diff --git a/server/szurubooru/middleware/db_session.py b/server/szurubooru/middleware/db_session.py
index 059b073..63b741e 100644
--- a/server/szurubooru/middleware/db_session.py
+++ b/server/szurubooru/middleware/db_session.py
@@ -8,5 +8,4 @@ class DbSession(object):
         request.context.session = self._session_factory()
 
     def process_response(self, request, _response, _resource):
-        # any commits need to happen explicitly in the API layer.
-        request.context.session.close()
+        self._session_factory.remove()