diff --git a/v2/pool.go b/v2/pool.go
index cb3ca59..b485f15 100644
--- a/v2/pool.go
+++ b/v2/pool.go
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@ func (p *connPool) Get() (*conn, bool, error) {
 				break
 			}
 			if time.Since(cn.usedAt) > p.idleTimeout {
-				if err := p.Remove(cn); err != nil {
-					glog.Errorf("Remove failed: %s", err)
+				if err := p.remove(cn); err != nil {
+					glog.Errorf("remove failed: %s", err)
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -183,23 +183,28 @@ func (p *connPool) Put(cn *conn) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (p *connPool) Remove(cn *conn) (err error) {
+func (p *connPool) Remove(cn *conn) error {
 	p.cond.L.Lock()
 	if p.closed {
 		// Noop, connection is already closed.
 		p.cond.L.Unlock()
 		return nil
 	}
-	if cn != nil {
-		err = cn.Close()
-	}
-	p.conns.Remove(cn.elem)
-	cn.elem = nil
+	err := p.remove(cn)
 	p.cond.Signal()
 	p.cond.L.Unlock()
 	return err
 }
 
+func (p *connPool) remove(cn *conn) error {
+	p.conns.Remove(cn.elem)
+	cn.elem = nil
+	if !cn.inUse {
+		p.idleNum--
+	}
+	return cn.Close()
+}
+
 // Returns number of idle connections.
 func (p *connPool) Len() int {
 	defer p.cond.L.Unlock()
@@ -223,14 +228,11 @@ func (p *connPool) Close() error {
 	p.closed = true
 	var retErr error
 	for e := p.conns.Front(); e != nil; e = e.Next() {
-		cn := e.Value.(*conn)
-		if err := cn.Close(); err != nil {
+		if err := p.remove(e.Value.(*conn)); err != nil {
 			glog.Errorf("cn.Close failed: %s", err)
 			retErr = err
 		}
-		cn.elem = nil
 	}
-	p.conns = nil
 	return retErr
 }
 
diff --git a/v2/redis_test.go b/v2/redis_test.go
index d80b387..f19e25b 100644
--- a/v2/redis_test.go
+++ b/v2/redis_test.go
@@ -138,6 +138,16 @@ func (t *RedisConnectorTest) TestPipelineClose(c *C) {
 	c.Assert(client.Close(), IsNil)
 }
 
+func (t *RedisConnectorTest) TestIdleTimeout(c *C) {
+	client := redis.NewTCPClient(&redis.Options{
+		Addr:        redisAddr,
+		IdleTimeout: time.Nanosecond,
+	})
+	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+		c.Assert(client.Ping().Err(), IsNil)
+	}
+}
+
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 type RedisConnPoolTest struct {