diff --git a/www/_include.php b/www/_include.php
index 927a8d79141c42cdb5783497345eefa0e9c5a695..869d3b520bb3d6019e9209ebdde279ed24dd451f 100644
--- a/www/_include.php
+++ b/www/_include.php
@@ -91,9 +91,6 @@ if (!file_exists($configdir . '/config.php')) {
 	exit(1);
 }
 
-/* Make sure that the session is initialized before any output. */
-SimpleSAML_Session::getInstance();
-
 /* Set the timezone. */
 SimpleSAML_Utilities::initTimezone();