diff --git a/front/src/store/auth.js b/front/src/store/auth.js
index 114aceba1aee762881ce1e5239ddd738cb3330f9..aec40fe05725ad51a2d3faf830016a3069aab686 100644
--- a/front/src/store/auth.js
+++ b/front/src/store/auth.js
@@ -86,10 +86,6 @@ export default {
       }, response => {
         // we cannot contact the backend but we can at least clear our local cookies
         logger.default.info('Backend unreachable, cleaning local cookies…')
-        if (document) {
-          // this is to ensure we do not have any cookie set by django
-          document.cookie = 'Path=/; Expires=Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:01 GMT;'
-        }
       }).finally(() => {
         logger.default.info('Log out, goodbye!')
         router.push({name: 'index'})