diff --git a/pkg/services/contexthandler/contexthandler.go b/pkg/services/contexthandler/contexthandler.go
index b226eb9b6f7..f858df42c1a 100644
--- a/pkg/services/contexthandler/contexthandler.go
+++ b/pkg/services/contexthandler/contexthandler.go
@@ -259,12 +259,6 @@ func (h *ContextHandler) initContextWithToken(ctx *models.ReqContext, orgID int6
 	token, err := h.AuthTokenService.LookupToken(ctx.Req.Context(), rawToken)
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.Logger.Error("Failed to look up user based on cookie", "error", err)
-
-		var revokedErr *models.TokenRevokedError
-		if !errors.As(err, &revokedErr) || !ctx.IsApiRequest() {
-			cookies.WriteSessionCookie(ctx, h.Cfg, "", -1)
-		}
-
 		ctx.Data["lookupTokenErr"] = err
 		return false
 	}