diff --git a/.changeset/plain-paws-happen.md b/.changeset/plain-paws-happen.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..700c2f3fbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/plain-paws-happen.md
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+---
+"@walletconnect/sign-client": patch
+"@walletconnect/core": patch
+"@walletconnect/react-native-compat": patch
+"@walletconnect/types": patch
+"@walletconnect/utils": patch
+"@walletconnect/ethereum-provider": patch
+"@walletconnect/signer-connection": patch
+"@walletconnect/universal-provider": patch
+---
+
+deletes expirer entry after the wallet responds to a session proposal
diff --git a/packages/sign-client/src/controllers/engine.ts b/packages/sign-client/src/controllers/engine.ts
index 4d772f0dd5..50549ced43 100644
--- a/packages/sign-client/src/controllers/engine.ts
+++ b/packages/sign-client/src/controllers/engine.ts
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ export class Engine extends IEngine {
       topic: pairingTopic,
       metadata: proposer.metadata,
     });
-    await this.client.proposal.delete(id, getSdkError("USER_DISCONNECTED"));
+    await this.deleteProposal(id);
     await this.client.core.pairing.activate({ topic: pairingTopic });
     await this.setExpiry(sessionTopic, calcExpiry(SESSION_EXPIRY));
     return {
@@ -515,8 +515,9 @@ export class Engine extends IEngine {
         error: reason,
         rpcOpts: ENGINE_RPC_OPTS.wc_sessionPropose.reject,
       });
-      await this.client.proposal.delete(id, getSdkError("USER_DISCONNECTED"));
     }
+
+    await this.deleteProposal(id);
   };
 
   public update: IEngine["update"] = async (params) => {
@@ -1326,7 +1327,7 @@ export class Engine extends IEngine {
       ),
     });
     await this.client.auth.requests.delete(id, { message: "rejected", code: 0 });
-    await this.client.proposal.delete(id, getSdkError("USER_DISCONNECTED"));
+    await this.deleteProposal(id);
   };
 
   public formatAuthMessage: IEngine["formatAuthMessage"] = (params) => {
@@ -1953,7 +1954,7 @@ export class Engine extends IEngine {
       });
       await this.client.core.pairing.activate({ topic });
     } else if (isJsonRpcError(payload)) {
-      await this.client.proposal.delete(id, getSdkError("USER_DISCONNECTED"));
+      await this.deleteProposal(id);
       const target = engineEvent("session_connect", id);
       const listeners = this.events.listenerCount(target);
       if (listeners === 0) {
diff --git a/packages/sign-client/test/sdk/client.spec.ts b/packages/sign-client/test/sdk/client.spec.ts
index ff10c90d15..b6fd3c3749 100644
--- a/packages/sign-client/test/sdk/client.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/sign-client/test/sdk/client.spec.ts
@@ -93,6 +93,10 @@ describe("Sign Client Integration", () => {
       expect(clients.B.metadata.redirect).to.exist;
       expect(clients.B.metadata.redirect?.native).to.exist;
       expect(clients.B.metadata.redirect?.universal).to.exist;
+      expect(clients.A.core.expirer.keys).to.deep.equal(clients.B.core.expirer.keys);
+      expect(clients.A.core.expirer.keys.length).to.eq(2);
+      expect(clients.B.core.expirer.keys.length).to.eq(2);
+
       await deleteClients(clients);
     });
     it("should set scopedProperties in session", async () => {