diff --git a/apps/emqx_mongodb/rebar.config b/apps/emqx_mongodb/rebar.config
index 9cee51c35..b9390afc6 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_mongodb/rebar.config
+++ b/apps/emqx_mongodb/rebar.config
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
 {deps, [
     {emqx_connector, {path, "../../apps/emqx_connector"}},
     {emqx_resource, {path, "../../apps/emqx_resource"}},
-    {mongodb, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/mongodb-erlang", {tag, "v3.0.22"}}}
+    {mongodb, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/mongodb-erlang", {tag, "v3.0.23"}}}
 ]}.
diff --git a/apps/emqx_mongodb/src/emqx_mongodb.app.src b/apps/emqx_mongodb/src/emqx_mongodb.app.src
index e171d3dd2..92d7026cc 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_mongodb/src/emqx_mongodb.app.src
+++ b/apps/emqx_mongodb/src/emqx_mongodb.app.src
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {application, emqx_mongodb, [
     {description, "EMQX MongoDB Connector"},
-    {vsn, "0.1.5"},
+    {vsn, "0.1.6"},
     {registered, []},
     {applications, [
         kernel,
diff --git a/apps/emqx_mongodb/src/emqx_mongodb.erl b/apps/emqx_mongodb/src/emqx_mongodb.erl
index 2c246e506..e959804cc 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_mongodb/src/emqx_mongodb.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_mongodb/src/emqx_mongodb.erl
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ fields(topology) ->
             hoconsc:mk(
                 pos_integer(),
                 #{
-                    deprecated => {since, "5.1.1"},
-                    importance => ?IMPORTANCE_HIDDEN
+                    importance => ?IMPORTANCE_HIDDEN,
+                    default => 10
                 }
             )},
         {max_overflow, fun max_overflow/1},
@@ -201,23 +201,7 @@ on_start(
             false ->
                 [{ssl, false}]
         end,
-    Topology0 = maps:get(topology, NConfig, #{}),
-    %% we fix this at 1 because we already have ecpool
-    case maps:get(pool_size, Topology0, 1) =:= 1 of
-        true ->
-            ok;
-        false ->
-            ?SLOG(
-                info,
-                #{
-                    msg => "mongodb_overriding_topology_pool_size",
-                    connector => InstId,
-                    reason => "this option is deprecated; please set `pool_size' for the connector",
-                    value => 1
-                }
-            )
-    end,
-    Topology = Topology0#{pool_size => 1},
+    Topology = maps:get(topology, NConfig, #{}),
     Opts = [
         {mongo_type, init_type(NConfig)},
         {hosts, Hosts},
diff --git a/changes/ee/perf-12497.en.md b/changes/ee/perf-12497.en.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6c447caec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/ee/perf-12497.en.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Improve MongoDB connector performance.
+
+- [mongodb-erlang PR](https://github.com/emqx/mongodb-erlang/pull/41)