diff --git a/src/main/java/io/supertokens/webserver/api/accountlinking/LinkAccountsAPI.java b/src/main/java/io/supertokens/webserver/api/accountlinking/LinkAccountsAPI.java
index 10f7a7bd1..76a9d4dfe 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/supertokens/webserver/api/accountlinking/LinkAccountsAPI.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/supertokens/webserver/api/accountlinking/LinkAccountsAPI.java
@@ -100,8 +100,6 @@ protected void doPost(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) throws I
             AuthRecipe.LinkAccountsResult linkAccountsResult = AuthRecipe.linkAccounts(main,
                     primaryUserIdAppIdentifierWithStorage,
                     recipeUserId, primaryUserId);
-            // Remove linked account user id from active user
-            ActiveUsers.removeActiveUser(recipeUserIdAppIdentifierWithStorage, recipeUserId);
 
             UserIdMapping.populateExternalUserIdForUsers(primaryUserIdAppIdentifierWithStorage, new AuthRecipeUserInfo[]{linkAccountsResult.user});
             JsonObject response = new JsonObject();
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/supertokens/test/accountlinking/api/ActiveUserTest.java b/src/test/java/io/supertokens/test/accountlinking/api/ActiveUserTest.java
index 3c0a90fd0..10c652c3c 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/supertokens/test/accountlinking/api/ActiveUserTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/supertokens/test/accountlinking/api/ActiveUserTest.java
@@ -156,9 +156,9 @@ public void testActiveUserIsRemovedAfterLinkingAccounts() throws Exception {
                     WebserverAPI.getLatestCDIVersion().get(), "");
         }
 
-        // Now there should be only one active user
+        // we don't remove the active user for the recipe user, so it should still be 2
         userCount = ActiveUsers.countUsersActiveSince(process.getProcess(), System.currentTimeMillis() - 10000);
-        assertEquals(1, userCount);
+        assertEquals(2, userCount);
 
         // Sign in to the accounts once again
         {
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ public void testActiveUserIsRemovedAfterLinkingAccounts() throws Exception {
 
         // there should still be only one active user
         userCount = ActiveUsers.countUsersActiveSince(process.getProcess(), System.currentTimeMillis() - 10000);
-        assertEquals(1, userCount);
+        assertEquals(2, userCount);
 
         process.kill();
         assertNotNull(process.checkOrWaitForEvent(ProcessState.PROCESS_STATE.STOPPED));