diff --git a/.changeset/chilled-clocks-remember.md b/.changeset/chilled-clocks-remember.md
deleted file mode 100644
index cbc0ec71a1f..00000000000
--- a/.changeset/chilled-clocks-remember.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
----
-"@firebase/database": patch
-'firebase': patch
----
-
-Fix a potential for a negative offset when calculating last reconnect times. This could cause lengthy reconnect delays in some scenarios. Fixes #8718.
diff --git a/packages/database/src/core/PersistentConnection.ts b/packages/database/src/core/PersistentConnection.ts
index 4070c4fea98..4e12b37088b 100644
--- a/packages/database/src/core/PersistentConnection.ts
+++ b/packages/database/src/core/PersistentConnection.ts
@@ -797,10 +797,8 @@ export class PersistentConnection extends ServerActions {
         this.lastConnectionEstablishedTime_ = null;
       }
 
-      const timeSinceLastConnectAttempt = Math.max(
-        0,
-        new Date().getTime() - this.lastConnectionAttemptTime_
-      );
+      const timeSinceLastConnectAttempt =
+        new Date().getTime() - this.lastConnectionAttemptTime_;
       let reconnectDelay = Math.max(
         0,
         this.reconnectDelay_ - timeSinceLastConnectAttempt