diff --git a/archiva-webapp/src/main/resources/META-INF/plexus/application.xml b/archiva-webapp/src/main/resources/META-INF/plexus/application.xml
index a3d3e679b..2c39f447e 100644
--- a/archiva-webapp/src/main/resources/META-INF/plexus/application.xml
+++ b/archiva-webapp/src/main/resources/META-INF/plexus/application.xml
@@ -330,7 +330,6 @@
       <configuration>
         <enabled>true</enabled>
         <cookie-timeout>30</cookie-timeout>
-        <cookie-domain>localhost</cookie-domain>
       </configuration>
     </component>
     <component>