diff --git a/common/djangoapps/student/helpers.py b/common/djangoapps/student/helpers.py
index a2ff280c7aa3..56ab966091ff 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/student/helpers.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/student/helpers.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 """
 
 
-import json
+ґimport json
 import logging
 import mimetypes
 import re
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 from django.core.exceptions import PermissionDenied
 from django.core.validators import ValidationError
 from django.db import IntegrityError, transaction
-from django.shortcuts import redirect
 from django.urls import NoReverseMatch, reverse
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
 from pytz import UTC
@@ -740,16 +739,3 @@ def sanitize_next_parameter(next_param):
         return sanitized_next_parameter
 
     return next_param
-
-
-def add_hide_elements_cookie_to_redirect(redirect_to):
-    if 'hide_elements' in redirect_to:
-        # Perform the redirect and set the cookie only if 'hide_elements' is present
-        response = redirect(redirect_to)
-
-        # Set a cookie to indicate that elements should be hidden
-        response.set_cookie('hideElements', 'true', max_age=86400)
-
-        return response
-    else:
-        return redirect(redirect_to)
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_authn/views/login_form.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_authn/views/login_form.py
index 05e6d0cebb3d..3292f14da641 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_authn/views/login_form.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_authn/views/login_form.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     handle_enterprise_cookies_for_logistration,
     update_logistration_context_for_enterprise
 )
-from student.helpers import get_next_url_for_login_page, add_hide_elements_cookie_to_redirect
+from student.helpers import get_next_url_for_login_page
 from third_party_auth import pipeline
 from third_party_auth.decorators import xframe_allow_whitelisted
 from util.password_policy_validators import DEFAULT_MAX_PASSWORD_LENGTH
@@ -146,14 +146,12 @@ def login_and_registration_form(request, initial_mode="login"):
     #  since Django's SessionAuthentication middleware auto-updates session cookies but not
     #  the other login-related cookies. See ARCH-282.
     if request.user.is_authenticated and are_logged_in_cookies_set(request):
-        response = add_hide_elements_cookie_to_redirect(redirect_to)
-        return response
+        return redirect(redirect_to)
 
     # Tahoe: Disable upstream login/register forms when the Tahoe Identity Provider is enabled.
     tahoe_idp_redirect_url = tahoe_idp_helpers.get_idp_form_url(request, initial_mode, redirect_to)
     if tahoe_idp_redirect_url:
-        response = add_hide_elements_cookie_to_redirect(tahoe_idp_redirect_url)
-        return response
+        return redirect(tahoe_idp_redirect_url)
 
     # Retrieve the form descriptions from the user API
     form_descriptions = _get_form_descriptions(request)