diff --git a/src/__tests__/api.test.jsx b/src/__tests__/api.test.jsx
index 752c16acf..06669add3 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/api.test.jsx
+++ b/src/__tests__/api.test.jsx
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ describe('api.js', () => {
 
       expect(fetch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         'http://example.com/api/test-endpoint/',
-        expect.objectContaining({ method: 'GET', credentials: 'include' }),
+        expect.objectContaining({ method: 'GET' }),
       );
     });
 
diff --git a/src/api.js b/src/api.js
index 144ef935e..b4256760d 100644
--- a/src/api.js
+++ b/src/api.js
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export function getApiURL(endpoint, params = null) {
 
 export function apiCall(endpoint, params, options = {}) {
   const token = getApiTokenFromStorage();
-  options = merge({ method: "GET", credentials: "include" }, options);
+  options = merge({ method: "GET" }, options);
   const defaultHeaders = {
     "Accept": "application/json"
   };