diff --git a/src/paperless/settings.py b/src/paperless/settings.py
index 59d87c2ba..9c5f2bd0f 100644
--- a/src/paperless/settings.py
+++ b/src/paperless/settings.py
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
 REST_FRAMEWORK = {
     'DEFAULT_AUTHENTICATION_CLASSES': [
         'rest_framework.authentication.BasicAuthentication',
-        'rest_framework.authentication.SessionAuthentication',
         'rest_framework.authentication.TokenAuthentication',
         'paperless.auth.QueryTokenAuthentication'
     ],