msc->msc_ld = NULL;
                                        msc->msc_bound = 0;
 
+                                       ( void )rewrite_session_delete( mt->mt_rwmap.rwm_rw, op->o_conn );
+
                                        /* mc here must be the regular mc,
                                         * reset and ready for init */
                                        rc = meta_back_init_one_conn( op, rs,
                                        msc->msc_ld = NULL;
                                        msc->msc_bound = 0;
 
+                                       ( void )rewrite_session_delete( mt->mt_rwmap.rwm_rw, op->o_conn );
+
                                        /* mc here must be the regular mc,
                                         * reset and ready for init */
                                        rc = meta_back_init_one_conn( op, rs,
 
                msc->msc_ld = NULL;
                msc->msc_bound = 0;
 
+               ( void )rewrite_session_delete( mt->mt_rwmap.rwm_rw, op->o_conn );
+
                /* mc here must be the regular mc, reset and ready for init */
                rc = meta_back_init_one_conn( op, rs, mt, msc, sendok );