diff --git a/background.js b/background.js
index 3afd4eca..f1d524e9 100644
--- a/background.js
+++ b/background.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ if (typeof ext_api.action !== 'object') {
   ext_api.action = ext_api.browserAction;
 }
 
-const dompurify_sites = ['arcinfo.ch', 'belfasttelegraph.co.uk', 'bloomberg.com', 'cicero.de', 'citywire.com', 'defector.com', 'dn.no', 'ilmanifesto.it', 'inc42.com', 'independent.ie', 'ipolitics.ca', 'italiaoggi.it', 'jacobin.de', 'lecourrierdesstrateges.fr', 'lepoint.fr', 'lesechos.fr', 'marianne.net', 'newleftreview.org', 'newscientist.com', 'outlookbusiness.com', 'prospectmagazine.co.uk', 'schwaebische.de', 'sloanreview.mit.edu', 'stratfor.com', 'stylist.co.uk', 'techinasia.com', 'thebulletin.org', 'vn.nl', 'zerohedge.com'].concat(nl_mediahuis_noord_domains, nl_mediahuis_region_domains, no_nhst_media_domains);
+const dompurify_sites = ['arcinfo.ch', 'belfasttelegraph.co.uk', 'bloomberg.com', 'cicero.de', 'citywire.com', 'dn.no', 'ilmanifesto.it', 'inc42.com', 'independent.ie', 'ipolitics.ca', 'italiaoggi.it', 'jacobin.de', 'lecourrierdesstrateges.fr', 'lepoint.fr', 'lesechos.fr', 'marianne.net', 'newleftreview.org', 'newscientist.com', 'outlookbusiness.com', 'prospectmagazine.co.uk', 'schwaebische.de', 'sloanreview.mit.edu', 'stratfor.com', 'stylist.co.uk', 'techinasia.com', 'thebulletin.org', 'vn.nl', 'zerohedge.com'].concat(nl_mediahuis_noord_domains, nl_mediahuis_region_domains, no_nhst_media_domains);
 var optin_setcookie = false;
 var optin_update = true;
 var blocked_referer = false;
diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index abf0bcad..7169f4be 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Post-release
 Add GauchaZH
 Add VmnMedia.nl Group (opt-in to custom sites)
 Remove Weltkunst.de (fix obsolete)
+Fix Defector (cookie)
 Fix TheTimes.co.uk (overlay)
 Fix TownNews sites (encrypted)
 Update popup (Google Search Tool)
diff --git a/contentScript.js b/contentScript.js
index 2083543b..dcab44c9 100644
--- a/contentScript.js
+++ b/contentScript.js
@@ -3301,28 +3301,8 @@ else if (matchDomain('dallasnews.com')) {
 }
 
 else if (matchDomain('defector.com')) {
-  let paywall = document.querySelector('[class^="ContentGate_wrapper__"]');
-  if (paywall && dompurify_loaded) {
-    removeDOMElement(paywall);
-    let url = window.location.href;
-    try {
-      fetch(url)
-      .then(response => {
-        if (response.ok) {
-          response.text().then(html => {
-            let parser = new DOMParser();
-            let doc = parser.parseFromString(html, 'text/html');
-            let article_new = doc.querySelector('div[class^="PostContent_wrapper__"]');
-            let article = document.querySelector('div[class^="PostContent_wrapper__"]');
-            if (article && article_new)
-              article.parentNode.replaceChild(DOMPurify.sanitize(article_new), article);
-          });
-        }
-      });
-    } catch (err) {
-      console.log(err);
-    }
-  }
+  let paywall = document.querySelector('div[class^="ContentGate_wrapper__"]');
+  removeDOMElement(paywall);
 }
 
 else if (matchDomain('digiday.com')) {
diff --git a/custom/manifest.json b/custom/manifest.json
index b8318595..6aa15857 100644
--- a/custom/manifest.json
+++ b/custom/manifest.json
@@ -51,5 +51,5 @@
     "webRequestBlocking",
     "*://*/*"
   ],
-  "version": "3.1.9.4"
+  "version": "3.1.9.5"
 }
diff --git a/manifest.json b/manifest.json
index 07f8fc98..57bdbef7 100644
--- a/manifest.json
+++ b/manifest.json
@@ -752,5 +752,5 @@
     "*://*.wallkit.net/*",
     "*://webcache.googleusercontent.com/*"
   ],
-  "version": "3.1.9.4"
+  "version": "3.1.9.5"
 }
diff --git a/sites.js b/sites.js
index 636df7bf..a27a06b0 100644
--- a/sites.js
+++ b/sites.js
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ var defaultSites = {
   },
   "Defector": {
     domain: "defector.com",
-    allow_cookies: 1
+    remove_cookies_select_drop: ["lede_defector_user"]
   },
   "Der Spiegel (link to archive.is)": {
     domain: "spiegel.de",