diff --git a/pkg/routes/routes.go b/pkg/routes/routes.go
index 7f6c77a86..37bc20e43 100644
--- a/pkg/routes/routes.go
+++ b/pkg/routes/routes.go
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ func NewEcho() *echo.Echo {
 	})
 	handler.SetLoggingProvider(log.GetLogger())
 	handler.SetMaxItemsPerPage(config.ServiceMaxItemsPerPage.GetInt())
-	handler.SetSessionFactory(db.NewSession)
 
 	return e
 }
diff --git a/pkg/web/handler/config.go b/pkg/web/handler/config.go
index 85ab90d09..549d5129a 100644
--- a/pkg/web/handler/config.go
+++ b/pkg/web/handler/config.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package handler
 import (
 	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/web"
 	"github.com/op/go-logging"
-	"xorm.io/xorm"
 )
 
 // Config contains the config for the web handler
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ type Config struct {
 	AuthProvider    *web.Auths
 	LoggingProvider *logging.Logger
 	MaxItemsPerPage int
-	SessionFactory  func() *xorm.Session
 }
 
 var config *Config
@@ -50,8 +48,3 @@ func SetLoggingProvider(logger *logging.Logger) {
 func SetMaxItemsPerPage(maxItemsPerPage int) {
 	config.MaxItemsPerPage = maxItemsPerPage
 }
-
-// SetSessionFactory sets the session factory
-func SetSessionFactory(sessionFactory func() *xorm.Session) {
-	config.SessionFactory = sessionFactory
-}
diff --git a/pkg/web/handler/create.go b/pkg/web/handler/create.go
index 0ca1e47f5..341fc69d6 100644
--- a/pkg/web/handler/create.go
+++ b/pkg/web/handler/create.go
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 
+	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/db"
+
 	"github.com/labstack/echo/v4"
 )
 
@@ -51,7 +53,7 @@ func (c *WebHandler) CreateWeb(ctx echo.Context) error {
 	}
 
 	// Create the db session
-	s := config.SessionFactory()
+	s := db.NewSession()
 	defer func() {
 		err = s.Close()
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/web/handler/delete.go b/pkg/web/handler/delete.go
index 7e4ce0373..c60b35cb5 100644
--- a/pkg/web/handler/delete.go
+++ b/pkg/web/handler/delete.go
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 
+	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/db"
+
 	"github.com/labstack/echo/v4"
 )
 
@@ -51,7 +53,7 @@ func (c *WebHandler) DeleteWeb(ctx echo.Context) error {
 	}
 
 	// Create the db session
-	s := config.SessionFactory()
+	s := db.NewSession()
 	defer func() {
 		err = s.Close()
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/web/handler/read_all.go b/pkg/web/handler/read_all.go
index 0b1f3a6ca..0d57da912 100644
--- a/pkg/web/handler/read_all.go
+++ b/pkg/web/handler/read_all.go
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 
+	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/db"
+
 	"github.com/labstack/echo/v4"
 )
 
@@ -84,7 +86,7 @@ func (c *WebHandler) ReadAllWeb(ctx echo.Context) error {
 	}
 
 	// Create the db session
-	s := config.SessionFactory()
+	s := db.NewSession()
 	defer func() {
 		err = s.Close()
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/web/handler/read_one.go b/pkg/web/handler/read_one.go
index 410b8498f..18cfccb1e 100644
--- a/pkg/web/handler/read_one.go
+++ b/pkg/web/handler/read_one.go
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 
+	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/db"
+
 	"github.com/labstack/echo/v4"
 )
 
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@ func (c *WebHandler) ReadOneWeb(ctx echo.Context) error {
 	}
 
 	// Create the db session
-	s := config.SessionFactory()
+	s := db.NewSession()
 	defer func() {
 		err = s.Close()
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/web/handler/update.go b/pkg/web/handler/update.go
index 0d41f7cbd..7d34fccd7 100644
--- a/pkg/web/handler/update.go
+++ b/pkg/web/handler/update.go
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 
+	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/db"
+
 	"github.com/labstack/echo/v4"
 )
 
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ func (c *WebHandler) UpdateWeb(ctx echo.Context) error {
 	}
 
 	// Create the db session
-	s := config.SessionFactory()
+	s := db.NewSession()
 	defer func() {
 		err = s.Close()
 		if err != nil {