diff --git a/goblin/session.py b/goblin/session.py
index a7164229ab136188ad06f9c66b1513a102f19b89..52519423da8a2e23ea55fac9f50bf8340595d70f 100644
--- a/goblin/session.py
+++ b/goblin/session.py
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ class Session(connection.AbstractConnection):
 
     async def close(self):
         await self.conn.close()
-        self._traversal_factory = None
         self._app = None
 
     # Traversal API