diff --git a/src/libsync/networkjobs.cpp b/src/libsync/networkjobs.cpp
index 155139baa..ee47446a2 100644
--- a/src/libsync/networkjobs.cpp
+++ b/src/libsync/networkjobs.cpp
@@ -900,8 +900,6 @@ void DetermineAuthTypeJob::start()
     req.setAttribute(HttpCredentials::DontAddCredentialsAttribute, true);
     // Don't reuse previous auth credentials
     req.setAttribute(QNetworkRequest::AuthenticationReuseAttribute, QNetworkRequest::Manual);
-    // Don't send cookies, we can't determine the auth type if we're logged in
-    req.setAttribute(QNetworkRequest::CookieLoadControlAttribute, QNetworkRequest::Manual);
 
     // Start three parallel requests