diff --git a/lib/vicadmin/validate.go b/lib/vicadmin/validate.go
index 39fd625828..28b7680868 100644
--- a/lib/vicadmin/validate.go
+++ b/lib/vicadmin/validate.go
@@ -250,11 +250,6 @@ func NewValidator(ctx context.Context, vch *config.VirtualContainerHostConfigSpe
 		log.Errorf("Had a problem querying the datastores: %s", err.Error())
 	}
 	v.QueryVCHStatus(vch, sess)
-	defer func() {
-		if sess != nil && len(nwErrors) > 0 {
-			sess.Logout(ctx)
-		}
-	}()
 	return v
 }