diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlInternalConnectionTds.cs b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlInternalConnectionTds.cs
index bc8c0655ff..f94f257e34 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlInternalConnectionTds.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlInternalConnectionTds.cs
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public void Reset()
             _language = null;
             if (_deltaDirty)
             {
-                _delta = new SessionStateRecord[_maxNumberOfSessionStates];
+                Array.Clear(_delta, 0, _delta.Length);
                 _deltaDirty = false;
             }
             _unrecoverableStatesCount = 0;