diff --git a/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/security/web/authentication/SpringSessionRememberMeServices.java b/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/security/web/authentication/SpringSessionRememberMeServices.java
index 9132e886..abda5ac9 100644
--- a/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/security/web/authentication/SpringSessionRememberMeServices.java
+++ b/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/security/web/authentication/SpringSessionRememberMeServices.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 import org.springframework.security.core.Authentication;
 import org.springframework.security.web.authentication.RememberMeServices;
 import org.springframework.security.web.authentication.logout.LogoutHandler;
+import org.springframework.security.web.context.HttpSessionSecurityContextRepository;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 /**
@@ -57,6 +58,8 @@ public class SpringSessionRememberMeServices
 
 	private int validitySeconds = THIRTY_DAYS_SECONDS;
 
+	private String sessionAttrToDeleteOnLoginFail = HttpSessionSecurityContextRepository.SPRING_SECURITY_CONTEXT_KEY;
+
 	public final Authentication autoLogin(HttpServletRequest request,
 			HttpServletResponse response) {
 		return null;
@@ -132,7 +135,7 @@ public class SpringSessionRememberMeServices
 		logger.debug("Interactive login attempt was unsuccessful.");
 		HttpSession session = request.getSession(false);
 		if (session != null) {
-			session.invalidate();
+			session.removeAttribute(this.sessionAttrToDeleteOnLoginFail);
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/spring-session/src/test/java/org/springframework/session/security/web/authentication/SpringSessionRememberMeServicesTests.java b/spring-session/src/test/java/org/springframework/session/security/web/authentication/SpringSessionRememberMeServicesTests.java
index 567c8098..b8155ef9 100644
--- a/spring-session/src/test/java/org/springframework/session/security/web/authentication/SpringSessionRememberMeServicesTests.java
+++ b/spring-session/src/test/java/org/springframework/session/security/web/authentication/SpringSessionRememberMeServicesTests.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.rules.ExpectedException;
 
 import org.springframework.security.core.Authentication;
+import org.springframework.security.web.context.HttpSessionSecurityContextRepository;
 import org.springframework.test.util.ReflectionTestUtils;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
@@ -103,8 +104,9 @@ public class SpringSessionRememberMeServicesTests {
 		verifyZeroInteractions(request, response);
 	}
 
+	// gh-752
 	@Test
-	public void loginFailInvalidatesSession() {
+	public void loginFailRemoveSecurityContext() {
 		HttpServletRequest request = mock(HttpServletRequest.class);
 		HttpServletResponse response = mock(HttpServletResponse.class);
 		HttpSession session = mock(HttpSession.class);
@@ -112,7 +114,7 @@ public class SpringSessionRememberMeServicesTests {
 		this.rememberMeServices = new SpringSessionRememberMeServices();
 		this.rememberMeServices.loginFail(request, response);
 		verify(request, times(1)).getSession(eq(false));
-		verify(session, times(1)).invalidate();
+		verify(session, times(1)).removeAttribute(HttpSessionSecurityContextRepository.SPRING_SECURITY_CONTEXT_KEY);
 		verifyZeroInteractions(request, response, session);
 	}