diff --git a/java-bigtable/google-cloud-bigtable/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/data/v2/internal/session/SessionList.java b/java-bigtable/google-cloud-bigtable/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/data/v2/internal/session/SessionList.java
index 061e7e197c17..cba048fe0ce0 100644
--- a/java-bigtable/google-cloud-bigtable/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/data/v2/internal/session/SessionList.java
+++ b/java-bigtable/google-cloud-bigtable/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/data/v2/internal/session/SessionList.java
@@ -140,9 +140,8 @@ void prune() {
         continue;
       }
       if (handle.lastConnected.isBefore(horizon)) {
-        continue;
+        it.remove();
       }
-      it.remove();
     }
   }