diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/cassandra/CassandraHealthIndicator.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/cassandra/CassandraHealthIndicator.java
index 7da0f92d85e..6450a66b227 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/cassandra/CassandraHealthIndicator.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/cassandra/CassandraHealthIndicator.java
@@ -57,8 +57,7 @@ public class CassandraHealthIndicator extends AbstractHealthIndicator {
 
 	@Override
 	protected void doHealthCheck(Health.Builder builder) throws Exception {
-		SimpleStatement select = SimpleStatement.newInstance("SELECT release_version FROM system.local");
-		ResultSet results = this.cassandraOperations.getCqlOperations().queryForResultSet(select);
+		ResultSet results = this.cassandraOperations.getCqlOperations().queryForResultSet(SELECT);
 		if (results.isFullyFetched()) {
 			builder.up();
 			return;