diff --git a/kombu/connection.py b/kombu/connection.py
index 7e6a1368..ea972fb6 100644
--- a/kombu/connection.py
+++ b/kombu/connection.py
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ class Resource(object):
         self.setup()
 
     def setup(self):
-        raise NotImplementedError("subclass responsibilty")
+        pass
 
     def _add_when_empty(self):
         if self.limit and len(self._dirty) >= self.limit:
@@ -731,11 +731,10 @@ class ConnectionPool(Resource):
         return PoolChannelContext(self, block)
 
     def setup(self):
-        if self.limit:
-            for i in xrange(self.limit):
+        if self.preload:
+            for _ in xrange(self.preload):
                 conn = self.new()
-                if i < self.preload:
-                    conn.connect()
+                conn.connect()
                 self._resource.put_nowait(conn)
 
     def prepare(self, resource):
@@ -756,9 +755,9 @@ class ChannelPool(Resource):
 
     def setup(self):
         channel = self.new()
-        for i in xrange(self.limit):
-            self._resource.put_nowait(
-                    i < self.preload and channel() or channel)
+        if self.preload:
+            for i in xrange(self.preload):
+                self._resource.put_nowait(channel())
 
     def prepare(self, channel):
         if callable(channel):
diff --git a/kombu/pools.py b/kombu/pools.py
index 2d9db861..6a0d1a80 100644
--- a/kombu/pools.py
+++ b/kombu/pools.py
@@ -20,11 +20,6 @@ class ProducerPool(Resource):
     def new(self):
         return lambda: self.create_producer()
 
-    def setup(self):
-        if self.limit:
-            for _ in xrange(self.limit):
-                self._resource.put_nowait(self.new())
-
     def prepare(self, p):
         if callable(p):
             p = p()