diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Firewall/Api/FilterUtilController.php b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Firewall/Api/FilterUtilController.php
index ec1cf8208..ba6d8c540 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Firewall/Api/FilterUtilController.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Firewall/Api/FilterUtilController.php
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ class FilterUtilController extends ApiControllerBase
      */
     public function ruleStatsAction()
     {
-        $this->sessionClose();
         $result = json_decode((new Backend())->configdRun("filter rule stats"), true);
         if ($result !== null) {
             return ["status" => "ok", "stats" => $result];