diff --git a/e107_plugins/poll/poll_class.php b/e107_plugins/poll/poll_class.php
index 3f69406e2..f006fc8df 100644
--- a/e107_plugins/poll/poll_class.php
+++ b/e107_plugins/poll/poll_class.php
@@ -27,6 +27,32 @@ class poll
 	var $pollRow;
 	var $pollmode;
 
+	/*
+	function remove_poll_cookies
+	Remove unused poll cookies. See: http://krijnhoetmer.nl/stuff/javascript/maximum-cookies/ Thanks Fanat1k - bugtracker #4983
+	no parameters
+	*/	
+	function remove_poll_cookies()
+	{ 
+		$arr_polls_cookies = array();
+		foreach($_COOKIE as $cookie_name => $cookie_val)
+		{	// Collect poll cookies
+			list($str, $int) = explode('_', $cookie_name);
+			if (($str == 'poll') && is_numeric($int)) 
+			{	// Yes, its poll's cookie
+				$arr_polls_cookies[] = $int;
+			}
+		}
+		if (count($arr_polls_cookies) > 1) 
+		{	// Remove all except first (assumption: there is always only one active poll)
+			rsort($arr_polls_cookies);
+			for($i = 1; $i < count($arr_polls_cookies); $i++)
+			{
+				cookie("poll_{$arr_polls_cookies[$i]}", "", (time() - 2592000));
+			}
+		}
+	}	
+	
 	/*
 	function delete_poll
 	parameter in: $existing - existing poll id to be deleted
diff --git a/e107_plugins/poll/poll_menu.php b/e107_plugins/poll/poll_menu.php
index 20efa4432..c018a121e 100644
--- a/e107_plugins/poll/poll_menu.php
+++ b/e107_plugins/poll/poll_menu.php
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ WHERE  p.poll_type=1{$poll_to_show}
 ORDER BY p.poll_datestamp DESC LIMIT 0,1
 ";
 
-$poll->render_poll($query, $pollType, $pollMode);
+$poll->remove_poll_cookies();
 
+$poll->render_poll($query, $pollType, $pollMode);
 ?>
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