Index: core/src/main/scala/kafka/producer/ProducerPool.scala
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--- core/src/main/scala/kafka/producer/ProducerPool.scala	(revision 1352964)
+++ core/src/main/scala/kafka/producer/ProducerPool.scala	(working copy)
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
         if(syncProducers.size == 0)
           throw new NoBrokersForPartitionException("No brokers available")
       }
-      syncProducers.get(Utils.random.nextInt(syncProducers.size)).get
+      syncProducers.head._2
     }
   }