diff --git a/src/crypto/machine.rs b/src/crypto/machine.rs
index 703f6836..20eeac5d 100644
--- a/src/crypto/machine.rs
+++ b/src/crypto/machine.rs
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ impl OlmMachine {
                     }
                 };
 
-                if let Err(e) = self.store.add_and_save_session(session).await {
+                if let Err(e) = self.store.save_session(session).await {
                     error!("Failed to store newly created Olm session {}", e);
                     continue;
                 }
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ impl OlmMachine {
             };
 
             let plaintext = session.decrypt(message).await?;
-            self.store.add_and_save_session(session).await?;
+            self.store.save_session(session).await?;
             plaintext
         };
 
diff --git a/src/crypto/store/memorystore.rs b/src/crypto/store/memorystore.rs
index 6daa1dba..7536597c 100644
--- a/src/crypto/store/memorystore.rs
+++ b/src/crypto/store/memorystore.rs
@@ -52,11 +52,7 @@ impl CryptoStore for MemoryStore {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    async fn save_session(&mut self, _: Session) -> Result<()> {
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    async fn add_and_save_session(&mut self, session: Session) -> Result<()> {
+    async fn save_session(&mut self, session: Session) -> Result<()> {
         self.sessions.add(session).await;
         Ok(())
     }
diff --git a/src/crypto/store/mod.rs b/src/crypto/store/mod.rs
index d059b3a7..f1ff0ffd 100644
--- a/src/crypto/store/mod.rs
+++ b/src/crypto/store/mod.rs
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ pub trait CryptoStore: Debug + Send + Sync {
     async fn save_account(&mut self, account: Account) -> Result<()>;
 
     async fn save_session(&mut self, session: Session) -> Result<()>;
-    async fn add_and_save_session(&mut self, session: Session) -> Result<()>;
     async fn get_sessions(&mut self, sender_key: &str) -> Result<Option<Arc<Mutex<Vec<Session>>>>>;
 
     async fn save_inbound_group_session(&mut self, session: InboundGroupSession) -> Result<bool>;
diff --git a/src/crypto/store/sqlite.rs b/src/crypto/store/sqlite.rs
index 99a859f4..98846790 100644
--- a/src/crypto/store/sqlite.rs
+++ b/src/crypto/store/sqlite.rs
@@ -323,6 +323,8 @@ impl CryptoStore for SqliteStore {
     }
 
     async fn save_session(&mut self, session: Session) -> Result<()> {
+        self.sessions.add(session.clone()).await;
+
         let account_id = self.account_id.ok_or(CryptoStoreError::AccountUnset)?;
 
         let session_id = session.session_id();
@@ -349,12 +351,6 @@ impl CryptoStore for SqliteStore {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    async fn add_and_save_session(&mut self, session: Session) -> Result<()> {
-        self.sessions.add(session.clone()).await;
-        self.save_session(session).await?;
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
     async fn get_sessions(&mut self, sender_key: &str) -> Result<Option<Arc<Mutex<Vec<Session>>>>> {
         Ok(self.get_sessions_for(sender_key).await?)
     }
@@ -599,7 +595,7 @@ mod test {
             .save_account(account.clone())
             .await
             .expect("Can't save account");
-        store.add_and_save_session(session).await.unwrap();
+        store.save_session(session).await.unwrap();
 
         let sessions = store.get_sessions(&sender_key).await.unwrap().unwrap();
         let sessions_lock = sessions.lock().await;