diff --git a/src/components/views/settings/SetIdServer.js b/src/components/views/settings/SetIdServer.js
index b95a7f5ae5..12726ac234 100644
--- a/src/components/views/settings/SetIdServer.js
+++ b/src/components/views/settings/SetIdServer.js
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ export default class SetIdServer extends React.Component {
         let newFormValue = this.state.idServer;
         if (!errStr) {
             MatrixClientPeg.get().setIdentityServerUrl(fullUrl);
-            localStorage.removeItem("mx_is_access_token", fullUrl);
+            localStorage.removeItem("mx_is_access_token");
             localStorage.setItem("mx_is_url", fullUrl);
             newFormValue = '';
         }