diff --git a/driver-core/src/main/com/mongodb/internal/connection/Authenticator.java b/driver-core/src/main/com/mongodb/internal/connection/Authenticator.java
index b1579cd1190..2889a938709 100644
--- a/driver-core/src/main/com/mongodb/internal/connection/Authenticator.java
+++ b/driver-core/src/main/com/mongodb/internal/connection/Authenticator.java
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ public void reauthenticateAsync(final InternalConnection connection, final Opera
         }).finish(callback);
     }
 
-    private static OperationContext operationContextWithoutSession(final OperationContext operationContext) {
+    static OperationContext operationContextWithoutSession(final OperationContext operationContext) {
         return operationContext.withSessionContext(
                 new ReadConcernAwareNoOpSessionContext(operationContext.getSessionContext().getReadConcern()));
     }
diff --git a/driver-core/src/main/com/mongodb/internal/connection/OidcAuthenticator.java b/driver-core/src/main/com/mongodb/internal/connection/OidcAuthenticator.java
index 99fcee788ed..1e67626d60d 100644
--- a/driver-core/src/main/com/mongodb/internal/connection/OidcAuthenticator.java
+++ b/driver-core/src/main/com/mongodb/internal/connection/OidcAuthenticator.java
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ static OidcCallback getGcpCallback(final MongoCredential credential) {
     @Override
     public void reauthenticate(final InternalConnection connection, final OperationContext operationContext) {
         assertTrue(connection.opened());
-        authenticationLoop(connection, connection.getDescription(), operationContext);
+        authenticationLoop(connection, connection.getDescription(), operationContextWithoutSession(operationContext));
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ public void reauthenticateAsync(final InternalConnection connection,
                                     final SingleResultCallback<Void> callback) {
         beginAsync().thenRun(c -> {
             assertTrue(connection.opened());
-            authenticationLoopAsync(connection, connection.getDescription(), operationContext, c);
+            authenticationLoopAsync(connection, connection.getDescription(), operationContextWithoutSession(operationContext), c);
         }).finish(callback);
     }