diff --git a/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/readwritesplit.cc b/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/readwritesplit.cc
index 96acee35a..69cd91d16 100644
--- a/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/readwritesplit.cc
+++ b/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/readwritesplit.cc
@@ -632,26 +632,22 @@ RWSplitSession* RWSplit::newSession(MXS_SESSION *session)
  */
 void RWSplitSession::close()
 {
-    if (!rses_closed)
+    close_all_connections(backends);
+
+    if (MXS_LOG_PRIORITY_IS_ENABLED(LOG_INFO) &&
+        sescmd_list.size())
     {
-        rses_closed = true;
-        close_all_connections(backends);
+        std::string sescmdstr;
 
-        if (MXS_LOG_PRIORITY_IS_ENABLED(LOG_INFO) &&
-            sescmd_list.size())
+        for (mxs::SessionCommandList::iterator it = sescmd_list.begin();
+             it != sescmd_list.end(); it++)
         {
-            std::string sescmdstr;
-
-            for (mxs::SessionCommandList::iterator it = sescmd_list.begin();
-                 it != sescmd_list.end(); it++)
-            {
-                mxs::SSessionCommand& scmd = *it;
-                sescmdstr += scmd->to_string();
-                sescmdstr += "\n";
-            }
-
-            MXS_INFO("Executed session commands:\n%s", sescmdstr.c_str());
+            mxs::SSessionCommand& scmd = *it;
+            sescmdstr += scmd->to_string();
+            sescmdstr += "\n";
         }
+
+        MXS_INFO("Executed session commands:\n%s", sescmdstr.c_str());
     }
 }
 
@@ -659,45 +655,38 @@ int32_t RWSplitSession::routeQuery(GWBUF* querybuf)
 {
     int rval = 0;
 
-    if (rses_closed)
+    if (query_queue == NULL &&
+        (expected_responses == 0 ||
+         mxs_mysql_get_command(querybuf) == MXS_COM_STMT_FETCH ||
+         load_data_state == LOAD_DATA_ACTIVE ||
+         large_query))
     {
-        closed_session_reply(querybuf);
+        /** Gather the information required to make routing decisions */
+        RouteInfo info(this, querybuf);
+
+        /** No active or pending queries */
+        if (route_single_stmt(querybuf, info))
+        {
+            rval = 1;
+        }
     }
     else
     {
-        if (query_queue == NULL &&
-            (expected_responses == 0 ||
-             mxs_mysql_get_command(querybuf) == MXS_COM_STMT_FETCH ||
-             load_data_state == LOAD_DATA_ACTIVE ||
-             large_query))
-        {
-            /** Gather the information required to make routing decisions */
-            RouteInfo info(this, querybuf);
+        /**
+         * We are already processing a request from the client. Store the
+         * new query and wait for the previous one to complete.
+         */
+        ss_dassert(expected_responses || query_queue);
+        MXS_INFO("Storing query (len: %d cmd: %0x), expecting %d replies to current command",
+                 gwbuf_length(querybuf), GWBUF_DATA(querybuf)[4], expected_responses);
+        query_queue = gwbuf_append(query_queue, querybuf);
+        querybuf = NULL;
+        rval = 1;
+        ss_dassert(expected_responses > 0);
 
-            /** No active or pending queries */
-            if (route_single_stmt(querybuf, info))
-            {
-                rval = 1;
-            }
-        }
-        else
+        if (expected_responses == 0 && !route_stored_query())
         {
-            /**
-             * We are already processing a request from the client. Store the
-             * new query and wait for the previous one to complete.
-             */
-            ss_dassert(expected_responses || query_queue);
-            MXS_INFO("Storing query (len: %d cmd: %0x), expecting %d replies to current command",
-                     gwbuf_length(querybuf), GWBUF_DATA(querybuf)[4], expected_responses);
-            query_queue = gwbuf_append(query_queue, querybuf);
-            querybuf = NULL;
-            rval = 1;
-            ss_dassert(expected_responses > 0);
-
-            if (expected_responses == 0 && !route_stored_query())
-            {
-                rval = 0;
-            }
+            rval = 0;
         }
     }
 
@@ -913,7 +902,6 @@ void RWSplitSession::correct_packet_sequence(GWBUF *buffer)
 void RWSplitSession::clientReply(GWBUF *writebuf, DCB *backend_dcb)
 {
     DCB *client_dcb = backend_dcb->session->client_dcb;
-    ss_dassert(!rses_closed);
 
     SRWBackend& backend = get_backend_from_dcb(backend_dcb);
 
@@ -1026,13 +1014,6 @@ void RWSplitSession::handleError(GWBUF *errmsgbuf, DCB *problem_dcb,
 {
     ss_dassert(problem_dcb->dcb_role == DCB_ROLE_BACKEND_HANDLER);
     CHK_DCB(problem_dcb);
-
-    if (rses_closed)
-    {
-        *succp = false;
-        return;
-    }
-
     MXS_SESSION *session = problem_dcb->session;
     ss_dassert(session);
 
diff --git a/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/rwsplitsession.cc b/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/rwsplitsession.cc
index f48d7fd1d..285cae01b 100644
--- a/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/rwsplitsession.cc
+++ b/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/rwsplitsession.cc
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ RWSplitSession::RWSplitSession(RWSplit* instance, MXS_SESSION* session,
                                const SRWBackendList& backends,
                                const SRWBackend& master):
     mxs::RouterSession(session),
-    rses_chk_top(CHK_NUM_ROUTER_SES),
-    rses_closed(false),
     backends(backends),
     current_master(master),
     large_query(false),
@@ -41,8 +39,7 @@ RWSplitSession::RWSplitSession(RWSplit* instance, MXS_SESSION* session,
     recv_sescmd(0),
     gtid_pos(""),
     wait_gtid_state(EXPECTING_NOTHING),
-    next_seq(0),
-    rses_chk_tail(CHK_NUM_ROUTER_SES)
+    next_seq(0)
 {
     if (rses_config.rw_max_slave_conn_percent)
     {
diff --git a/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/rwsplitsession.hh b/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/rwsplitsession.hh
index 66b654bc7..c96340f0d 100644
--- a/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/rwsplitsession.hh
+++ b/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/rwsplitsession.hh
@@ -94,8 +94,6 @@ public:
                      bool*              pSuccess);
 
     // TODO: Make member variables private
-    skygw_chk_t             rses_chk_top;
-    bool                    rses_closed; /**< true when closeSession is called */
     mxs::SRWBackendList     backends; /**< List of backend servers */
     mxs::SRWBackend         current_master; /**< Current master server */
     mxs::SRWBackend         target_node; /**< The currently locked target node */
@@ -123,7 +121,6 @@ public:
     std::string             gtid_pos; /**< Gtid position for causal read */
     wait_gtid_state_t       wait_gtid_state; /**< Determine boundray of wait gtid result and client query result */
     uint32_t                next_seq; /**< Next packet'ssequence number */
-    skygw_chk_t             rses_chk_tail;
 
 private:
     RWSplitSession(RWSplit* instance, MXS_SESSION* session,