diff --git a/apps/emqx_bridge_mqtt/src/emqx_bridge_mqtt_connector.erl b/apps/emqx_bridge_mqtt/src/emqx_bridge_mqtt_connector.erl
index 0b8f71a7f..900f6143f 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_bridge_mqtt/src/emqx_bridge_mqtt_connector.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_bridge_mqtt/src/emqx_bridge_mqtt_connector.erl
@@ -450,7 +450,6 @@ connect(Options) ->
         options => emqx_utils:redact(Options)
     }),
     Name = proplists:get_value(name, Options),
-    WorkerId = proplists:get_value(ecpool_worker_id, Options),
     ClientOpts = proplists:get_value(client_opts, Options),
     case emqtt:start_link(mk_client_opts(Name, WorkerId, ClientOpts)) of
         {ok, Pid} ->