diff --git a/api/internal/genapi/input.go b/api/internal/genapi/input.go
index 9c0e6f18f..3a52ea8d7 100644
--- a/api/internal/genapi/input.go
+++ b/api/internal/genapi/input.go
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ type structInfo struct {
 
 	// createResponseTypes controls for which structs response types are created
 	createResponseTypes bool
+
+	// fieldFilter is a set of field names that will not result in generated API
+	// fields
+	fieldFilter []string
 }
 
 var inputStructs = []*structInfo{
@@ -367,6 +371,7 @@ var inputStructs = []*structInfo{
 		},
 		pathArgs:            []string{"session"},
 		createResponseTypes: true,
+		fieldFilter:         []string{"private_key"},
 	},
 	{
 		inProto: &sessions.SessionState{},
diff --git a/api/internal/genapi/parse.go b/api/internal/genapi/parse.go
index 4bc93d1c3..3c4f00155 100644
--- a/api/internal/genapi/parse.go
+++ b/api/internal/genapi/parse.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/wrapperspb"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/internal/gen/controller/protooptions"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/sdk/strutil"
 
 	"github.com/iancoleman/strcase"
 )
@@ -41,6 +42,9 @@ func parsePBs() {
 		in.generatedStructure.name = string(desc.Name())
 		for i := 0; i < desc.Fields().Len(); i++ {
 			fd := desc.Fields().Get(i)
+			if strutil.StrListContains(in.fieldFilter, string(fd.Name())) {
+				continue
+			}
 			fi := fieldInfo{
 				Name:      strcase.ToCamel(string(fd.Name())),
 				ProtoName: string(fd.Name()),
diff --git a/api/sessions/session.gen.go b/api/sessions/session.gen.go
index b47fb8146..f157e6d18 100644
--- a/api/sessions/session.gen.go
+++ b/api/sessions/session.gen.go
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ type Session struct {
 	Status         string            `json:"status,omitempty"`
 	WorkerInfo     []*WorkerInfo     `json:"worker_info,omitempty"`
 	Certificate    []byte            `json:"certificate,omitempty"`
-	PrivateKey     []byte            `json:"private_key,omitempty"`
 
 	responseBody *bytes.Buffer
 	responseMap  map[string]interface{}