diff --git a/src/imap.rs b/src/imap.rs
index 79d055f46..7da30258f 100644
--- a/src/imap.rs
+++ b/src/imap.rs
@@ -536,7 +536,6 @@ impl Imap {
         let uid_validity = get_uidvalidity(context, folder).await?;
         let old_uid_next = get_uid_next(context, folder).await?;
 
-        let session = self.session.as_mut().context("No IMAP session")?;
         let msgs = if fetch_existing_msgs {
             session
                 .prefetch_existing_msgs()