diff --git a/openshorts/main.py b/openshorts/main.py
index 456b979..a41f309 100644
--- a/openshorts/main.py
+++ b/openshorts/main.py
@@ -483,7 +483,6 @@ def download_youtube_video(url, output_dir="."):
     cmd = [
         "/home/ren/yt/venv/bin/python",
         "/home/ren/yt/yt-dl",
-        "--cookies", "/home/ren/yt/cookies.txt",
         "--json",
         "-o", abs_output_dir,
         url