diff --git a/impl/src/main/java/com/okta/sdk/impl/oauth2/OAuth2ClientCredentials.java b/impl/src/main/java/com/okta/sdk/impl/oauth2/OAuth2ClientCredentials.java
index 8b8cde8fc34..7adf5556623 100644
--- a/impl/src/main/java/com/okta/sdk/impl/oauth2/OAuth2ClientCredentials.java
+++ b/impl/src/main/java/com/okta/sdk/impl/oauth2/OAuth2ClientCredentials.java
@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@ public synchronized void applyToParams(List<Pair> queryParams, Map<String, Strin
         if (oAuth2AccessToken != null &&
             // refresh 5 minutes before token expiration
             oAuth2AccessToken.getExpiresAt().minus(5, ChronoUnit.MINUTES).isBefore(Instant.now())) {
-            oAuth2AccessToken = null;
-            setAccessToken(null);
             refreshOAuth2AccessToken();
         }
         super.applyToParams(queryParams, headerParams, cookieParams);