diff --git a/bodhi-server/bodhi/server/__init__.py b/bodhi-server/bodhi/server/__init__.py
index 5b76da8e5d..7c5e6d8894 100644
--- a/bodhi-server/bodhi/server/__init__.py
+++ b/bodhi-server/bodhi/server/__init__.py
@@ -335,9 +335,6 @@ def main(global_config, testing=None, session=None, **settings):
         # the return value.
         generic._generate_home_page_stats()
 
-    # Let's close out the db session we used to warm the caches.
-    Session.remove()
-
     log.info('Bodhi ready and at your service!')
     app = config.make_wsgi_app()
     return app
diff --git a/bodhi-server/tests/test___init__.py b/bodhi-server/tests/test___init__.py
index 6344b6f9e9..a122e12804 100644
--- a/bodhi-server/tests/test___init__.py
+++ b/bodhi-server/tests/test___init__.py
@@ -143,13 +143,6 @@ def test_authtkt_timeout_undefined(self, set_security_policy):
         assert policy.helper.timeout == 86400
         set_security_policy.assert_called_once_with(policy)
 
-    def test_calls_session_remove(self):
-        """Let's assert that main() calls Session.remove()."""
-        with mock.patch('bodhi.server.Session.remove') as remove:
-            server.main({}, session=self.db, **self.app_settings)
-
-        remove.assert_called_once_with()
-
     @mock.patch('bodhi.server.bugs.set_bugtracker')
     def test_calls_set_bugtracker(self, set_bugtracker):
         """