diff --git a/Modules/Sources/NetworkingCore/Network/AlamofireNetwork.swift b/Modules/Sources/NetworkingCore/Network/AlamofireNetwork.swift
index a60e01b3658..222ce42a0ef 100644
--- a/Modules/Sources/NetworkingCore/Network/AlamofireNetwork.swift
+++ b/Modules/Sources/NetworkingCore/Network/AlamofireNetwork.swift
@@ -34,12 +34,8 @@ public class AlamofireNetwork: Network {
     /// authentication mode for requests
     public private(set) var authenticationMode: RequestAuthenticationMode?
 
-    /// Lazy-initialized session manager. Use ensuresSessionManagerIsInitialized=true to avoid race conditions with concurrent requests.
-    private lazy var alamofireSession: Alamofire.Session = {
-        let sessionConfiguration = URLSessionConfiguration.default
-        let sessionManager = makeSession(configuration: sessionConfiguration)
-        return sessionManager
-    }()
+    /// Session manager used for Alamofire requests.
+    private let alamofireSession: Alamofire.Session
 
     private let credentials: Credentials?
 
@@ -71,14 +67,11 @@ public class AlamofireNetwork: Network {
     ///   - selectedSite: Publisher for site selection changes.
     ///   This is necessary if you wish to enable network switching to direct requests while authenticated with WPCOM for better performance.
     ///   - sessionManager: Optional pre-configured session manager.
-    ///   - ensuresSessionManagerIsInitialized: If true, the session is always set during initialization immediately to avoid lazy initialization race conditions.
-    ///     Defaults to false for backward compatibility. Set to true when making concurrent requests immediately after initialization.
     public required init(credentials: Credentials?,
                          selectedSite: AnyPublisher<JetpackSite?, Never>?,
                          appPasswordSupportState: AnyPublisher<Bool, Never>?,
                          userDefaults: UserDefaults = .standard,
-                         sessionManager: Alamofire.Session? = nil,
-                         ensuresSessionManagerIsInitialized: Bool = false) {
+                         sessionManager: Alamofire.Session? = nil) {
         self.credentials = credentials
         self.selectedSite = selectedSite
         self.userDefaults = userDefaults
@@ -96,11 +89,12 @@ public class AlamofireNetwork: Network {
             }()
             return RequestConverter(siteAddress: siteAddress)
         }()
-        self.requestAuthenticator = RequestProcessor(requestAuthenticator: DefaultRequestAuthenticator(credentials: credentials))
+        let requestAuthenticator = RequestProcessor(requestAuthenticator: DefaultRequestAuthenticator(credentials: credentials))
+        self.requestAuthenticator = requestAuthenticator
         if let sessionManager {
             self.alamofireSession = sessionManager
-        } else if ensuresSessionManagerIsInitialized {
-            self.alamofireSession = makeSession(configuration: URLSessionConfiguration.default)
+        } else {
+            self.alamofireSession = Alamofire.Session(configuration: .default, interceptor: requestAuthenticator)
         }
 
         let authenticationMode: RequestAuthenticationMode? = {
@@ -294,12 +288,6 @@ private extension AlamofireNetwork {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Creates a session manager with request retrier and adapter
-    ///
-    func makeSession(configuration sessionConfiguration: URLSessionConfiguration) -> Alamofire.Session {
-        Alamofire.Session(configuration: sessionConfiguration, interceptor: requestAuthenticator)
-    }
-
     /// Updates `requestConverter` and `requestAuthenticator` when selected site changes
     ///
     func observeSelectedSite(_ selectedSite: AnyPublisher<JetpackSite?, Never>) {
diff --git a/Modules/Sources/Yosemite/Tools/POS/POSCatalogFullSyncService.swift b/Modules/Sources/Yosemite/Tools/POS/POSCatalogFullSyncService.swift
index 288eeeadac5..f9dc6b28f5e 100644
--- a/Modules/Sources/Yosemite/Tools/POS/POSCatalogFullSyncService.swift
+++ b/Modules/Sources/Yosemite/Tools/POS/POSCatalogFullSyncService.swift
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ public final class POSCatalogFullSyncService: POSCatalogFullSyncServiceProtocol
         }
         let network = AlamofireNetwork(credentials: credentials,
                                        selectedSite: selectedSite,
-                                       appPasswordSupportState: appPasswordSupportState,
-                                       ensuresSessionManagerIsInitialized: true)
+                                       appPasswordSupportState: appPasswordSupportState)
         let syncRemote = POSCatalogSyncRemote(network: network)
         let persistenceService = POSCatalogPersistenceService(grdbManager: grdbManager)
         self.init(syncRemote: syncRemote, batchSize: batchSize, persistenceService: persistenceService)
diff --git a/Modules/Sources/Yosemite/Tools/POS/POSCatalogIncrementalSyncService.swift b/Modules/Sources/Yosemite/Tools/POS/POSCatalogIncrementalSyncService.swift
index 55c2f8bc578..edf8ad34ee1 100644
--- a/Modules/Sources/Yosemite/Tools/POS/POSCatalogIncrementalSyncService.swift
+++ b/Modules/Sources/Yosemite/Tools/POS/POSCatalogIncrementalSyncService.swift
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@ public final class POSCatalogIncrementalSyncService: POSCatalogIncrementalSyncSe
         }
         let network = AlamofireNetwork(credentials: credentials,
                                        selectedSite: selectedSite,
-                                       appPasswordSupportState: appPasswordSupportState,
-                                       ensuresSessionManagerIsInitialized: true)
+                                       appPasswordSupportState: appPasswordSupportState)
         let syncRemote = POSCatalogSyncRemote(network: network)
         let persistenceService = POSCatalogPersistenceService(grdbManager: grdbManager)
         self.init(syncRemote: syncRemote, batchSize: batchSize, persistenceService: persistenceService)
diff --git a/Modules/Tests/NetworkingTests/Network/AlamofireNetworkTests.swift b/Modules/Tests/NetworkingTests/Network/AlamofireNetworkTests.swift
index 0e8e349b704..3dd0f7a475b 100644
--- a/Modules/Tests/NetworkingTests/Network/AlamofireNetworkTests.swift
+++ b/Modules/Tests/NetworkingTests/Network/AlamofireNetworkTests.swift
@@ -207,10 +207,11 @@ final class AlamofireNetworkTests: XCTestCase {
 
     // MARK: - Session Initialization Tests
 
-    func test_concurrent_requests_do_not_fail_with_sessionDeinitialized_error_when_ensuresSessionManagerIsInitialized_is_true() async throws {
+    func test_concurrent_requests_do_not_fail_with_sessionDeinitialized_error() async throws {
         // Given
-        let request = JetpackRequest(wooApiVersion: .mark1, method: .get, siteID: -1, path: "test")
-        let network = AlamofireNetwork(credentials: nil, selectedSite: nil, appPasswordSupportState: nil, ensuresSessionManagerIsInitialized: true)
+        let url = try XCTUnwrap(URL(string: "http://localhost:991929281"))
+        let request = URLRequest(url: url, timeoutInterval: 0.001)
+        let network = AlamofireNetwork(credentials: nil, selectedSite: nil, appPasswordSupportState: nil)
 
         // When
         async let request1 = network.responseDataAndHeaders(for: request)
@@ -228,27 +229,6 @@ final class AlamofireNetworkTests: XCTestCase {
         }
     }
 
-    func test_concurrent_requests_fail_with_sessionDeinitialized_error_when_ensuresSessionManagerIsInitialized_is_false() async throws {
-        // Given
-        let request = JetpackRequest(wooApiVersion: .mark1, method: .get, siteID: 1, path: "test")
-        let network = AlamofireNetwork(credentials: nil, selectedSite: nil, appPasswordSupportState: nil, ensuresSessionManagerIsInitialized: false)
-
-        // When
-        async let request1 = network.responseDataAndHeaders(for: request)
-        async let request2 = network.responseDataAndHeaders(for: request)
-        async let request3 = network.responseDataAndHeaders(for: request)
-
-        do {
-            _ = try await [request1, request2, request3]
-            XCTFail("Requests should fail with sessionDeinitialized error")
-        } catch Alamofire.AFError.sessionDeinitialized {
-            // Then
-            XCTAssertTrue(true)
-        } catch {
-            XCTFail("Requests should fail with sessionDeinitialized error, got \(error) instead")
-        }
-    }
-
     // MARK: - Retry Logic Tests
 
     func test_responseData_with_completion_retries_direct_request_when_converted_request_fails() throws {