diff --git a/core/loadpoint.go b/core/loadpoint.go
index 4e6b58e787..bd4ad667be 100644
--- a/core/loadpoint.go
+++ b/core/loadpoint.go
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ type Loadpoint struct {
 	progress                *Progress      // Step-wise progress indicator
 
 	// session log
-	db      *session.DB
+	db      session.Database
 	session *session.Session
 
 	tasks *util.Queue[Task] // tasks to be executed
diff --git a/core/loadpoint_session_test.go b/core/loadpoint_session_test.go
index fdc9a1e7dd..aeb6374977 100644
--- a/core/loadpoint_session_test.go
+++ b/core/loadpoint_session_test.go
@@ -87,99 +87,3 @@ func TestSession(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Len(t, s, 1)
 	t.Logf("session: %+v", s)
 }
-
-func TestCloseSessionsOnStartup_emptyDb(t *testing.T) {
-	var err error
-	serverdb.Instance, err = serverdb.New("sqlite", ":memory:")
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-
-	db, err := session.NewStore("foo", serverdb.Instance)
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-
-	// assert empty DB is no problem
-	err = db.ClosePendingSessionsInHistory(1000)
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-}
-
-func TestCloseSessionsOnStartup(t *testing.T) {
-	var err error
-	serverdb.Instance, err = serverdb.New("sqlite", ":memory:")
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-
-	db1, err := session.NewStore("foo", serverdb.Instance)
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-
-	db2, err := session.NewStore("bar", serverdb.Instance)
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-
-	clock := clock.NewMock()
-
-	//test data, creates 6 sessions for each loadpoint, 3rd and 6th are "unfinished"
-	var sessions1 []*session.Session = createMockSessions(db1, clock)
-	var sessions2 []*session.Session = createMockSessions(db2, clock)
-
-	//write interleaved for two loadpoints
-	for index, session := range sessions1 {
-		db1.Persist(session)
-		db2.Persist(sessions2[index])
-	}
-
-	err = db1.ClosePendingSessionsInHistory(1000)
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-
-	//check fixed sessions for db1
-	var db1Sessions session.Sessions
-	err = serverdb.Instance.Where("Loadpoint = ?", "foo").Order("ID").Find(&db1Sessions).Error
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Len(t, db1Sessions, 6)
-
-	//check fixed history
-	for _, s := range db1Sessions[:5] {
-		assert.NotEmpty(t, s.MeterStop)
-		assert.Equal(t, float64(10), s.ChargedEnergy)
-		t.Logf("session: %+v", s)
-	}
-
-	//check fixed most recent record
-	assert.NotEmpty(t, db1Sessions[5].MeterStop)
-	assert.Equal(t, float64(940), db1Sessions[5].ChargedEnergy)
-
-	//ensure no side effects on loadpoint 2 data, i.e. data left unfixed
-	var db2Sessions session.Sessions
-	err = serverdb.Instance.Where("Loadpoint = ?", "bar").Order("ID").Find(&db2Sessions).Error
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Len(t, db2Sessions, 6)
-
-	for i, s := range db2Sessions {
-		if (i+1)%3 == 0 {
-			assert.Empty(t, s.MeterStop)
-			assert.Empty(t, s.ChargedEnergy)
-			continue
-		}
-		assert.NotEmpty(t, s.MeterStop)
-		assert.Equal(t, float64(10), s.ChargedEnergy)
-	}
-}
-
-func createMockSessions(db *session.DB, clock *clock.Mock) []*session.Session {
-	var sessions []*session.Session
-	for i := 1; i <= 6; i++ {
-
-		var meter1Start float64 = float64(i * 10)
-		session := db.New(meter1Start)
-		session.Created = clock.Now().Add(1 * time.Minute)
-
-		//create every third session as incomplete
-		if i%3 == 0 {
-			sessions = append(sessions, session)
-			continue
-		}
-
-		session.Finished = clock.Now().Add(2 * time.Minute)
-		meterStop := float64(meter1Start + 10)
-		session.MeterStop = &meterStop
-		session.ChargedEnergy = 10
-		sessions = append(sessions, session)
-	}
-	return sessions
-}
diff --git a/core/session/db.go b/core/session/db.go
index 6c91047100..9c3e70a8bb 100644
--- a/core/session/db.go
+++ b/core/session/db.go
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ type DB struct {
 	name string
 }
 
+type Database interface {
+	New(startEnergy float64) *Session
+	Persist(session interface{})
+}
+
 // NewStore creates a session store
 func NewStore(name string, db *gorm.DB) (*DB, error) {
 	err := db.AutoMigrate(new(Session))
@@ -52,31 +57,3 @@ func (s *DB) Sessions() (Sessions, error) {
 	tx := s.db.Find(&res)
 	return res, tx.Error
 }
-
-func (s *DB) ClosePendingSessionsInHistory(chargeMeterTotal float64) error {
-	var res Sessions
-	if tx := s.db.Find(&res, map[string]interface{}{"finished": "0001-01-01 00:00:00+00:00", "Loadpoint": s.name}); tx.Error != nil {
-		return tx.Error
-	}
-
-	for _, session := range res {
-		var nextSession Session
-
-		var tx *gorm.DB
-		if tx = s.db.Limit(1).Order("ID").Find(&nextSession, "ID > ? AND Loadpoint = ?", session.ID, s.name); tx.Error != nil {
-			return tx.Error
-		}
-
-		if tx.RowsAffected == 0 {
-			// no successor, this is the most recent session and it is open
-			session.MeterStop = &chargeMeterTotal
-		} else {
-			session.MeterStop = nextSession.MeterStart
-		}
-
-		session.ChargedEnergy = *session.MeterStop - *session.MeterStart
-		s.Persist(session)
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/core/site.go b/core/site.go
index 125748f8fc..f59f73493d 100644
--- a/core/site.go
+++ b/core/site.go
@@ -142,10 +142,6 @@ func NewSiteFromConfig(
 			if lp.db, err = session.NewStore(lp.Title(), db.Instance); err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
-			// Fix any dangling history
-			if err := lp.db.ClosePendingSessionsInHistory(lp.chargeMeterTotal()); err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
 
 			// NOTE: this requires stopSession to respect async access
 			shutdown.Register(lp.stopSession)