diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/pornhub.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/pornhub.py
index 75484f043..294c27a0d 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/pornhub.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/pornhub.py
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ class PornHubBaseIE(InfoExtractor):
         # of guessing the right cookie out of an IP we don't currently have.
         self._set_cookie(host, 'age_verified', '1')
         self._set_cookie(host, 'accessAgeDisclaimerPH', '1')
-        self._set_cookie('thumbzilla.com', 'accessAgeDisclaimerTZ', '1')
 
     def _login(self, host):
         if self._logged_in: