diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/crypto/storage/TextSecureSessionStore.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/crypto/storage/TextSecureSessionStore.java
index d715482987..4a8a914bbb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/crypto/storage/TextSecureSessionStore.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/crypto/storage/TextSecureSessionStore.java
@@ -77,9 +77,7 @@ public class TextSecureSessionStore implements SignalServiceSessionStore {
     try (SignalSessionLock.Lock unused = ReentrantSessionLock.INSTANCE.acquire()) {
       SessionRecord sessionRecord = SignalDatabase.sessions().load(accountId, address);
 
-      return sessionRecord != null &&
-             sessionRecord.hasSenderChain() &&
-             sessionRecord.getSessionVersion() == CiphertextMessage.CURRENT_VERSION;
+      return sessionRecord != null && sessionRecord.hasSenderChain();
     }
   }
 
@@ -168,8 +166,6 @@ public class TextSecureSessionStore implements SignalServiceSessionStore {
   }
 
   private static boolean isActive(@Nullable SessionRecord record) {
-    return record != null &&
-           record.hasSenderChain() &&
-           record.getSessionVersion() == CiphertextMessage.CURRENT_VERSION;
+    return record != null && record.hasSenderChain();
   }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/messages/protocol/BufferedSessionStore.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/messages/protocol/BufferedSessionStore.kt
index 7f15a9b845..fb414cb19c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/messages/protocol/BufferedSessionStore.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/messages/protocol/BufferedSessionStore.kt
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package org.thoughtcrime.securesms.messages.protocol
 
 import org.signal.libsignal.protocol.NoSessionException
 import org.signal.libsignal.protocol.SignalProtocolAddress
-import org.signal.libsignal.protocol.message.CiphertextMessage
 import org.signal.libsignal.protocol.state.SessionRecord
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.database.SignalDatabase
 import org.whispersystems.signalservice.api.SignalServiceAccountDataStore
@@ -72,7 +71,7 @@ class BufferedSessionStore(private val selfServiceId: ServiceId) : SignalService
 
       if (fromDatabase != null) {
         store[address] = fromDatabase
-        return fromDatabase.hasSenderChain() && fromDatabase.sessionVersion == CiphertextMessage.CURRENT_VERSION
+        return fromDatabase.hasSenderChain()
       } else {
         false
       }
diff --git a/microbenchmark/src/androidTest/java/org/signal/util/InMemorySignalServiceAccountDataStore.kt b/microbenchmark/src/androidTest/java/org/signal/util/InMemorySignalServiceAccountDataStore.kt
index 9beec9f1fd..4840508cdc 100644
--- a/microbenchmark/src/androidTest/java/org/signal/util/InMemorySignalServiceAccountDataStore.kt
+++ b/microbenchmark/src/androidTest/java/org/signal/util/InMemorySignalServiceAccountDataStore.kt
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import org.signal.libsignal.protocol.IdentityKey
 import org.signal.libsignal.protocol.IdentityKeyPair
 import org.signal.libsignal.protocol.SignalProtocolAddress
 import org.signal.libsignal.protocol.groups.state.SenderKeyRecord
-import org.signal.libsignal.protocol.message.CiphertextMessage
 import org.signal.libsignal.protocol.state.IdentityKeyStore
 import org.signal.libsignal.protocol.state.PreKeyRecord
 import org.signal.libsignal.protocol.state.SessionRecord
@@ -150,7 +149,7 @@ class InMemorySignalServiceAccountDataStore : SignalServiceAccountDataStore {
   }
 
   private fun SessionRecord.isValid(): Boolean {
-    return this.hasSenderChain() && this.sessionVersion == CiphertextMessage.CURRENT_VERSION
+    return this.hasSenderChain()
   }
 
   private data class SenderKeyLocator(val address: SignalProtocolAddress, val distributionId: UUID)