diff --git a/src/sgwc/sxa-handler.c b/src/sgwc/sxa-handler.c
index f1cdc11786..7a74c6fc8f 100644
--- a/src/sgwc/sxa-handler.c
+++ b/src/sgwc/sxa-handler.c
@@ -1388,6 +1388,9 @@ void sgwc_sxa_handle_session_deletion_response(
             ogs_gtp_send_error_message(
                     gtp_xact, teid, gtp_message->h.type, cause_value);
         }
+        if (sess) {
+            sgwc_sess_remove(sess);
+        }
         return;
     }