diff --git a/applications/examples/controllers/simple_examples.py b/applications/examples/controllers/simple_examples.py
index 58a74ec2..2af52f2b 100644
--- a/applications/examples/controllers/simple_examples.py
+++ b/applications/examples/controllers/simple_examples.py
@@ -35,12 +35,6 @@ def hello6():
     response.flash = 'Hello World in a flash!'
     return dict(message=T('Hello World'))
 
-
-def status():
-    """ page that shows internal status"""
-    return dict(toolbar=response.toolbar())
-
-
 def redirectme():
     """ redirects to /{{=request.application}}/{{=request.controller}}/hello3 """
 
diff --git a/applications/examples/views/default/examples.html b/applications/examples/views/default/examples.html
index 9debd288..2b07c755 100644
--- a/applications/examples/views/default/examples.html
+++ b/applications/examples/views/default/examples.html
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ def status():
     return dict(toobar=response.toolbar())
     """.strip(),language='web2py',link=URL('global','vars'),_class='boxCode')}}
     <p>Here we are showing the request, session and response objects using the generic.html template.
-    <br/>Try it here: <a class="btn" href="/{{=request.application}}/simple_examples/status">status</a></p>
 
     <h3>Example {{=c}}{{c+=1}}</h3><b>In controller: simple_examples.py</b>
     {{=CODE("""
diff --git a/applications/examples/views/simple_examples/status.html b/applications/examples/views/simple_examples/status.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 05184e84..00000000
--- a/applications/examples/views/simple_examples/status.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-{{extend 'layout.html'}}
-
-{{=toolbar}}
diff --git a/gluon/globals.py b/gluon/globals.py
index 45d60700..854bf089 100644
--- a/gluon/globals.py
+++ b/gluon/globals.py
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ class Session(Storage):
         response.session_data_name = 'session_data_%s' % masterapp.lower()
         response.session_cookie_expires = cookie_expires
         response.session_client = str(request.client).replace(':', '.')
-        response.session_cookie_key = cookie_key
+        current._session_cookie_key = cookie_key
         response.session_cookie_compression_level = compression_level
 
         # check if there is a session_id in cookies
@@ -1065,7 +1065,7 @@ class Session(Storage):
 
         # if not cookie_key, but session_data_name in cookies
         # expire session_data_name from cookies
-        if not response.session_cookie_key:
+        if not current._session_cookie_key:
             if response.session_data_name in cookies:
                 rcookies[response.session_data_name] = 'expired'
                 rcookies[response.session_data_name]['path'] = '/'
@@ -1128,7 +1128,7 @@ class Session(Storage):
         name = response.session_data_name
         compression_level = response.session_cookie_compression_level
         value = secure_dumps(dict(self),
-                             response.session_cookie_key,
+                             current._session_cookie_key,
                              compression_level=compression_level)
         rcookies = response.cookies
         rcookies.pop(name, None)