diff --git a/app/filtering.js b/app/filtering.js
index cb75cdbc2ba..28214e8b411 100644
--- a/app/filtering.js
+++ b/app/filtering.js
@@ -693,14 +693,3 @@ module.exports.clearAutofillData = () => {
     ses.autofill.clearAutofillData()
   }
 }
-
-module.exports.setCookie = (cookie) => {
-  for (let partition in registeredSessions) {
-    let ses = registeredSessions[partition]
-    ses.cookies.set(cookie, (error) => {
-      if (error) {
-        console.error(error)
-      }
-    })
-  }
-}
diff --git a/app/importer.js b/app/importer.js
index 6a5ced85637..a28dbf3e887 100644
--- a/app/importer.js
+++ b/app/importer.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ const electron = require('electron')
 const importer = electron.importer
 const dialog = electron.dialog
 const BrowserWindow = electron.BrowserWindow
+const session = electron.session
 const Immutable = require('immutable')
 const showImportWarning = require('./aboutDialog').showImportWarning
 const siteUtil = require('../js/state/siteUtil')
@@ -15,7 +16,6 @@ const AppStore = require('../js/stores/appStore')
 const siteTags = require('../js/constants/siteTags')
 const appActions = require('../js/actions/appActions')
 const messages = require('../js/constants/messages')
-const Filtering = require('./filtering')
 
 var isMergeFavorites = false
 
@@ -168,7 +168,11 @@ importer.on('add-cookies', (e, cookies) => {
       httpOnly: cookies[i].httponly,
       expirationDate: cookies[i].expiry_date
     }
-    Filtering.setCookie(cookie)
+    session.defaultSession.cookies.set(cookie, (error) => {
+      if (error) {
+        console.error(error)
+      }
+    })
   }
 })