711d79f194 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/partition_innodb_semi_consistent.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/partition_innodb_semi_consistent.test
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ SELECT * FROM t1;
 
 --echo # Switch to connection con2
 connection con2;
+reap;
 SELECT * FROM t1;
 
 connection default;