diff --git a/src/ai/ai_client.c b/src/ai/ai_client.c
index 393f7083..9e27bffc 100644
--- a/src/ai/ai_client.c
+++ b/src/ai/ai_client.c
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ ai_session_create(const gchar* provider_name, const gchar* model)
     session->provider_name = g_strdup(provider_name);
     session->provider = ai_provider_ref(provider);
     session->model = g_strdup(model);
-    session->api_key = g_strdup(ai_get_provider_key(provider_name)); /* Own a copy of the key */
+    session->api_key = ai_get_provider_key(provider_name);
     session->history = NULL;
     session->ref_count = 1;