diff --git a/cfg.c b/cfg.c
index 75390165..ec2d906d 100644
--- a/cfg.c
+++ b/cfg.c
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ load_cfg(const char *path, char **cause)
 		cfg_cause = NULL;
 
 		ctx.msgdata = NULL;
-		ctx.cursession = NULL;
 		ctx.curclient = NULL;
 
 		ctx.error = cfg_error;
diff --git a/cmd-command-prompt.c b/cmd-command-prompt.c
index e4954ddd..cd417a61 100644
--- a/cmd-command-prompt.c
+++ b/cmd-command-prompt.c
@@ -238,7 +238,6 @@ cmd_command_prompt_callback(void *data, const char *s)
 	}
 
 	ctx.msgdata = NULL;
-	ctx.cursession = c->session;
 	ctx.curclient = c;
 
 	ctx.error = key_bindings_error;
diff --git a/cmd-confirm-before.c b/cmd-confirm-before.c
index fd366b9b..d0a2196a 100644
--- a/cmd-confirm-before.c
+++ b/cmd-confirm-before.c
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ cmd_confirm_before_callback(void *data, const char *s)
 	}
 
 	ctx.msgdata = NULL;
-	ctx.cursession = c->session;
 	ctx.curclient = c;
 
 	ctx.error = key_bindings_error;
diff --git a/cmd.c b/cmd.c
index b0f785f9..21f2052f 100644
--- a/cmd.c
+++ b/cmd.c
@@ -299,8 +299,8 @@ cmd_current_session(struct cmd_ctx *ctx)
 	u_int			 i;
 	int			 found;
 
-	if (ctx->cursession != NULL)
-		return (ctx->cursession);
+	if (ctx->curclient != NULL && ctx->curclient->session != NULL)
+		return (ctx->curclient->session);
 
 	/*
 	 * If the name of the calling client's pty is know, build a list of the
diff --git a/key-bindings.c b/key-bindings.c
index 186c1a9b..b2ccc4aa 100644
--- a/key-bindings.c
+++ b/key-bindings.c
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ key_bindings_error(struct cmd_ctx *ctx, const char *fmt, ...)
 void printflike2
 key_bindings_print(struct cmd_ctx *ctx, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
-	struct winlink	*wl = ctx->cursession->curw;
+	struct winlink	*wl = ctx->curclient->session->curw;
 	va_list		 ap;
 
 	if (wl->window->active->mode != &window_more_mode)
@@ -254,7 +254,6 @@ key_bindings_dispatch(struct key_binding *bd, struct client *c)
 	struct cmd_ctx	 	 ctx;
 
 	ctx.msgdata = NULL;
-	ctx.cursession = c->session;
 	ctx.curclient = c;
 
 	ctx.error = key_bindings_error;
diff --git a/server-msg.c b/server-msg.c
index e8aea526..54bd2439 100644
--- a/server-msg.c
+++ b/server-msg.c
@@ -188,7 +188,6 @@ server_msg_command(struct client *c, struct msg_command_data *data)
 
 	ctx.msgdata = data;
 	ctx.curclient = NULL;
-	ctx.cursession = NULL;
 
 	ctx.cmdclient = c;
 
diff --git a/tmux.h b/tmux.h
index 4b388360..4cc659d6 100644
--- a/tmux.h
+++ b/tmux.h
@@ -988,8 +988,6 @@ struct cmd_ctx {
 	struct client  *curclient;
 	struct client  *cmdclient;
 
-	struct session *cursession;
-
 	struct msg_command_data	*msgdata;
 
 	void printflike2 (*print)(struct cmd_ctx *, const char *, ...);