diff --git a/Containers/mastercontainer/cron.sh b/Containers/mastercontainer/cron.sh
index cf1b8d21..58fecf03 100644
--- a/Containers/mastercontainer/cron.sh
+++ b/Containers/mastercontainer/cron.sh
@@ -6,5 +6,7 @@ while true; do
     sudo -u www-data php /var/www/docker-aio/php/src/Cron/cron.php
     # Remove dangling images
     sudo -u www-data docker image prune -f
+    # Remove sessions older than 24h
+    find "/mnt/docker-aio-config/session/" -mindepth 1 -mmin +1440 -delete
     sleep 1d
 done
diff --git a/php/public/index.php b/php/public/index.php
index 8e5cf6fa..bd847ff8 100644
--- a/php/public/index.php
+++ b/php/public/index.php
@@ -22,11 +22,6 @@ ini_set('session.save_path', $dataConst->GetSessionDirectory());
 // Auto logout on browser close
 ini_set('session.cookie_lifetime', '0');
 
-// Make sure to delete all stale sessions after at least one day
-ini_set('session.gc_maxlifetime', '86400');
-ini_set('session.gc_probability', '1');
-ini_set('session.gc_divisor', '1');
-
 // Create app
 AppFactory::setContainer($container);
 $app = AppFactory::create();