diff --git a/batch.go b/batch.go
index aacda58e..4f769489 100644
--- a/batch.go
+++ b/batch.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ type batchItem struct {
 type Batch struct {
 	conn  *Conn
 	items []*batchItem
-	ctx   context.Context
 	err   error
 
 	mrr *pgconn.MultiResultReader
@@ -55,8 +54,6 @@ func (b *Batch) Send(ctx context.Context) error {
 		return b.err
 	}
 
-	b.ctx = ctx
-
 	batch := &pgconn.Batch{}
 
 	for _, bi := range b.items {