diff --git a/rq/decorators.py b/rq/decorators.py
index 169375a..07a7a83 100644
--- a/rq/decorators.py
+++ b/rq/decorators.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 from functools import wraps
 from .queue import Queue
-from .connections import resolve_connection
 from .worker import DEFAULT_RESULT_TTL
 from rq.compat import string_types
 
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ class job(object):
         @wraps(f)
         def delay(*args, **kwargs):
             if isinstance(self.queue, string_types):
-                queue = Queue(name=self.queue, connection=resolve_connection(self.connection))
+                queue = Queue(name=self.queue, connection=self.connection)
             else:
                 queue = self.queue
             if 'depends_on' in kwargs:
diff --git a/tests/test_decorator.py b/tests/test_decorator.py
index 3c0fdd4..8af464f 100644
--- a/tests/test_decorator.py
+++ b/tests/test_decorator.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class TestDecorator(RQTestCase):
 
         self.assertEqual(bar_job._dependency_id, foo_job.id)
 
-    @mock.patch('rq.decorators.resolve_connection')
+    @mock.patch('rq.queue.resolve_connection')
     def test_decorator_connection_laziness(self, resolve_connection):
         """Ensure that job decorator resolve connection in `lazy` way """