diff --git a/lib/setup.php b/lib/setup.php
index 47ee5b4dfe3..364341c1e50 100644
--- a/lib/setup.php
+++ b/lib/setup.php
@@ -314,11 +314,6 @@ $CFG->httpswwwroot = $CFG->wwwroot;
             } else {
                 $_COOKIE['MoodleSessionTest'.$CFG->sessioncookie] = 'error!!';
             }
-        } else {
-            if (empty($_COOKIE['MoodleSessionTest'.$CFG->sessioncookie])) {
-                setcookie('MoodleSessionTest'.$CFG->sessioncookie, $_SESSION['SESSION']->session_test, 0, '/');
-                $_COOKIE['MoodleSessionTest'.$CFG->sessioncookie] = $_SESSION['SESSION']->session_test;
-            }
         }
         if (! isset($_SESSION['USER']))    {
             $_SESSION['USER']    = new object;