diff --git a/red/api/auth/tokens/index.js b/red/api/auth/tokens/index.js
index cda2f9817..b5c5bc61f 100644
--- a/red/api/auth/tokens/index.js
+++ b/red/api/auth/tokens/index.js
@@ -50,15 +50,7 @@ module.exports = {
         sessionModule.init(settings);
     },
     get: function(token) {
-        return sessionModule.get(token).then(function(session) {
-            if (session && session.accessExpires < Date.now()) {
-                return sessionModule.delete(token).then(function() {
-                    return null;
-                });
-            } else {
-                return session;
-            }
-        })
+        return sessionModule.get(token);
     },
     create: function(user,client,scope) {
         var accessToken = generateToken(128);
diff --git a/test/red/api/auth/tokens/index_spec.js b/test/red/api/auth/tokens/index_spec.js
index c52dace6c..8c797f2a6 100644
--- a/test/red/api/auth/tokens/index_spec.js
+++ b/test/red/api/auth/tokens/index_spec.js
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ describe("Tokens", function() {
             Tokens.init({sessionStorageModule:{
                 init:function(settings){},
                 get: function(token) {
-                    return when.resolve({user:"fred",accessExpires: Date.now()+10000});
+                    return when.resolve({user:"fred"});
                 }
             }});
             
@@ -80,27 +80,6 @@ describe("Tokens", function() {
                 }
             });
         });
-        it('deletes an expired token and returns null', function(done) {
-            var sessionStorageModule = {
-                init:function(settings){},
-                get: function(token) {
-                    return when.resolve({user:"fred",accessExpires: Date.now()-10000});
-                },
-                delete: sinon.stub().returns(when.resolve())
-            };
-            
-            Tokens.init({sessionStorageModule:sessionStorageModule});
-            
-            Tokens.get("1234").then(function(token) {
-                try {
-                    should.not.exist(token);
-                    sessionStorageModule.delete.calledWith("1234").should.be.true;
-                    done();
-                } catch(err) {
-                    done(err);
-                }
-            });
-        });
         
         it('returns null for an invalid token', function(done) {
             Tokens.init({sessionStorageModule:{