diff --git a/src/client/websocket/WebSocketManager.js b/src/client/websocket/WebSocketManager.js
index 5b0eea1c6..bc004373a 100644
--- a/src/client/websocket/WebSocketManager.js
+++ b/src/client/websocket/WebSocketManager.js
@@ -93,16 +93,6 @@ class WebSocketManager extends EventEmitter {
      * @private
      */
     this.reconnecting = false;
-
-    /**
-     * The current session limit of the client
-     * @private
-     * @type {?Object}
-     * @property {number} total Total number of identifies available
-     * @property {number} remaining Number of identifies remaining
-     * @property {number} reset_after Number of milliseconds after which the limit resets
-     */
-    this.sessionStartLimit = null;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -139,9 +129,7 @@ class WebSocketManager extends EventEmitter {
       throw error.httpStatus === 401 ? invalidToken : error;
     });
 
-    this.sessionStartLimit = sessionStartLimit;
-
-    const { total, remaining, reset_after } = sessionStartLimit;
+    const { total, remaining } = sessionStartLimit;
 
     this.debug(`Fetched Gateway Information
     URL: ${gatewayURL}
@@ -165,8 +153,6 @@ class WebSocketManager extends EventEmitter {
     this.debug(`Spawning shards: ${shards.join(', ')}`);
     this.shardQueue = new Set(shards.map(id => new WebSocketShard(this, id)));
 
-    await this._handleSessionLimit(remaining, reset_after);
-
     return this.createShards();
   }
 
@@ -226,7 +212,7 @@ class WebSocketManager extends EventEmitter {
 
         if (shard.sessionID) {
           this.debug(`Session ID is present, attempting an immediate reconnect...`, shard);
-          this.reconnect(true);
+          this.reconnect();
         } else {
           shard.destroy({ reset: true, emit: false, log: false });
           this.reconnect();
@@ -268,7 +254,6 @@ class WebSocketManager extends EventEmitter {
     if (this.shardQueue.size) {
       this.debug(`Shard Queue Size: ${this.shardQueue.size}; continuing in 5 seconds...`);
       await Util.delayFor(5000);
-      await this._handleSessionLimit();
       return this.createShards();
     }
 
@@ -277,15 +262,13 @@ class WebSocketManager extends EventEmitter {
 
   /**
    * Handles reconnects for this manager.
-   * @param {boolean} [skipLimit=false] IF this reconnect should skip checking the session limit
    * @private
    * @returns {Promise<boolean>}
    */
-  async reconnect(skipLimit = false) {
+  async reconnect() {
     if (this.reconnecting || this.status !== Status.READY) return false;
     this.reconnecting = true;
     try {
-      if (!skipLimit) await this._handleSessionLimit();
       await this.createShards();
     } catch (error) {
       this.debug(`Couldn't reconnect or fetch information about the gateway. ${error}`);
@@ -336,28 +319,6 @@ class WebSocketManager extends EventEmitter {
     for (const shard of this.shards.values()) shard.destroy({ closeCode: 1000, reset: true, emit: false, log: false });
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Handles the timeout required if we cannot identify anymore.
-   * @param {number} [remaining] The amount of remaining identify sessions that can be done today
-   * @param {number} [resetAfter] The amount of time in which the identify counter resets
-   * @private
-   */
-  async _handleSessionLimit(remaining, resetAfter) {
-    if (typeof remaining === 'undefined' && typeof resetAfter === 'undefined') {
-      const { session_start_limit } = await this.client.api.gateway.bot.get();
-      this.sessionStartLimit = session_start_limit;
-      remaining = session_start_limit.remaining;
-      resetAfter = session_start_limit.reset_after;
-      this.debug(`Session Limit Information
-    Total: ${session_start_limit.total}
-    Remaining: ${remaining}`);
-    }
-    if (!remaining) {
-      this.debug(`Exceeded identify threshold. Will attempt a connection in ${resetAfter}ms`);
-      await Util.delayFor(resetAfter);
-    }
-  }
-
   /**
    * Processes a packet and queues it if this WebSocketManager is not ready.
    * @param {Object} [packet] The packet to be handled
diff --git a/typings/index.d.ts b/typings/index.d.ts
index 35e6989bb..7ecec7c8d 100644
--- a/typings/index.d.ts
+++ b/typings/index.d.ts
@@ -1772,7 +1772,6 @@ declare module 'discord.js' {
     private packetQueue: object[];
     private destroyed: boolean;
     private reconnecting: boolean;
-    private sessionStartLimit: { total: number; remaining: number; reset_after: number } | null;
 
     public readonly client: Client;
     public gateway: string | null;
@@ -1789,7 +1788,6 @@ declare module 'discord.js' {
     private reconnect(): Promise<void>;
     private broadcast(packet: object): void;
     private destroy(): void;
-    private _handleSessionLimit(remaining?: number, resetAfter?: number): Promise<void>;
     private handlePacket(packet?: object, shard?: WebSocketShard): boolean;
     private checkShardsReady(): void;
     private triggerClientReady(): void;