diff --git a/qiskit_ibm_runtime/session.py b/qiskit_ibm_runtime/session.py
index 52c2f9a38..179b61886 100644
--- a/qiskit_ibm_runtime/session.py
+++ b/qiskit_ibm_runtime/session.py
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 from .runtime_job import RuntimeJob
 from .utils.result_decoder import ResultDecoder
 from .ibm_backend import IBMBackend
-from .exceptions import RuntimeJobTimeoutError
 from .utils.default_session import set_cm_session
 from .utils.deprecation import deprecate_arguments
 
@@ -181,10 +180,7 @@ def run(
                 self._setup_lock.release()
 
         if self._backend is None:
-            try:
-                self._backend = job.backend(0).name
-            except RuntimeJobTimeoutError:
-                self._backend = None
+            self._backend = job.backend().name
 
         return job
 
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/backend-blocking-job-70ebcf44855cbdfd.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/backend-blocking-job-70ebcf44855cbdfd.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index c9cf202fb..000000000
--- a/releasenotes/notes/backend-blocking-job-70ebcf44855cbdfd.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
----
-fixes:
-  - |
-    Fixed an issue where the first job in a cloud channel session without a backend passed 
-    in would block other jobs from starting. This would happen because the first job would
-    attempt to retrieve the backend from the job which required the job to be in a 
-    completed state. 
-