diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/vue/components/ModuleDashboard/ModuleDashboard.vue b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/vue/components/ModuleDashboard/ModuleDashboard.vue
index 126944fcd5..de7828dc66 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/vue/components/ModuleDashboard/ModuleDashboard.vue
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/vue/components/ModuleDashboard/ModuleDashboard.vue
@@ -56,13 +56,12 @@
 <script>
 import { onMounted, ref, watch, inject } from "vue";
 import WidgetPicker from "./WidgetPicker.vue";
-import VueCookies from "vue-cookies";
 import { $__ } from "@koha-vue/i18n";
 import { VueDraggableNext } from "vue-draggable-next";
 
 export default {
     props: {
-        availableWidgets: Array
+        availableWidgets: Array,
     },
     setup(props) {
         const availableWidgets = props.availableWidgets;
@@ -186,9 +185,9 @@ export default {
         };
 
         onMounted(() => {
-            const storedWidgets = VueCookies.get("dashboard-widgets");
+            const storedWidgets = localStorage.getItem("dashboard-widgets");
             if (storedWidgets) {
-                const { left, right } = storedWidgets;
+                const { left, right } = JSON.parse(storedWidgets);
                 left.forEach(widgetName => {
                     const widget = availableWidgets.find(
                         widget => widget.name === widgetName
@@ -215,13 +214,12 @@ export default {
             ([left, right]) => {
                 const leftWidgetNames = left.map(widget => widget.name);
                 const rightWidgetNames = right.map(widget => widget.name);
-                VueCookies.set(
+                localStorage.setItem(
                     "dashboard-widgets",
                     JSON.stringify({
                         left: leftWidgetNames,
                         right: rightWidgetNames,
-                    }),
-                    "30d"
+                    })
                 );
             },
             { deep: true }
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/vue/composables/base-widget.js b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/vue/composables/base-widget.js
index 102bb9e9e8..7dd41d7398 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/vue/composables/base-widget.js
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/vue/composables/base-widget.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 // composables/useBaseWidget.js
 import { ref, computed, watch, provide, onMounted, onBeforeMount } from "vue";
-import VueCookies from "vue-cookies";
 
 export function useBaseWidget(widgetConfig, emit) {
     const loading = ref(
@@ -37,17 +36,17 @@ export function useBaseWidget(widgetConfig, emit) {
     }));
 
     const getWidgetSavedSettings = () => {
-        const cookie = VueCookies.get(
+        const savedSettings = localStorage.getItem(
             "widget-" + widgetConfig.id + "-settings"
         );
-        return cookie || null;
+        return savedSettings || null;
     };
 
     onBeforeMount(() => {
         if (widgetConfig.display === "dashboard") {
-            const cookie = getWidgetSavedSettings();
-            if (cookie) {
-                settings.value = cookie;
+            const savedSettings = getWidgetSavedSettings();
+            if (savedSettings) {
+                settings.value = savedSettings;
             }
         }
     });
@@ -74,10 +73,9 @@ export function useBaseWidget(widgetConfig, emit) {
         settings,
         newSettings => {
             if (widgetConfig.display === "dashboard" && newSettings !== null) {
-                VueCookies.set(
+                localStorage.setItem(
                     "widget-" + widgetConfig.id + "-settings",
-                    JSON.stringify(newSettings),
-                    "30d"
+                    JSON.stringify(newSettings)
                 );
             }
         },
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c98a8a89ef..bafd7165eb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
     "sass": "^1.58.1",
     "style-loader": "^3.3.1",
     "vue": "^3.5.4",
-    "vue-cookies": "^1.8.6",
     "vue-draggable-next": "^2.2.1",
     "vue-flatpickr-component": "^9",
     "vue-router": "^4.0.14",