diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/MailService.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/MailService.java
index aa8f63a813..9f3f8ed372 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/MailService.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/MailService.java
@@ -215,9 +215,6 @@ public class MailService implements AutoCloseable {
                 iservice.close();
         } finally {
             this.context = null;
-            this.properties = null;
-            this.isession = null;
-            this.iservice = null;
         }
     }
 }
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