diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/webkit/wkBrowser.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/webkit/wkBrowser.ts
index b65ca55c21..a8541e73cf 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/webkit/wkBrowser.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/webkit/wkBrowser.ts
@@ -268,8 +268,6 @@ export class WKBrowserContext extends BrowserContext {
       ...c,
       session: c.expires === -1 || c.expires === undefined,
       expires: c.expires && c.expires !== -1 ? c.expires * 1000 : c.expires,
-      // TODO: make WebKit on linux work without eplicit sameSite.
-      sameSite: c.sameSite ?? (process.platform === 'linux' ? 'Lax' : undefined)
     })) as Protocol.Playwright.SetCookieParam[];
     await this._browser._browserSession.send('Playwright.setCookies', { cookies: cc, browserContextId: this._browserContextId });
   }