diff --git a/app/Http/Middleware/EncryptCookies.php b/app/Http/Middleware/EncryptCookies.php
index 01de91fbe8..7817127da3 100644
--- a/app/Http/Middleware/EncryptCookies.php
+++ b/app/Http/Middleware/EncryptCookies.php
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@ use Illuminate\Cookie\Middleware\EncryptCookies as BaseEncrypter;
 class EncryptCookies extends BaseEncrypter
 {
 
-    protected static $serialize = true;
-
-
     /**
      * The names of the cookies that should not be encrypted.
      *