diff --git a/pymongo/asynchronous/collection.py b/pymongo/asynchronous/collection.py
index 127136dd4..4fff6650f 100644
--- a/pymongo/asynchronous/collection.py
+++ b/pymongo/asynchronous/collection.py
@@ -251,7 +251,6 @@ class AsyncCollection(common.BaseObject, Generic[_DocumentType]):
             unicode_decode_error_handler="replace", document_class=dict
         )
         self._timeout = database.client.options.timeout
-        self._retry_policy = database.client._retry_policy
 
         if create or kwargs:
             if _IS_SYNC:
diff --git a/pymongo/asynchronous/database.py b/pymongo/asynchronous/database.py
index 2c482f041..28ed36073 100644
--- a/pymongo/asynchronous/database.py
+++ b/pymongo/asynchronous/database.py
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ class AsyncDatabase(common.BaseObject, Generic[_DocumentType]):
         self._name = name
         self._client: AsyncMongoClient[_DocumentType] = client
         self._timeout = client.options.timeout
-        self._retry_policy = client._retry_policy
 
     @property
     def client(self) -> AsyncMongoClient[_DocumentType]:
diff --git a/pymongo/synchronous/collection.py b/pymongo/synchronous/collection.py
index 34fd7190d..1057151e5 100644
--- a/pymongo/synchronous/collection.py
+++ b/pymongo/synchronous/collection.py
@@ -254,7 +254,6 @@ class Collection(common.BaseObject, Generic[_DocumentType]):
             unicode_decode_error_handler="replace", document_class=dict
         )
         self._timeout = database.client.options.timeout
-        self._retry_policy = database.client._retry_policy
 
         if create or kwargs:
             if _IS_SYNC:
diff --git a/pymongo/synchronous/database.py b/pymongo/synchronous/database.py
index cc041a2e3..1956795bc 100644
--- a/pymongo/synchronous/database.py
+++ b/pymongo/synchronous/database.py
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ class Database(common.BaseObject, Generic[_DocumentType]):
         self._name = name
         self._client: MongoClient[_DocumentType] = client
         self._timeout = client.options.timeout
-        self._retry_policy = client._retry_policy
 
     @property
     def client(self) -> MongoClient[_DocumentType]:
diff --git a/test/asynchronous/test_client_backpressure.py b/test/asynchronous/test_client_backpressure.py
index 2b85f3f0d..3e75ed9b0 100644
--- a/test/asynchronous/test_client_backpressure.py
+++ b/test/asynchronous/test_client_backpressure.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ from pymongo.errors import OperationFailure, PyMongoError
 
 _IS_SYNC = False
 
-# Mock an system overload error.
+# Mock a system overload error.
 mock_overload_error = {
     "configureFailPoint": "failCommand",
     "mode": {"times": 1},
diff --git a/test/test_client_backpressure.py b/test/test_client_backpressure.py
index 63351a3a1..61334a121 100644
--- a/test/test_client_backpressure.py
+++ b/test/test_client_backpressure.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ from pymongo.errors import OperationFailure, PyMongoError
 
 _IS_SYNC = True
 
-# Mock an system overload error.
+# Mock a system overload error.
 mock_overload_error = {
     "configureFailPoint": "failCommand",
     "mode": {"times": 1},