diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/pinterest.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/pinterest.py
index 93ef7ff611..4b26393446 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/pinterest.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/pinterest.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 
 from .common import Extractor, Message
 from .. import text, util, exception
-from ..cache import cache
 import itertools
 
 BASE_PATTERN = r"(?:https?://)?(?:\w+\.)?pinterest\.[\w.]+"
@@ -33,7 +32,6 @@ def _init(self):
         self.api = PinterestAPI(self)
 
     def items(self):
-        self.api.login()
         data = self.metadata()
         videos = self.config("videos", True)
 
@@ -416,41 +414,6 @@ def search(self, query):
         options = {"query": query, "scope": "pins", "rs": "typed"}
         return self._pagination("BaseSearch", options)
 
-    def login(self):
-        """Login and obtain session cookies"""
-        username, password = self.extractor._get_auth_info()
-        if username:
-            self.cookies.update(self._login_impl(username, password))
-
-    @cache(maxage=180*86400, keyarg=1)
-    def _login_impl(self, username, password):
-        self.extractor.log.info("Logging in as %s", username)
-
-        url = self.root + "/resource/UserSessionResource/create/"
-        options = {
-            "username_or_email": username,
-            "password"         : password,
-        }
-        data = {
-            "data"      : util.json_dumps({"options": options}),
-            "source_url": "",
-        }
-
-        try:
-            response = self.extractor.request(
-                url, method="POST", headers=self.headers,
-                cookies=self.cookies, data=data)
-            resource = response.json()["resource_response"]
-        except (exception.HttpError, ValueError, KeyError):
-            raise exception.AuthenticationError()
-
-        if resource["status"] != "success":
-            raise exception.AuthenticationError()
-        return {
-            cookie.name: cookie.value
-            for cookie in response.cookies
-        }
-
     def _call(self, resource, options):
         url = "{}/resource/{}Resource/get/".format(self.root, resource)
         params = {