diff --git a/src/router/index.js b/src/router/index.js
index d956af773..75b01cea8 100644
--- a/src/router/index.js
+++ b/src/router/index.js
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ const routes = [
                 log(" --cookie: ", getFunnelCookie());
                 log(` --from.redirectedFrom:>${JSON.stringify(from.redirectedFrom)}<`, "");
 
+                // after session is validated, remove the fromHeritage querystring if it exists so session expiration works
+                if (to.query) {
+                    delete to.query[queryStrings.FROM_HERITAGE];
+                }
+
                 await analyticsMixin.methods.validateSession();
 
                 if (getFunnelCookie()?.SuppressConceptFunnel) {