diff --git a/UI/window-dock-youtube-app.cpp b/UI/window-dock-youtube-app.cpp
index 498a68a057597d..2a5e28beb2ff14 100644
--- a/UI/window-dock-youtube-app.cpp
+++ b/UI/window-dock-youtube-app.cpp
@@ -33,22 +33,13 @@ static constexpr const char *INGESTION_STOPPED = "INGESTION_STOPPED";
 
 YouTubeAppDock::YouTubeAppDock(const QString &title)
 	: BrowserDock(title),
-	  dockBrowser(nullptr),
-	  cookieManager(nullptr)
+	  dockBrowser(nullptr)
 {
 	cef->init_browser();
 	OBSBasic::InitBrowserPanelSafeBlock();
 	AddYouTubeAppDock();
 }
 
-YouTubeAppDock::~YouTubeAppDock()
-{
-	if (cookieManager) {
-		cookieManager->FlushStore();
-		delete cookieManager;
-	}
-}
-
 bool YouTubeAppDock::IsYTServiceSelected()
 {
 	if (!cef_js_avail)
@@ -78,9 +69,12 @@ void YouTubeAppDock::SettingsUpdated(bool cleanup)
 
 	// definitely cleanup if YT switched off
 	if (!ytservice || cleanup) {
-		if (cookieManager)
-			cookieManager->DeleteCookies("", "");
+		if (panel_cookies) {
+			panel_cookies->DeleteCookies("youtube.com", "");
+			panel_cookies->DeleteCookies("google.com", "");
+		}
 	}
+
 	if (ytservice)
 		Update();
 }
@@ -135,16 +129,9 @@ void YouTubeAppDock::AddYouTubeAppDock()
 
 void YouTubeAppDock::CreateBrowserWidget(const std::string &url)
 {
-	std::string dir_name = std::string("obs_profile_cookies_youtube/") +
-			       config_get_string(OBSBasic::Get()->Config(),
-						 "Panels", "CookieId");
-	if (cookieManager)
-		delete cookieManager;
-	cookieManager = cef->create_cookie_manager(dir_name, true);
-
 	if (dockBrowser)
 		delete dockBrowser;
-	dockBrowser = cef->create_widget(this, url, cookieManager);
+	dockBrowser = cef->create_widget(this, url, panel_cookies);
 	if (!dockBrowser)
 		return;
 
diff --git a/UI/window-dock-youtube-app.hpp b/UI/window-dock-youtube-app.hpp
index f09544fa1e1925..ab47de4a2ddb58 100644
--- a/UI/window-dock-youtube-app.hpp
+++ b/UI/window-dock-youtube-app.hpp
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ class YouTubeAppDock : public BrowserDock {
 
 public:
 	YouTubeAppDock(const QString &title);
-	~YouTubeAppDock();
 
 	enum streaming_mode_t { YTSM_ACCOUNT, YTSM_STREAM_KEY };
 
@@ -49,5 +48,4 @@ class YouTubeAppDock : public BrowserDock {
 
 	QString channelId;
 	QPointer<QCefWidget> dockBrowser;
-	QCefCookieManager *cookieManager; // is not a Qt object
 };