diff --git a/recipes/economist.recipe b/recipes/economist.recipe
index eed28c2ab4..ff3fae9248 100644
--- a/recipes/economist.recipe
+++ b/recipes/economist.recipe
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env  python
 # License: GPLv3 Copyright: 2008, Kovid Goyal <kovid at kovidgoyal.net>
 
-try:
-    from http.cookiejar import Cookie
-except ImportError:
-    from cookielib import Cookie
-
 import json
 from html5_parser import parse
 from lxml import etree
diff --git a/recipes/economist_free.recipe b/recipes/economist_free.recipe
index eed28c2ab4..ff3fae9248 100644
--- a/recipes/economist_free.recipe
+++ b/recipes/economist_free.recipe
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env  python
 # License: GPLv3 Copyright: 2008, Kovid Goyal <kovid at kovidgoyal.net>
 
-try:
-    from http.cookiejar import Cookie
-except ImportError:
-    from cookielib import Cookie
-
 import json
 from html5_parser import parse
 from lxml import etree
diff --git a/recipes/economist_world_ahead.recipe b/recipes/economist_world_ahead.recipe
index 68299f16ac..2554a910fd 100644
--- a/recipes/economist_world_ahead.recipe
+++ b/recipes/economist_world_ahead.recipe
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env  python
 # License: GPLv3 Copyright: 2008, Kovid Goyal <kovid at kovidgoyal.net>
 
-try:
-    from http.cookiejar import Cookie
-except ImportError:
-    from cookielib import Cookie
-
 import json
 from html5_parser import parse
 from lxml import etree