diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/activities.js b/app/assets/javascripts/activities.js
index c16ec088f7c9d5caa7110b8d0e04c6bb07afdfca..e9287d015c32660a18c10ce6df1974185aec0958 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/activities.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/activities.js
@@ -24,9 +24,7 @@
       var filter = sender.attr("id").split("_")[0];
 
       $('.event-filter .active').removeClass("active");
-      Cookies.set("event_filter", filter, {
-        path: gon.relative_url_root || '/'
-      });
+      Cookies.set("event_filter", filter);
 
       sender.closest('li').toggleClass("active");
     };
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/awards_handler.js b/app/assets/javascripts/awards_handler.js
index 40f074fe089d29d322bee01fd15a304a7d52d4bd..d5966db0bf92786e91fb07fa7940e9f2366ed763 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/awards_handler.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/awards_handler.js
@@ -322,10 +322,7 @@
       var frequentlyUsedEmojis;
       frequentlyUsedEmojis = this.getFrequentlyUsedEmojis();
       frequentlyUsedEmojis.push(emoji);
-      Cookies.set('frequently_used_emojis', frequentlyUsedEmojis.join(','), {
-        path: gon.relative_url_root || '/',
-        expires: 365
-      });
+      Cookies.set('frequently_used_emojis', frequentlyUsedEmojis.join(','), { expires: 365 });
     };
 
     AwardsHandler.prototype.getFrequentlyUsedEmojis = function() {
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/cycle_analytics.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/cycle_analytics.js.es6
index da473a9bffc21e8b3ee19e5af83e0f5a0078a263..43c60d252489639cac29c71b6470e33329b7aa6b 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/cycle_analytics.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/cycle_analytics.js.es6
@@ -75,9 +75,7 @@
 
     dismissLanding() {
       store.isHelpDismissed = true;
-      Cookies.set(COOKIE_NAME, true, {
-        path: gon.relative_url_root || '/'
-      });
+      Cookies.set(COOKIE_NAME, true);
     }
 
     initDropdown() {
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/merge_conflicts/merge_conflict_store.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/merge_conflicts/merge_conflict_store.js.es6
index 8d202c8500af845e9f9761337d2444695f15b374..791db57262f414b6fdff171b02dae10ec01ddb9b 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/merge_conflicts/merge_conflict_store.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/merge_conflicts/merge_conflict_store.js.es6
@@ -180,9 +180,7 @@
       this.state.diffView = viewType;
       this.state.isParallel = viewType === VIEW_TYPES.PARALLEL;
 
-      Cookies.set('diff_view', viewType, {
-        path: gon.relative_url_root || '/'
-      });
+      Cookies.set('diff_view', viewType);
     },
 
     getHeadHeaderLine(id) {
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/project.js b/app/assets/javascripts/project.js
index 6505d30f1cae8a56132927d1a0cfebbc3a6b6c02..b370e6bb9f8d678f6282c75dac6cb18df752e529 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/project.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/project.js
@@ -23,16 +23,12 @@
         return $(this).parents('form').submit();
       });
       $('.hide-no-ssh-message').on('click', function(e) {
-        Cookies.set('hide_no_ssh_message', 'false', {
-          path: gon.relative_url_root || '/'
-        });
+        Cookies.set('hide_no_ssh_message', 'false');
         $(this).parents('.no-ssh-key-message').remove();
         return e.preventDefault();
       });
       $('.hide-no-password-message').on('click', function(e) {
-        Cookies.set('hide_no_password_message', 'false', {
-          path: gon.relative_url_root || '/'
-        });
+        Cookies.set('hide_no_password_message', 'false');
         $(this).parents('.no-password-message').remove();
         return e.preventDefault();
       });
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/right_sidebar.js b/app/assets/javascripts/right_sidebar.js
index a2a7ed3b6c37593aeb1ef83ee44c0adebae39d75..c4b9557c42180cbad4cc54171ef9d04bcc36e0d8 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/right_sidebar.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/right_sidebar.js
@@ -29,9 +29,7 @@
           $('.page-with-sidebar').removeClass('right-sidebar-collapsed').addClass('right-sidebar-expanded');
         }
         if (!triggered) {
-          return Cookies.set("collapsed_gutter", $('.right-sidebar').hasClass('right-sidebar-collapsed'), {
-            path: gon.relative_url_root || '/'
-          });
+          return Cookies.set("collapsed_gutter", $('.right-sidebar').hasClass('right-sidebar-collapsed'));
         }
       });
       return $(document).off('click', '.js-issuable-todo').on('click', '.js-issuable-todo', this.toggleTodo);
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/sidebar.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/sidebar.js.es6
index d7d49271f9eb56f48b47a268a491f4a025de0697..73c359af7f62e6a820c2792334b209e0cc3a4d31 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/sidebar.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/sidebar.js.es6
@@ -62,10 +62,7 @@
       if (!this.isPinned) {
         this.isExpanded = false;
       }
-      Cookies.set(pinnedStateCookie, this.isPinned ? 'true' : 'false', {
-        path: gon.relative_url_root || '/',
-        expires: 3650
-      });
+      Cookies.set(pinnedStateCookie, this.isPinned ? 'true' : 'false', { expires: 3650 });
       this.renderState();
     }
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/user.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/user.js.es6
index d3f7c79c696c84e6033007ae0d3dccdb1c8c40ba..111ea7b2ec4790b1795e2b6ff979816e97e6afbd 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/user.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/user.js.es6
@@ -23,10 +23,7 @@
     hideProjectLimitMessage() {
       $('.hide-project-limit-message').on('click', e => {
         e.preventDefault();
-        const path = gon.relative_url_root || '/';
-        Cookies.set('hide_project_limit_message', 'false', {
-          path: path
-        });
+        Cookies.set('hide_project_limit_message', 'false');
         $(this).parents('.project-limit-message').remove();
       });
     }
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/awards_handler_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/awards_handler_spec.js
index 5ce7892c83890489f87fe55340a7b1f3ec956fcf..f5e400a2e39da97944f901fa1f7959285ddc3a10 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/awards_handler_spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/awards_handler_spec.js
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
       spyOn(jQuery, 'get').and.callFake(function(req, cb) {
         return cb(window.emojiMenu);
       });
-      spyOn(Cookies, 'set');
     });
     afterEach(function() {
       // restore original url root value
@@ -190,28 +189,6 @@
         return expect($thumbsUpEmoji.data("original-title")).toBe('sam');
       });
     });
-    describe('::addEmojiToFrequentlyUsedList', function() {
-      it('should set a cookie with the correct default path', function() {
-        gon.relative_url_root = '';
-        awardsHandler.addEmojiToFrequentlyUsedList('sunglasses');
-        expect(Cookies.set)
-          .toHaveBeenCalledWith('frequently_used_emojis', 'sunglasses', {
-            path: '/',
-            expires: 365
-          })
-        ;
-      });
-      it('should set a cookie with the correct custom root path', function() {
-        gon.relative_url_root = '/gitlab/subdir';
-        awardsHandler.addEmojiToFrequentlyUsedList('alien');
-        expect(Cookies.set)
-          .toHaveBeenCalledWith('frequently_used_emojis', 'alien', {
-            path: '/gitlab/subdir',
-            expires: 365
-          })
-        ;
-      });
-    });
     describe('search', function() {
       return it('should filter the emoji', function() {
         $('.js-add-award').eq(0).click();